we are not traveling the week before christmas as we typically are so i know it will be a little slow and the kids could get a little stir crazy. i'm trying to be proactive! here is the line up of things to do this week... we'll see how it goes:
candy cane craft
oreo balls
watching BOZ Christmas
loading up on hot chocolate (from home) and looking at christmas lights
hiding elf on the shelf
indoor christmas blizzard
and lastly...
the gift giving game-
we get old gift bags from last christmas and put things from around the house in them. the only rules are that upon opening they have to say thank you and ONE nice thing about the item recieved. begin with things that will be easy for them to be kind about (car, doll, ball, etc.) then put random things that may not draw as much excitemet (socks, toothpaste, a girl toy for a boy and vice versa). out kids like to do the gift giving too so we go back and forth. this is a GREAT reminder of manners and gratitude during this very commercial time of the year! (i'm pretty sure that this was in family fun mag... all credit to them).
candy cane craft
oreo balls
watching BOZ Christmas
loading up on hot chocolate (from home) and looking at christmas lights
hiding elf on the shelf
indoor christmas blizzard
and lastly...
the gift giving game-
we get old gift bags from last christmas and put things from around the house in them. the only rules are that upon opening they have to say thank you and ONE nice thing about the item recieved. begin with things that will be easy for them to be kind about (car, doll, ball, etc.) then put random things that may not draw as much excitemet (socks, toothpaste, a girl toy for a boy and vice versa). out kids like to do the gift giving too so we go back and forth. this is a GREAT reminder of manners and gratitude during this very commercial time of the year! (i'm pretty sure that this was in family fun mag... all credit to them).
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