Advent Books 2013

It is that time again! Wow, the days are long and the years are FAST. November is such a busy month for our family, and I look forward to the calmer Christmas season in December. We started the tradition of opening a new Christmas book each day of Advent a few years ago. It is a cherished family tradition now. We try to do an activity with each book. I have a few new books this year ~ thanks to some great finds at our local used book store.

1. The Legend of the Christmas Tree ~ Buy and put up Christmas tree
2. The Animals' Christmas Carol ~ Put up Nativity
3. The Chanukkah Guest ~ Make latkes 
4. The Legend of the Poinsettia ~ Deliver Christmas boxes for Meals on Wheels clients
5. The Twelve Days of Christmas ~ Listen to Christmas Carols
6. The Legend of St. Nicholas ~ Play Secret Santa to someone
7. Find Scrooge in a Christmas Carol ~ Finish decking the halls
8. Bear's First Christmas ~ go on winter nature walk
9. Corduroy's Christmas Surprise ~ Do one of our charity activities
10. The Dog Who Found Christmas ~ Do an animal charity
11. Librarian's Night Before Christmas ~ Donate to the library book tree
12. A Christmas Carol ~ Watch the movie and go to Return to Bethlehem reenactment 
13. Too Many Tamales ~ Make a Mexican meal
14. The Crippled Lamb ~ Attend our special needs support group's party
15. Good King Wenceslas  ~ Donate food to the food bank
16. The Baker's Dozen ~ Make and deliver cookies
17. Christmas in the Trenches ~ Make Christmas cards for the Red Cross
18. Christmas Tapestry ~ Watch Christmas movies
19. North Country Christmas ~ Take a Christmas field trip
20. Papa's Christmas Gift ~ Wrap family gifts
21. The Steadfast Tin Soldier ~ Take a drive to look at Christmas lights
22. Night Tree ~ Decorate a tree for the birds
23. The Gift of the Magi ~ Hang stockings and final cleaning/purging of home
24. An Irish Night Before Christmas ~ Church

Blessings, Dawn