THE 12 Days of December

It was a very hectic first "12 days" of December for me.
Aside from my kids getting sick, there were also holiday activities in school.
But I am still happy that I was able to start with our Christmas Countdown activities.

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

I started doing the countdown last year with my kids. 
We were doing arts and crafts all pertaining to the Christmas Season.

For this year's countdown, I got coin envelopes and labeled them with the numbers 1-25. Each envelope contains a paper with the letter of the day, an activity as well as a Christmas joke. I hanged the envelopes on the garland that adored our stairs. We remove one envelope per day and the kids get excited as they see the number 25 getting near coz' it just means that it's already Christmas day.

I decided to do the ABC's of Christmas with my little miss. I got the idea from Little Family Fun. This is my go-to website when it comes to fun activities I can do with my kids.

Here are the activities little miss and I did for the first 12 days.

A is for ANGEL

B is for BELLS

C is for CANDY CANE

D is for DRUM

E is for ELF

F is for FAMILY

G is for GINGERBREAD MAN

H is for HOLLY

I is for ICE SKATES

J is for JESUS

K is for KINDNESS

L is for LIGHTS

As for the big boy, we are also doing some family activities appropriate for his age.

Here are the activities we have listed and decided to do.
*write out Christmas cards to send to family and friends
*write a letter to Santa Clause
*color a Christmas picture
*track Santa Clause using NORAD 
*write what you are thankful for this year
*use candlelight for dinner
*write Christmas wish list
*read a Christmas story book
*drive or walk around the neighborhood/village to see Christmas lights
*share a toy with your sibling
*do something nice for someone
*write an email to a friend from another country
*share some food with street kids
*watch a movie with the family
*attend Simbang Gabi
*make gingerbread houses
*read Christmas story from the Bible
*buy and give a gift to a random child you see on the streets
*watch a Christmas story at home - The Elf
*Starbucks date with mom and dad
*Have lunch at a special restaurant
*Drink hot choco with marshmallows
*watch the Story of Christmas - The Nativity
*Read about the Birth of Jesus before bedtime
*Christmas day - open gifts

We also checked out a cool website. It's Santa's Naughty or Nice Archive. You get to enter your name and see how you rate in Santa's books. Here is the website just in case you wanna try. Santa's Naughty or Nice List

DECEMBER 7, 2012 

Finally, my sis Cess and her fiance tied the knot. After more than 10 years as a couple, they have decided to make it official. It was a simple yet memorable occassion for the family. Congratulations you two!