Elise's Countdown to Christmas

While we don't "do" Santa or Elf on the Shelf, we still do plenty of things to make the Christmas season magical for Elise. This year, I made a Christmas Countdown calendar full of little treats and fun activities that we can do each day (its just some simple little numbered cups hot glued to a wrapped piece of foam board). She loves opening one each day and waiting for us to read what her fun is for that day.

Here is what we have included on our list:

1. Sweet treat (Christmas candy bracelet)
2. Give money to the Salvation Army bell ringer
3. Go find a Minnie Mouse surprise in your room (Ornament)
4. Watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and have cocoa with marshmallows
5. Make a cereal garland and decorate an outside tree for the birds
6. Go see a Christmas parade
7. Go see the Christmas lights at Tanglewood
8. Wear a new Christmas necklace to a party
9. Buy a toy for a child in need
10. Sing Christmas carols at the nursing homes
11. Sweet treat (Christmas Jelly Beans)
12. Wear Pajamas to school and visit with Santa
13. Decorate the windows with Christmas clings
14. Hear Mimi sing in Handel's "Messiah"
15. Make gifts for church and preschool friends (Play-doh Tree Kits)
16. Take a Christmas fun bath (Red balloons and green glow sticks)
17. Sweet treat (M&M's)
18. Make wrapping paper with paint and cookie cutters
19. Treat (Fuzzy Christmas socks)
20. Play with your new Cheerios Christmas Play Book
21. Go see a Christmas play
22. Celebrate Christmas with MaMaw and PaPaw
23. Decorate a sugar cookie house
24. Open your Christmas Eve box (Christmas pajamas and a Christmas book)
25. It's Christmas!