I'm part of Twitter Moms and they sent out an e-mail asking us to share our top 5 favorite holiday activities that we do with our kids, as part of the Dora Christmas Carol Contest. I thought this would be a fun thing to share so here are our favorite things to do with Amber at Christmas time.
1. Making gingerbread houses. This is something fun we do every year, but had a really fun time doing it on our Disney Cruise last December. Check out our "mini house" compared to the "huge" one they had built as a decoration for the ship. And yes that is real gingerbread!
2. Decorating the Christmas tree, while listening to Veggie Tales Christmas music. Even though Amber is now 13, this is still a tradition. She and Hubby put the tree up and love singing along with Bob and Larry.
3. Watching the Nativity Story. Since we believe the entire reason we celebrate Christmas is because God sent Jesus to Earth as a baby to grow up to be the perfect man to die on the cross to save us from our sins, we like to have the "visual" to go along with the awesome account in the New Testament as well. This is a great movie if you haven't seen it.
4. Eating Lofthouse cookies. These are so yummy, and really I can't help but eat almost a whole package by myself. Since that's the case I only get them at Christmas so that they are a real treat!
5. Playing Games. While we tend to play more video games than board games as a family. The holiday season tends to bring us back to our roots, and we like to gather around the table and play board and card games more at this time of the year. There is something about gathering around the table with a Monopoly board (ah yea, of course our family plays the Star Wars version!) or Uno Cards, some hot chocolate and popcorn that makes memories!
My favourite thing is after Xmas going to one of the Tim Horton's free skates they sponsor in Ontario, Canada at local rinks. I love to skate with my kids. Each year they get better and better. Also my daughters love to go sledding or toboganning down a really big hill here that's crazy fun. Also we love doing a ginger bread house every year. They are already asking when can we make it?
We love visiting the Rock City Enchanted Garden of Lights, listening to Christmas music, and driving around looking at all the neighbor's beautiful lights.
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Putting up the tree is a family tradition. We go all out doing it. Everyone has their own role.
My favourite thing is after Xmas going to one of the Tim Horton's free skates they sponsor in Ontario, Canada at local rinks. I love to skate with my kids. Each year they get better and better. Also my daughters love to go sledding or toboganning down a really big hill here that's crazy fun. Also we love doing a ginger bread house every year. They are already asking when can we make it?
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This is the first Christmas JDaniel will remember. He has noticed the trees and lights in the stores. He will be excited when we put one up.
We love visiting the Rock City Enchanted Garden of Lights, listening to Christmas music, and driving around looking at all the neighbor's beautiful lights.