We have two different collections of Christmas books. The hardback collection we wrap them up before December 1st and then try to read at least one a day from the 1st through the 24th of December. The other collection is paperbacks and board books of which we have dozens. We put them out on a shelf during the holiday season for the children to read at their leisure. Viva and Lincoln (with great-grandma's help) were the most frequent readers of this collection this year.
We have a large supply of nativity stickers, so every year we have the children create a card with a nativity scene using them. It's always amusing when the youngest ones put the animals on top of the manger or in the sky. Sometimes we give these cards out, but this year we didn't because we weren't efficient enough to get them out before Christmas.
The older children watched their favorite Christmas movies. Evan and Lincoln joined them once or twice, but other times they were already in bed. This year I added to the DVD collection "A Christmas Story" which is about Ralphie and his quest for a Red Ryder B.B. gun for Christmas.
We have a few small Lego Christmas sets. Opa and Lincoln at least two sets and Jake built one.
We show off some of our ornament collections on the windows or walls, not just the Christmas tree!
Opa helped Viva, Bentley, Jake and I put the puzzle together this year on Christmas Eve. It was finished in under 34 minutes!
Bentley, Jake, and Viva slept in the living room next to the tree at least three nights during the holiday season.
Santa papered over the hallway when he left making it harder for the children to sneak downstairs early! The children asked Kara why his wrapping paper matches ours. Obviously there is no room in his sleigh for extra rolls of wrapping paper, so he used what was at our house!
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