As Christmas break is coming to an end and we are gearing up for going back to schedules and routines, I want to remember all the fun things our family did. The first part of the break was spent doing all kinds of Christmas activities that there was no time for when work and school were in our lives.
We did some Christmas crafts. I had a great idea from pinterest to let the kids make our wrapping paper this year. It was a great project that was actually fairly easy. I did learn that scotch tape will not stick to craft paper, but that gift wrap tape will stick to craft paper. Who knew?The kids used sponge circles to make dot wrapping paper and some gifts I wrapped ahead of time and they make Christmas trees and wreaths on the top of the package with their handprints. Instead of using sticky labels for the gifts Trey wrote everyone's name on cardstock that we attached to the gifts. He was very proud of himself for writing the labels.
We made gingerbread cookies. The process lasted about 2 days. We made the batter Monday morning and then rolled out the dough and baked on that evening and on Christmas Eve we decorated the cookies and ate them.
The kids got really good at opening presents and trying out all their new stuff.
After Christmas we went down to Richmond to visit family. The kids love spending time with their cousins.
Our Sunday school class had a "kid-friendly" New Years Eve party where we celebrated the new year at 9 pm. The kids wore each other out and then we put them in pajamas to drive home and laid them in bed when we got home. They had never celebrated New Years before and I think the dance party, beads, and noise makers have made this a holiday they won't want to sleep through again!
We were one of the lucky counties to get a whole 2 weeks off for Christmas. We spent the second week painting the kids' rooms, moving the big kids into a room together and setting up the nursery. Pictures of the rooms soon to come!
We did some Christmas crafts. I had a great idea from pinterest to let the kids make our wrapping paper this year. It was a great project that was actually fairly easy. I did learn that scotch tape will not stick to craft paper, but that gift wrap tape will stick to craft paper. Who knew?The kids used sponge circles to make dot wrapping paper and some gifts I wrapped ahead of time and they make Christmas trees and wreaths on the top of the package with their handprints. Instead of using sticky labels for the gifts Trey wrote everyone's name on cardstock that we attached to the gifts. He was very proud of himself for writing the labels.
The kids got really good at opening presents and trying out all their new stuff.
After Christmas we went down to Richmond to visit family. The kids love spending time with their cousins.
Our Sunday school class had a "kid-friendly" New Years Eve party where we celebrated the new year at 9 pm. The kids wore each other out and then we put them in pajamas to drive home and laid them in bed when we got home. They had never celebrated New Years before and I think the dance party, beads, and noise makers have made this a holiday they won't want to sleep through again!
We were one of the lucky counties to get a whole 2 weeks off for Christmas. We spent the second week painting the kids' rooms, moving the big kids into a room together and setting up the nursery. Pictures of the rooms soon to come!
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