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And So it Goes

December 7-8

With the Candy Cane unit being so short Friday turned into the perfect day to watch a family Christmas favourite – Polar Express! In fact, Emanuel sat through it TWICE! I found a great site with worksheets that I could print out for the kids to use. You can take at peek at those HERE. I love this movie and would totally suggest that EVERYONE make it a part of their Christmas celebrations!!

We HAD TO celebrate our completion of our candy cane unit of course! 

PROUD

Of course, if you are in need of ideas… head over to Activity Village… SERIOUSLY!

Emanuel and his Advent Calendar

Christmas themed!

I have to share some more Art for Kids inspired art! Seriously their instructions are inspired! I have a reindeer one to do this coming week… so be sure to check back for that!

Santa and his elf by Gavin

Oh and a snowman

We also strung together paper chains… such a simple but fun craft to do!

Paperchains

Oh and don’t forget the Lego Santa thanks to Emanuel!

From scratch

We also worked on our Christmas carols… it is so cute to watch them work together!

Sing along

Ken and I took some time in the evening and ran out to do some VERY necessary Christmas themed shopping… had to get some more yarn for projects and start finishing off the bits of shopping for the kids. Leaving the kids to hang with Nana, Baba and their cousins.

Kids at the table

If you are interested in Candy Cane resources HERE is one with some recipes and all. Activity Village has a selection of Candy Cane related crafts HERE.

Saturday went slowly, Echo had a rough night the night before and Trinity and Emanuel woke up with slight fevers… of course with a busy Sunday planned with the Novaks we wanted to take it as easy as possible. Though Trinity, Ken and I did run out to buy new shoes (dress) for Trinity and a new shirt (fancy) for me. Kohl’s with a nice sale going on.

That left the rest of the day to work on the gifts for Sunday…

Echo in the pilfered shoes

Advent Begins

December 1-2

December began on a busy note. Our morning marked the first day of our Advent experience with Activity Village. I love this yearly event. Every day there is a print out to colour and cut and then a video to watch that is Christmas related. This is Echo’s first year doing it as well.

Colouring the Advent pictures

It was also the December Saturday for the boys’ to go back to Home Depot to do their craft. They got to make picture frames with Daddy and Baba! They came back so happy!!

Completed frames

After that there was time to get everyone tidy, pack up the bag of things that Ken and I would need and then pack the kids into the van to go to the drop off point to drop off Zander and Gavin with Joe and Faith for their first cousin overnighter. I would have sent Emanuel but he and Trinity were both still coughing and runny nosed.

TWO ponies

Instead post drop off we headed right off to IKEA. The only one in the state, for meatballs and some shopping. We decided to join the (free) family membership and take advantage of the children’s section sale item to get Echo a wonderful Christmas gift. We of course had to have supper, I do not know why I don’t pack along a ziploc bag, we always seem to over estimate how many we will eat. But I managed.

Out front of Ikea with Snoopy

Shopping went well and after paying we had our 25 days schoolwork accomplished ice cream cones! Super yum!

YUM

That night the littles had popcorn and tv AND started the countdown on our Advent calendar.

Counting down

Sunday we had the boys come home, and me go into a panic over a missing birth certificate (mine)… lots of fun was had by them, and I have a plan of action for Monday.

Nails with Nana

With Daddy sharing

Now while the weekend goes half busy half not we are definitely making progress with our gift making, learning and fun time! 

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