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Maggie Whitley

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{12 days of Christmas.}

December 13, 2012 · 11 Comments
Filed Under: Faith, holidays, inspiration

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I love Christmas and all the season brings.  Well, almost all of it.  Between holiday preparations, seasonal activities and crafts, school and work parties, shopping for gifts, plus all the normal stuff of life, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.  Has it happened to you, too?  It’s okay, you can be honest.  When it happens to me I begin to lose site of what Christmas is all about, but I’m determined to change that this year.

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I started by creating a simple and printable Advent Countdown Chain.  Each day the kids pull off a chain to reveal the portion of the Advent story we’ll read that day.  Next I created a kit to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, which is where the activities come in.  Each day the kids will open an envelope and inside find the activity we are going to do that day.  Some of them will also include a little gift to go along with the activity.

Here are some of the things we’ll be doing —
* Visiting Santa
* Baking treats (with new aprons)
* Fancy hot cocoa night
* Watching a Christmas movie under a fort
* Chinese take out (with new kids chopsticks)
* Riding the train downtown to see the holiday decorations
* Watching it snow (an event at our local outdoor mall)

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Between counting down the days till the birth of Jesus through our Advent Chain and being intentional with our time through this simple 12 Days of Christmas Kit, our holiday season already feels more merry and bright!

I thought you might like to make one for your family too, so I made the 12 Days of Christmas Kit as a free printable you can download.  The kit includes the numbers for each envelope and 12 notecards.  Just add your activities to each card and tuck them into envelopes or craft bags.

Merry Christmas friends!

Heather Hamilton is our Inspiration contributor. She’s the wife to one and the momma to three; two that live in her house and one that lives in God’s. You can find her sharing her journey to becoming the girl God created her to be over at her blog, Life Made Lovely, and sharing her love of handmade in her new shop, The Paperie.

She’s the founder of the Joyful Life Library and is the curator of The Joyful Shop, which uses 100% of it’s profits to support the library project. She’s also the Creative Director for Beautifully Rooted, a site for creative Christian women. And every day, she chooses joy.

 

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11 Comments
Filed Under: Faith, holidays, inspiration

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  1. whitney says

    December 12, 2012 at 6:16 am

    I LOVE the Mason Jar holiday scene displays in your last photo. I will be getting myself to Hobby Lobby and recreating those STAT!

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    • heather says

      December 13, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      @whitney, They are so fun and easy to make. Enjoy!!

      Reply
  2. Kate says

    December 12, 2012 at 6:32 am

    I love this! Heather makes the most beautiful things. Thanks for sharing!

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    • heather says

      December 13, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      @Kate, Thank you Kate! xo

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    • Gussy Sews says

      December 16, 2012 at 10:09 pm

      @Kate, totally agree :)

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  3. Kasey March says

    December 12, 2012 at 7:23 am

    Heather, I just heard a story about a “snow” event at an outdoor mall in Arizona. I believe the snow was made out of soap shavings and it was a huge hit with the local kiddos. Is your event similar?

    PS LOVE your washi tape colors!

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    • heather says

      December 13, 2012 at 2:20 pm

      @Kasey March, Thank you Kadey!
      I’m not really sure what to expect about the snowfall, but I’m excited to find out. :)

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  4. heather says

    December 13, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Ooh, maybe! We’ve never been before, but I’m so excited to check it out. :)

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  5. Kate @ Songs Kate Sang says

    December 14, 2012 at 10:40 am

    Oh Heather! This is so cute. You are going to have to teach me how to do the snow globes.

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    • Gussy Sews says

      December 16, 2012 at 10:09 pm

      @Kate @ Songs Kate Sang, I know! I want, like a million of them. All different size jars on top of our bookshelf…

      Reply
  6. hannah singer says

    December 15, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    super darling.

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ABOUT MAGGIE WHITLEY DESIGNS:
Maggie Whitley weaves her writings around joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith, and simple living. She homeschools her children, enjoys a quiet room while reading, and roars with laughter over the challenges & delights of motherhood. Maggie and her husband, along with their four young children, live in northern Michigan. She has been writing online since 2008.
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