holidays in hand {daily activities}

as mentioned before, the daily prompts from jessica sprague's "holidays in hand" class include blank spots for *do* and *make* activities. i wanted to come up with a list of 31 each, just for variety (not thinking i'd actually do them all). my list isn't quite that long, but still relatively extensive. i've decided that it doesn't make sense to go in and write them on days ahead of time, so I will just work from the list in general and maybe fill in the blanks after I actually do something. Some of these are very general and anyone could do. A few are more specific to our area. Some are things we'd only do once (if that), while others could be repeated throughout the season. And of course, things may come up this month that fall under *do* or *make* but weren't originally on my list.


TO DO
1. Watch Polar Express
2. Share the stories of a few special ornaments
3. Learn about a holiday celebration from another country
4. Sing a holiday song before bed
5. Go to light show at Stafford Park
6. Bundle up and go for a walk
7. Cuddle by the fire with a warm drink
8. Watch TV or a movie camped out on the floor of the den with popcorn
9. Read a holiday story before bed
10. Play board games
11. Visit Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
12. Have an indoor picnic
13. Donate to a charity
14. Celebrate the longest night of the year (December 21) by lighting extra candles
15. Gather around the computer (or plug your computer into your TV) and play a slideshow of photos through the year
16. Adopt a new tradition
17. Use an advent calendar
18. Visit Santa and have a photo taken
19. Write goals for next year together as a family
20. Write letters to Santa
21. Go caroling
22. Read a holiday based novel
23. Do a scavenger hunt in the house
24. Eat dinner by candlelight
25. Go to the library and pick out Christmas books
26. Buy annual Hallmark ornaments
27. Take a ride in a horse drawn carriage
28. Go see Disney’s A Christmas Carol in 3D
29. Attend a holiday church service
30. Look at past Christmas scrapbooks together
31. Go for a walk at night with flashlights
32. Go to a Christmas Party
33. Host a Christmas Party


TO MAKE
1. Make a popcorn wreath
2. Make a yarn wreath
3. Decorate Styrofoam trees
4. Make a garland
5. Make a gift
6. Bake and decorate cookies
7. Wrap some gifts in a festive way!
8. Make Ornaments, either for your home or as small gifts
9. Make cards
10. Make a special treat for neighbors
11. Have breakfast for dinner
12. Slip a little note of holiday love into a backpack, laptop case, lunchbox, or set it on a pillow
13. Try a new recipe
14. Make a Christmas Card for Santa
15. Make a birthday cake for Jesus
16. Film a holiday video of singing Christmas songs
17. Cut out paper snowflakes
18. Bird Seed snacks for the yard
19. Make ornaments with gumdrops
20. Film family interviews