I am not keen on giving them chocolates each day and I am also a picky chocolate eater and couldn't find one with dark chocolate. So I decided I would tackle making my own. The only problem is that I am so not a crafty person. As you can see it is really rather simple but it works. This way I could write my own notes, create my own activities and limit the treats. Really I think they only get an edible treat twice.
In case you get the gumption to create your own, here are a few ideas I came up.- make paper snowflakes
- decorate a Christmas ornament (set aside)
- make a Christmas card for someone you love
- make a paper chain
- make a craft/bake for your teacher
- do something for our neighbours
- watch a Christmas movie
- sing your favorite Christmas carol
- have a candle light dinner
- read a Christmas book
- play a family game
- colour Christmas pictures (printed and set aside)
- give a treat (included in the pouch) to someone else
- special activities for the advent candles of (hope, peace, joy and love)
Have fun with it. If I can make my own you definitely can as well. The girls did help me with making the board and are just thrilled with opening something each day. I don't think they care what it looks like.
