I've mentioned before how much I love Pinterest! The trouble is, I collect a lot of ideas, yet rarely do anything with them. So in the spirit of the Pinterest Challenge Sherry from Young House Love started with her friend, I've decided to create my own diy goals inspired by this wonderful website!
First up? The Advent calendar. After receiving the best Advent calendar in the world from my "German Mom", I have been creating Advent calendars for family members for years now, actually for over 15 years! More on that soon . . . Now that Beansprout is old enough, I want to start the tradition for him. And though I'm holding to my pledge to avoid decorating for Christmas too soon, with December 1st fast approaching, I need to have a plan.
There are a ton of creative ideas out there, but I've decided on a combination of the following:
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| Simply ADORABLE! |
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| An activity for every day of Advent. |
I can't resist the baby sock Advent calendar, and love the fact that I really would have to stick to buying a small gift that could fit inside the little socks. However, I have read over and over again that it is the experiences of life that bring us happiness, so the idea of creating a special activity for the first 24 days of December sounds lovely!
It's taken me this long to come up with a plan, because I've felt slightly paralyzed by the fact that I want this to be a tradition for Beansprout. Once I finally let go of that and realized that I can change the what of the Advent calendar anytime, I was ready to embrace my idea for this year. By December 1st, I'll have a row of 24 baby socks filled with an activity for the day hanging just out of Beansprout's height. I can't wait to show you how it looks!!!
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