25 Books of Christmas

I am a huge advocate for reading to your children. Each night we read at least two books before going to bed. So this summer I decided to start buying Christmas books here and there so that we could do our take on the "advent calendar" this holiday season. I was able to find several books for $3-$4 and splurged on a few of the classics. My hope is that by reading a book each night we will learn about the true meaning of Christmas and have a little fun along the way. I will admit that it will also be nice to get away from reading some of the same books every night :) Just for a little while.

I purchased a 30 qt Sterilite plastic tub from Target. I love how the books fit nicely packaged up and that they will be protected in storage after the holiday season.

 

 

I can't wait to see what book Liv picks out tonight (okay there may be more than 25 books in there...but it was hard to stop once I started). Happy Holidays!

I Love Color Wonder

Little brother has to stay busy while big sis and I do projects. What better way than using Crayola's Color Wonder products. As you can tell he was having a good time coloring his picture. And even better was that there was little cleanup for me afterwards :)

Babies Can Paint Too!

Bennett is 15 months and it is amazing how much he wants to be like big sister. I finally caved and let him in on the fun one night. He LOVED it! I used an old paint set of Liv's and dabbed some water in each color. We have even progressed to him using a little cup of water himself (although more splashing happens than actual painting!)