Advent and DIY Christmas Crafts

We did Advent yesterday and of course to a two year old when there is a candle lit that means it is a birthday and it needs to be blown out. It took some talking but she finally got that it was no ones birthday. I am sure that as the weeks progress that she will understand more and more.

We have really been looking forward to doing Advent this year since she is finally old enough to start her understanding of God's love! Next week I will try to take pictures.

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We also decided to do a Gingerbread House. That was too funny! First of all we kept telling her that the icing was like a glue to hold the house together....so when I dabbed some on her lips she went bonkers. She was very upset that I was trying to glue her lips together. So we decided we better just call it icing so she would simmer down some. We were getting frustrated because it was not holding up, the more it would fall though the harder we would laugh so we really did have a blast in the end.

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Our next DIY Christmas Craft was/is to be homemade Christmas cards. No not the pretty ones that so many of you make; I am talking construction paper, glue, and glitter, and of course a family photo mounted inside. Note to self for next year: buy pre-made Christmas cards! Forget trying to be crafty....... I am not, no need in attempting! Plus you don't have glitter in your hair, on your feet, on the floor, on the couch and anywhere else you or your two year old may have touched! My o.h. called during our card making time and he told me I was a party pooper and I happily admitted that I was, so he said that he would make some with her tonight while I was at work, my response: BE MY GUEST! In which I passed the news along to little monkey who was more than happy to have daddy help her and we went off to read books. If I had not already bought everything totalling up to a grand total of MAYBE $4.00 I would consider just buying boxed cards, but she really did have fun and I am sure she will have fun tonight with daddy! I will let you know what he has to say about it at the end of the night!