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Advent Calendar Ideas

FrenchteachermamaFrenchteachermama member
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So we celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas in my house. Instead of presents this year we're going to surprise the girls with an over night at the Great Wolf Lodge! At the end of the season last year I found this awesome advent calendar which is made out of burlap and has pockets for the days before Xmas. I want to fill it mostly with non-toys like "Christmas movie and popcorn night" or a gift certificate to get ice cream...

Any ideas of things to fill it with?



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My FF Chart:
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TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IVF #1, Stimmed for 12 days, ER 8/22/14, 9 retrieved, 7M, 7F!!  Freeze all due to fluid in uterus.
FET end of October 2014 cancelled due to fluid in uterus due to possible c-scar defect
Surgery scheduled 12/12/14 to fix possible isthmocele
3/26/15 transferred one 8 cell grade 4 embryo and one 6 cell grade 3 embryo = slow rising betas for 2+ weeks = ectopic MTX shot 4/29/15
Repeat c-scar surgery June 2015
2nd and last IVF cycle August 2015, stimmed for 12 days, 2 egg retrieved, both mature and both fertilized.  Transferred both 8-cell embryos on Day 3, beta 9/5/15 = BFFN
MOVING TO ADOPTION!  


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Re: Advent Calendar Ideas

  • sailorgalsailorgal member
    How big are the pockets?
    Me: 32, DH: 33
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    DS #2: July 2015 (preemie born at 31 weeks) - our little miracle conceived through ART - unexplained secondary infertility/adenomyosis
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  • CeCe8579CeCe8579 member
    How cool! I need a visual because I suck at this stuff. I struggled with an elf on the shelf and we just make the data in or advent calender....I am a creative DUD!
    Carly
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  • annibesannibes member
    Coupon for family room "camp out." Most cable companies have a Yule log channel during the holidays- the channel just shows a fire burning and plays Christmas music. Or you could do a real fire if you have a fireplace. But blankets/sleeping bags on the floor, snacks, stories, the works!
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  • CeCe8579CeCe8579 member
    @annibes‌, I wanna go!
    Carly
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  • annibesannibes member
    Pile in @Iloveshanej‌! I'm thinking we could find a designated driver and put a little something extra in our hot cocoa..
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  • spfclrspfclr member

    I grew up with an advent calendar that had experiences each day as we prepared for Christmas.  Some of my favorites as a child were, "today we'll paint your nails" and "today we'll go to McDonald's for lunch".  Neither of which are related to Christmas or preparing for Christmas...

    You could also use things that you might already have been planning on doing like seeing Santa, doing a Christmas craft, get Christmas books from the library. 

    I may have to do the pj's dress up and drive around this year too!  Save me a seat and some of the spiked hot cocoa!

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    Year 1 - nothing

    Year 2 - two m/c

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  • spfclrspfclr member
    Decorate a gingerbread house, make Christmas cookies, wear Christmas outfits, make Santa pancakes, wrap gifts.   
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    TTC #2 since April 2012

    Year 1 - nothing

    Year 2 - two m/c

    Year 3 - unexplained diagnosis & 4 failed IUIs with Clomid/Letrozole

    Year 4 - still unexplained & 3 failed IUIs with Follistim & Ovidral

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  • lawmom747lawmom747 member
    @Frenchteachermama - this is so creative - what a great idea!  I am hooked on the Playmobil and Lego Advent calendars myself since DD loves to open the little door and see what's inside each day. 

    For you, perhaps some type of charitable item - gather food to donate to local soup kitchen, purchase gifts for needy children?
    Me: 35 DH: 35 - Married 10 years
    PCOS and MF
    Two failed rounds IUI in 2010
    IVF #1 in 2011 - BFP 8/5/11 - Our IVF miracle was born 4/8/12
    FET 9/23/13; BFP -Twins-10/3/13; EDD 6/10/14; MC 11/1/13; D&C 11/4/13
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  • FrenchteachermamaFrenchteachermama member
    edited November 2014
    sailorgal said:
    How big are the pockets?
    About 6" X 3"



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    My FF Chart:
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/490dd7
    TTC #3 since June 2013
    BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
    BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
    IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IVF #1, Stimmed for 12 days, ER 8/22/14, 9 retrieved, 7M, 7F!!  Freeze all due to fluid in uterus.
    FET end of October 2014 cancelled due to fluid in uterus due to possible c-scar defect
    Surgery scheduled 12/12/14 to fix possible isthmocele
    3/26/15 transferred one 8 cell grade 4 embryo and one 6 cell grade 3 embryo = slow rising betas for 2+ weeks = ectopic MTX shot 4/29/15
    Repeat c-scar surgery June 2015
    2nd and last IVF cycle August 2015, stimmed for 12 days, 2 egg retrieved, both mature and both fertilized.  Transferred both 8-cell embryos on Day 3, beta 9/5/15 = BFFN
    MOVING TO ADOPTION!  


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  • FrenchteachermamaFrenchteachermama member
    @annibes I absolutely LOVE the jammmie ride idea!!!

    @ksvend great ideas too!  I my girls LOVE the McDonalds play space near by!  And the gingerbread house is an awesome one too!

    @hoppin747 Great idea about doing something charitable!  We did the lego advent calendar last year and my 3 year old is so mean and would take the little bags, open them and then throw the pieces around the room while my 6 year old cried.  I was going to do the playmobile one this year but decided that my youngest is still too mean.  



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    My FF Chart:
    http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/490dd7
    TTC #3 since June 2013
    BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
    BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
    IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
    IVF #1, Stimmed for 12 days, ER 8/22/14, 9 retrieved, 7M, 7F!!  Freeze all due to fluid in uterus.
    FET end of October 2014 cancelled due to fluid in uterus due to possible c-scar defect
    Surgery scheduled 12/12/14 to fix possible isthmocele
    3/26/15 transferred one 8 cell grade 4 embryo and one 6 cell grade 3 embryo = slow rising betas for 2+ weeks = ectopic MTX shot 4/29/15
    Repeat c-scar surgery June 2015
    2nd and last IVF cycle August 2015, stimmed for 12 days, 2 egg retrieved, both mature and both fertilized.  Transferred both 8-cell embryos on Day 3, beta 9/5/15 = BFFN
    MOVING TO ADOPTION!  


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