Share your favorite holiday season places to visit / things to do with your kids

Re: Share your favorite holiday season places to visit / things to do with your kids

• BottomStar member

  November 2011

  We took M to see the lights at Life University in Marietta last year and we'll definitely go again this year.  It's a drive through deal and you pay by car, plus I think they have Santa there, and maybe a petting zoo (not sure, she was too young to be into any of that).  I also got tickets on groupon for the Botanical Garden Light display so we'll see if that's any good. 

  I'm doing a DIY advent calendar for M this year and each day will either have a little Christmas treat or a note with a special holiday activity we'll do that day (watch a christmas movie, go see the lights, bake cookies, pick out toys for tots, etc).  i know she's still young, but it's a tradition I really want to start for our family.

  

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• lindzed

  November 2011

  I love the advent idea!

   

  ice skating at centenial park 

  

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• soon2b3

  November 2011

  Here is the list I've worked on for our advent calendar countdown.

  2011:

  Thurs December 1 - Write a letter to Santa
  Fri Dec 2 - Mail letter to Santa - they have a mailbox in my city that Santa will respond to if you mail it by Dec 10th.
  Sat Dec 3 ? Parade downtown Atlanta, mini Macy?s w/ Floats 10:30 am sponsored by CHOA?maybe???  Deck The Halls, Decorate our tree/House.  
  Sun Dec 4 - Decorate during the day (FINISHING hopefully) City Tree lighting at 5pm.

  Mon Dec 5 ? Mittens for Friends at school
  Tues Dec 6 - Color a Christmas Picture

  Wed Dec 7 - Drink Hot Cocoa
  Thurs Dec 8 - Read a Christmas story
  Fri Dec 9 - Sing Christmas Carols... Carolling the neighborhood

  Sat Dec 10 - Breakfast with Mr. & Mrs. Claus 9am. Office Holiday Party.

  Sun Dec 11 ? Kid?s Holiday Party

   

  Mon Dec 12 - Decorate Gingerbread House
  Tues Dec 13 - Make an Ornament for the tree.
  Wed Dec 14 - Give joyfully to others - share some of our gently used toys and take them to our local charity (NFCC or our school will take them too)
  Thurs Dec 15 ? Watch a Christmas Movie - ABC Family channel - things like Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty, Prep & Landing, Holly and Hal Moose's build-a-bear Christmas.  Nana and PaPa arrive
  Fri Dec 16 - View the Christmas Lights at Lake Lanier, leave at 2:30 https://www.lakelanierislands.com/mnol.php LOOKOUT for GROUPON/HALFOFF DEPOT coupon
  Sat Dec 17 - Rudolph puppet show.  https://www.puppet.org/perform/rudolph.shtml
  Sun Dec 18 ? Family & Friends Holiday party

  Mon Dec 19 - Send a Balloon to Heaven to wish our Great Grandparents (Pop and Nyna) Merry Christmas.

  Tues Dec 20 ? Make Reindeer Food
  Wed Dec 21 - Make a Christmas Treat (not food) for our school friends

  Thurs Dec 22 ? School Holiday Party Polar Express.  Wear PJs to School.
  Fri Dec 23 - Bake Cookies.  Stone Mountain is this crazy??? Or should we wait til AFTER Christmas?  https://festivals.stonemountainpark.com/mini-section/default.aspx?season=christmas&id=42
  Sat Dec 24 - Read Christmas Story, Leave out Cookies and Reindeer Food, Open Christmas Eve PJs.  Wrap last minute presents and set up gifts, take before and after tree shot
  Sun Dec 25 - Christmas Morning... Christmas Family dinner

   

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