Advent calendar 2010

I think this is the third year of the advent calendar tradition. I have Jordan Ferney to thank for giving me the idea this tradition. Every year I use some of her ideas, some of mine, and other ideas from a google search. Here's the list for this year in order:
1. Sing a Christmas song
2. Write a letter to Santa
3. Make new ornaments for the tree
4. See the lights at Rockefeller Center
5. Read Luke II
6. Donate a pair of PJ's to ella's school's pj drive
7. Take a bubble bath and make Santa beards
8. Tell each family member something you like about them (dot's idea)
9. Mail Christmas cards to both grandmas and grandpas
10. Look at a window display at a department store
11. See the origami tree at the Museum of Natural history
12. Watch a Christmas cartoon/movie
13. Explain the reason why we have Christmas Trees (dot's idea)
14. Donate Food
15. Check out Christmas books from the library
16. Bake cookies
17. Make a paper chain link, display in kids room
18. See Christmas Tree at Lincoln Square
19. Draw the nativity
20. Drink hot chocolate and talk about goals for the new year
21. Read a Christmas book
22. Build a snowman (crossing our fingers!)
23. Buys gifts for nieghbors and place at door step
24. Open and wear Christmas PJ's
25. Talk about the gifts the wiseman brought Jesus

Here's the calendar all stuffed with candy and slips of paper filled with activities. I love my advent calendar. My hope is that my kids fight over it after I die! Ha