For the first time ever, we integrated a count down to Christmas for our kids. We are finding this untraditional advent calendar very helpful, with adding to all four kids excitement and yet making it easier to understand the wait.
Even our youngest has gotten into it. Before bed, every night, he tells me ‘An when cany cane gez too one iz Kissmas! Yahhhha‘! My oldest boy has been in charge of making sure the candy cane is moved down each morning. Gained this position by being the best at remembering. Most of the time he moves it and announces the new number of days left and often he will encourage the other kids to take a turn at ‘moving the candy cane down’. So cute to see them figuring it out so very quickly this year.
Honestly my littlest one didn’t really understand the whole Christmas thing only last year, but this year he can often be heard yelling ‘Oh iz gonna be KISSMUS SOON!’ and he freely offers hearty Mewy Kissmus!’s to anyone who passes him by.
Apparently even their cousin, my niece, is keeping an eye on our count down; so very cute.
This affordable and cute count down snow man is a nice addition to our Christmas decor. If he lasts I can see him being a beloved favourite of the kids. If he wears out, with much love, I think we will for sure have to have a more formal advent calendar in the future. Either way “MEWY KISSMUS” from our family to yours!
TTFN
