Week 2

• December 8th - Snowflakes anyone? Take time today to teach your children the art of paper snowflakes! Hang them from the ceiling, or stick them to the windows. Need some help? Check out these websites for instructions on how to make them. http://highhopes.com/snowflakes.html or http://www.papersnowflakes.com/

• December 9th- Teach your children about giving today. Find a store with a Salvation Army Bucket, and let them put in a bit of money to help those in need. And if your children are older and can hang out for awhile, consider signing up sometime this month to ring the bell!

• December 10th- Take time out today during dinner or after to talk about the many symbols of Christmas. There are may websites that have different ideas on what the symbols represent, this is one of my favorites: http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/chr/symbols.html

• December 11th- Gingerbread! Gather up all the fix'ins and make a gingerbread house! You can buy ready made kits in the store, or get brave and make your own gingerbread! For little kids, put the house together the night before, then let them decorate to their hearts content! (recipe and instructions for making a gingerbread house: http://homecooking.about.com/od/specificdishes/a/gingerbreadhous.htm

• December 12th- CAMP OUT! Get out the blankets and camp out under the Christmas tree! A great chance for some fun pictures, and to look at the lights on the tree. :)

• December 13th- Ice cream in December? Sure why not? Make some homemade ice cream (or buy some if you can find it) in various Christmas flavors! Peppermint, Eggnog or even a gingerbread!