Last year, I tried out my
25 Days of Christmas, where the kids and I (sometimes, Daddy would do it too if he wasn't too busy with work) would do a holiday activity every day. Experts say that kids remember events and time spent together more so than the "things" that they were given. So I wanted to see if we could start a new tradtion and make Christmas last longer than a day in addition to spending more time together as a family and not letting the holiday stress get to us. Every morning, the kids were excited to retrieve the card that told us what we would do together and I made the decision to continue it for as long as they will let me.
I currently have a felt advent calendar (not using it as a religious piece) that I found in the dollar section of Target last year. I hung it up and inserted little cards with a daily holiday activity. This year, I kind of one want something that is cooler in design since I think that this is a long term tradition. I have seen some creative ones while searching on the web. I have also seen a pretty one in the stores but I am not sure that I want to spend $40 and up for essentially a container of 25 slots. So my hunt is on.