This year, I did a Christmas Countdown with Sam and Campbell (click here for Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3).

Here are activities 19-25.

Day 19: Make Christmas Play-doh

This was fun! We added some peppermint extract to make the play-doh smell extra Christmas-y, but we didn’t add enough I guess because the scent dissipated quickly!

Day 20: Watch Video from Santa

Santa created a special video just for Sam to watch. It was so cute to watch, completely in awe. The video was very personlized and even had some pictures of Sam! If anyone wants to request their own special video from Sam, go here.)

Day 21: Christmas Tree Art

Sam LOVES any project that involves glue and is actually pretty good at it–he uses a very sensible amount each time. We made this lovely Christmas Tree and then wrote a little note on it and gave it to our neighbor, Ms. Tanya, as a thank-you for all the special treats she brought Sam in December (raisins, goldfish, cookies!).

Day 22: Drink Hot Cocoa

This is the day we drove all day to get down to Georgia. I thought “drink hot cocoa” would be an easy thing to incorporate into our travels, but by the time we finally got there, we were so exhausted we all forgot about it. Oops.

Day 23: See Christmas Lights

This was a really fun activity but I forgot to take pictures! After dinner and just before bed, we loaded all the kids up in my sister’s minivan and went to see some Christmas lights in a nearby neighborhood. The neighborhood we visited really does it right–picture the Griswold’s house!

Day 24: Talent Show

After our Christmas Eve dinner, my sister organized a talent show. Everyone performed something and it was very entertaining. The Miller Family Band sang Feliz Navidad with Ben on the uke, Campbell and I doing the bells, and Sam on the rhythm sticks. The pic above is right after the talent show but before present-opening time. The kids were ready to get to those presents!!

Day 25: Merry Christmas!

I didn’t really have an activity for this day, because I figured I didn’t need to add anything to Christmas Day! But aren’t the cousins all so cute in their Christmas PJs??