| Waiting for Santa to get here can be quite a | | | | some Christmas music, set out some cookies |
| challenge for a kid. The days in December | | | | and fix some hot chocolate. You can even make |
| until the 25th seem to go on forever. Make | | | | a simple little Christmas craft with the kids |
| the waiting a little easier this year. Here | | | | that they can take home with them. |
| are some fun Christmas Activities you can do | | | | |
| with your kids all through December. | | | | Christmas Cards Made By The Kids |
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| Make Getting The Christmas Tree A Family | | | | You don't have to be the only one writing |
| Affair | | | | Christmas cards to friends and family |
| | | | members. Get the kids to make the cards for |
| Go out and pick a Christmas tree with the | | | | you. All you need is some construction paper |
| kids. You can go to one of the many Christmas | | | | as well as crayons or markers. Give them some |
| tree lots and let the kids help you pick out | | | | Christmas stickers to add and the cards are |
| the perfect tree. Or you can even go out and | | | | ready. Recipients will love getting these |
| cut your own tree. Many state forests have | | | | handmade cards from the kids in the mail. |
| special areas that are grown just for | | | | |
| Christmas trees and you can go out and cut | | | | A Letter For Santa |
| your own. Of course there are also commercial | | | | |
| Christmas tree lots that will let you cut a | | | | Children love to write a letter to Santa. Ask |
| tree. There's nothing more fun than to spend | | | | younger kids what they would like to tell |
| a winter afternoon of stomping through the | | | | Santa and then have them draw or color a |
| woods finding the tree that's just right. | | | | special picture for him to include with the |
| | | | letter you are writing for them. School-aged |
| Let Your Child Throw A Christmas Party | | | | kids can write their own letter and of course |
| | | | include a picture for Santa as well. Put the |
| Arrange for a simple little Christmas party | | | | letter and picture in an envelope, and stick |
| for the kids Just have your child invite a | | | | it in the mailbox. Just take it back out |
| few of his or her closest friends. Turn on | | | | before the mailman gets there. |