We hung our Advent Garlands last week and filled them last night. My mom made these for the kids last year and I love them. Last year they were filled with trinkets and a little candy. While I loved a lot of the little things, some were really just filler - little pieces of plastic that ended up floating around our house until they made their way into the trash. And really? Who wants to feed their child a hershey kiss before they've had breakfast?
This year I wanted to do things a little differently. I was inspired by Mary Beth over here last year and decided that we would follow suit and do some kind of "Christmas Village" with a mix of things that are new and things that we already had.
I actually bought a Playmobil advent calendar last summer and have had it stashed away to make up the bulk of the pockets. Mixed in are some new play silks, a new ornament for each kid, a little necklace kit for each, and the pieces of a great hand carved nativity set that my parents bought for me in Holland(?) way back before I had kids. I'm really excited to see what the kids think.
Today, in their first pockets, they each received a new ornament. I especially love the one for O - a great wool felted snowman I bought from Melissa Frueh (of Sqrl & Bee) at the local Waldorf School Holiday Fair before Thanksgiving. I've known of her for a while and was super excited to be able to see her things in person. Check out her husband's cool video Wellington Dreams - an amazingly creative couple!
So, I'm excited to watch the little Christmas Village unfold over the next 23 days. We'll see what the kids decide to do with it all. I have a feeling it is going to end up looking nothing like I imagine...
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