Christmas 2009 Advent Activities

When I put away all of my Christmas decorations and supplies, I try to make notes on what I need to do for next year. (It helps me to jot it all down while it is fresh in my mind.) To-do's for 2009:Make cards for advent calendar activities.Buy supplies for advent calendar-hohos, hershey kisses, chocolate coins.Buy tickets to the Nutcracker or othe Christmas play.Take pictures for Christmas card.Scrap 4 x 6 layout for X-mas Cards.Have cards printed at Wal-Mart.Buy envelopes and stamps.Address, stuff and stamp cards.Scrap calendars for grandparents.Gifts for nieces and nephews.Gifts for girls and hubby.Planned activities/focus for Advent calendars:Christmas Story-Bookmarks for Bibles, Read Christmas StoryThe Nutcracker-Small Nutcrackers, Go See the NutcrackerCandy Cane-Candy Cane PencilsNativity-Make Your Own Nativity StickersReindeers-Foamie Reindeer KitCarols-New Christmas Carols on ipodStockings-Make Your Own Stocking KitsCoal-Snowman painted coal or coal candy (we are all diamonds inside)St. Nicholas-Chocolate Coins*Focus of Christmas-Santa Kneeling at Baby Jesus OrnamentYule Log-Ho ho's*Befana-Gifts in Shoes (Santa puzzle ball, magic x-mas tree, cards)Jingle Bells-jingle bell hair tiesChristmas Cookies-sprinklesAngels-Angel pinsOrnaments-Go get ornamentsPickle Ornaments-Gift of Make Your own Fleece Blanket and PillowGive to the Needy-Read Silver PackagesChristmas Tree-mini Christmas TreesWhite Christmas-Snowflake window clings, instant snowWreaths-paint your own ceramic wreath ornament.Cards-stickers to make cards.St. Lucia-hot chocolate packets*Englishing tradition of mumming-Tickets to go see playMistletoe-Hershey kisses.