Last Cristmas...

1). We kicked off our Christmas activities with some gingerbread love. It was our first time baking with ginger. J enjoys adding and mixing ingredients and always look forward to some sugary treat at the end. We are planning to go more casual this year, but for now he cooks with pre-measured ingredients. I suggested to make some gingerbread cookies but he insisted to make round cakes with circle liners...so cupcake it was.

( J excited about ginger cup cakes)

2). We read The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone, together. I kept a tray with props on shelf to recreate the story his own way. He mostly likes to match them with pictures in the book.

J matched body parts of Gingerbread boy and letters of the word 'bread' in both uppercase and lowercase (as we only had one set of the gingerbread boy and girl letters). 
 

 

3). Looking at our neighbors' beautiful wreaths, J wanted to make one for our door too. He normally gets bored of beading work but this time he did more than fifty percent of it by himself, adding a bell was totally his idea. I never thought a bell could go any other way than through the loop on the back (welcome the fresh mind!!). He was so very proud of his work, couldn't wait for papa to come and see.

4). Matching Christmas ornaments was his favorite, although, I ruined them trying to glitter up with glitter glue, so they never reach the little tree. Good thing he was not interested in decorating the tree as much he was in taking off the decorations; hail the scissors :).

5). Our very first science experiment was the borax crystal ornaments, that came out too heavy (for the little tree) but very, very interesting to observe, touch, feel, hold and  take everywhere. (Used this guide by Martha stewart to make them.)

6). Our moms club had planned on Christmas Caroling (totally loved this beautiful tradition, we enjoyed the previous year), that cancelled due to non-co-operative weather but that did not stop us from at home, non-stop caroling with  'On the first day of Christmas...'. 

7). We visited winter wonderland with model train display at a local church, that J never wanted to come back from.

All and all, we loved the festive spirit at this time of the year.