Thus, let me share the bookish tradition I started last year with Eleanor, and am doing again this year. And yes, it involved some super frantic gift-wrapping this afternoon.
Last year I spent $8 on the supplies. This year I spent $5 more (because I couldn't resist that ADORABLE Monster's University wrapping paper and because my sleep-deprived brain forgot about last year's Toy Story paper, and I bought more, ha. But I didn't buy any more gift items this year).
You can see exactly how my mental processes work in my post from last year. This year was similar, with 13 books, 6 movies, 2 crafts, 2 puzzles, and 1 ornament.
I only put in two small suncatcher crafts because we're doing a lot of crafting this month anyway as part of our nightly Truth in the Tinsel devotions. (By the way, you can click here to visit Truth in the Tinsel. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a great advent devotional to do with toddlers or preschoolers! And the printable coloring ornaments make it a cinch.)
The six movies are mostly classics like Frosty the Snowman, plus The Toy That Saved Christmas
and Prep & Landing
. One puzzle is Rudolph, the other is Mickey and Minnie. Oh, and I did spend money on the ornament (it's a super cute one of two snowgirl sisters!), but that counts as one of Eleanor's Christmas gifts, so I didn't include it in my Advent total). 
The 13 books that made the cut this year are the same as last year, plus The Jolly Christmas Postman
, The Story of Christmas
(which is huge and really cool! I'm so happy I found this one after Christmas last year), and A Cricket's Carol
. So hurry up and wrap your Christmas books, and start your advent on the 3rd this year. Or the 10th? Or the 19th? Don't worry, I feel your pain. I'm pretty sure our holiday cards will get mailed out in January. Newborn life, sheesh.
Do you celebrate Advent?
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