Advent Tree

Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. So as a mom, i’d like to have an activity for this season that my children would look forward to. I researched online and found out about the Advent Tree. It comes with different variations so i just tweaked some of it & made it my own. As early as November, i have been collecting small treats (toys, activity games, snacks) that i would individually wrap and assemble into a tree. But i just don’t want to give out treats everyday with no reason whatsoever. I want for Elle (my eldest daughter) to earn the treats everyday. So i wrote down in pieces of paper different tasks & good deeds that she has to accomplish for the day before getting the treat. From cleaning her toys, to giving her dada a big hug, she would need to accomplish those first.

The goal is to start the 1st of December until the 25th. It wasn’t a simple task coz i’m on my third trimester with my 2nd daughter. Slowly but surely, i was able to put up the tree before the 1st. (whew!) 

Here’s the finished product! 😊

Elle’s first task. 

She did a pretty good job! 

Fruit of hardwork. 

My worry is that she might be tempted to open more than one treat per day, but i’m glad that she’s growing up to be a good girl and would always obey her mimi & dada. 

We’re almost done with the advent tree , but this activity i plan to make an annual thing. More of a tradition to make my children excited for Christmas! 

What about you, what are your family Christmas traditions? Let’s share ideas. 😊