Day 21!

As I write this the kids are doing the second half of todays advent activity 'watch winnie the pooh a very merry pooh year dvd'.

 I will join them once I finish writing this, hopefully there will be some popcorn left!

We already completed the first half of our advent activity and I guess we were a bit noisy because ms Heckles downstairs started banging up at us that is why I decided to start the second half now.

The first part of todays advent was to make Symbols of Christmas Bells. I asked them 'when you hear the word christmas, what do you think of? these are our symbols.' the answers came pouring out 'toys' 'sweets' 'presents' We all thought hard about what our christmas symbols would be and once we knew we got started drawing them on paper.

Donald drew his himself, but Joy told me what she wanted and I drew them for her. Teo just got what I gave him because the only words he can say 'Ball' 'Hiya' 'eye' and 'Hooray' aren't very chrismassy.

I put the bell into Joys Cup and let her paint it while I drew her symbols.

Donald noticed that she had painted what looked like a t-rex skeleton on her cup!

impressive!

She glued on her symbols while Donald had just started painting his bell

Her christmas symbols, which she chose herself were A present, A candy cane, Santa, and a Snowflake.

Teo didn't want to be left out so he grabbed the glue stick!

The symbols I did for him were a candle, an angel, a star and a stocking.

Donald made his bell entirely by himself! His symbols were Reindeer, present, snowflake, and christmas tree.

My symbols were A christmas tree, a present, a candy cane, and the cross.

once they were all made...

We jingled all our bells and sang!

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way!
Bells on bob-tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!
Jingle Bells Jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh!