Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Monthly Plans for December



It just dawned on me that I never posted our December themes and plans. So, here it is, a little late.



Food

  • Gingerbread
  • Clementines
  • Homemade cookies of all kinds
  • Fudge
  • Candy Canes
  • Ribbon Candy
  • Pomegranates
  • Fruitcake (yuck)

Garden
  • Plant greens and winter berries in window boxes
  • Make sure the garden plants have plenty of mulch
  • Get the snow shovels, plow and ice melt ready

Nature
  • Snow falling
  • Poinsettia
  • Holly 
  • Mistletoe
  • Christmas Trees
  • Cold clear nights
  • Cold crisp days
  • Shortest day of the year
  • Full Cold Moon

Fun Holidays 
  • World Aids Day (1)
  • National Fritters Day (2)
  • Special Education Day (2)
  • International Day of Persons With Disabilities (3)
  • National Cookie Day (4)
  • Santa Day (4)
  • Day of the Ninja (5)
  • St. Nicholas Day (6)
  • Pearl Harbor Day (7)
  • Letter Writing Day (7)
  • Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day (8)
  • National Brownie Day (8)
  • Christmas Card Day (9)
  • Human Rights Day (10)
  • National Poinsettia Day (12)
  • Gingerbread House Day (12)
  • National Cocoa Day (13)
  • Bill of Rights Day (15)
  • Cat Herders Day (15) 
  • Go Caroling Day (20)
  • Winter Solstice (21 or 22)
  • Christmas (25)
  • Boxing Day (26)

Family Fun 
  • Make Gingerbread Houses
  • Drive around and look at the lights
  • Decorate the Christmas Tree
  • Decorate the house 
  • Make Christmas gifts
  • Make and send out Christmas cards to family
  • Send out Christmas Cards to soldiers
  • Operation Christmas Child Shoe boxes
  • Buy some toys for Toys For Tots
  • Make homemade hot chocolate mix
  • Make cut out snow flakes
  • Play in the snow (if any)
  • Make a snowman (if any)
  • Watch Christmas movies
  • Read Christmas books
  • Spend time with the family
  • Advent time
  • Set up the Nativity


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