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How did you do with the Week 8 To Do List? Hopefully all the items have been completed and you are now ready for Week 9!
Just a quick reminder before we get started: These Weekly To Do lists are directly from The 12-Week Holiday Planner. Those of you who have purchased The Holiday Planner will have all the forms that go along with the To Do Lists. If you have not purchased the planner, then you will need to make your own forms or buy your own copy!
This week we will getting those gifts shipped, Christmas cards done and mailed, and looking at doing some sort of Advent Countdown! Have fun!
Note from Amy: When my 13 year old daughter was asked what her favorite Christmas tradition is, she immediately said our Advent Countdown traditions. Check out more ideas for Free Advent Devotionals for Children!
Week 9: Mailing Week
[ ] Ship Gifts! Complete package wrapping for gifts to be shipped and ship them! Use the Christmas Gifts to Be Shipped form provided if you want to make a list of the gifts to be wrapped and shipped if you desire. Then check these off as you get them shipped. File this form under the Christmas Gifts section for future reference.
[ ] Complete Your Christmas Cards! Using the Christmas Card Checklist filed under the Christmas Card section, complete addressing and mailing your Christmas Cards this week.
[ ] Advent Countdown! Another idea for Advent is to have an Advent Countdown until Christmas. See more detail below!
[ ] Begin Jesse Tree Devotionals! There are many types of Advent activities that a family could do. Check out the Free Advent Devotionals for Children post!
Accountability:
Once you have completed this list, come back here and tell us about it! Let’s encourage each other to plug away at these “to do’s” now so that our holidays can be less stressful and more focused on Jesus!
Josi says
I have to give you a funny follow-up about the junk cereal as a Christmas gift….my 15 year old daughter just randomly said tonight, “Mom, you know what I miss? I wish you would still buy those little boxes of cereal for us for Christmas.” Hilarious! See, it really does make an impression! Ha! Thanks for all the great encouragement to be intentional for Christmas. I appreciate it. I went to the library today and printed out a Christmas devotional. We’ll start it tonight.
Amy says
That is so funny! You just never know the memories you are making…even unintentionally!
Carla says
My kids (18, 15 & 9) always look forward to the can of black olives in their stocking. I just purchased those & new toothbrushes (and wondering if I can wait until Dec. 25 to use mine)