Today is day 15 of 25 Christmas Activities to Do with Your Family. And, today is a follow-up to yesterday‘s Decorate Together. One of the greatest things that you can do with your family is put the Christmas Nativity Scene out together. It is such a clear reminder of the fact that Christmas is really about the day of Jesus’s birth.

Set Up the Christmas Nativity Scene

Our family actually has several nativity scenes which allows us to have ample opportunity to put the nativity scene out together. We have a Melissa and Doug set that belongs to the kids and they set it up just under our family set. They are allowed to play with this one and move things around and just generally enjoy it.

We also have the family Christmas Nativity Scene by Willow Tree that was given to us as a Christmas present the year we got married. This set is more fragile but Sunshine is very careful.  So we allow her to help put it out.  In addition, we have an Eskimo puzzle Christmas Nativity Scene that we got in Alaska about five years ago.  That one is also very kid friendly so usually we let The Boy put that one out.  Finally, we have the Little People Christmas Nativity Scene which is just for play.

25 Days of Christmas Activities

So, get your kids involved and decorate together.  And, we hope that you include a Christmas Nativity Scene (or four!)  in your decorating this season and that you allow your kids to share in the joy of the baby Jesus. They will love it and they will remember.  I hope that you will give it a try this December.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow and for the next ten days to find other great traditions to share with your family during the 25 Days of Christmas Activities.  And don’t forget to check out the first 14 days too.

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Today is day 12 of the 25 days of Christmas Activities to do with your family. And on the 12th of Christmas, my true love gave me some gingerbread houses! Who doesn’t love to decorate with candy? So let’s make gingerbread houses.

Our kids had several opportunities to make gingerbread houses last year. Both children made them in their after school program. And, each child made gingerbread houses with their classes in school. But I think the most fun was when they did not have to compete with other kids for the candy or the help.

Make Gingerbread Houses

I bought the houses as kits from the grocery store. I actually selected the Village Kit because that way each kid could do several. It was a great family activity and everyone got involved.  A word of warning on kits:  a few years ago one of my co-workers made gingerbread houses from kits and thought it would be a good idea to get the pre-assembled house.  Unfortunately, it was broken when he took it out the box, so it ended up looking like it has survived a hurricane or a tornado.

Of course, the kit came with candies for decorating, but I added to it by going to the bulk food section and getting m&m’s and other assorted candies to add to the festivities. And, those candies had added benefit of being fresh and more edible because, of course, half the fun of decorating gingerbread house is eating candy while you’re doing it.

We hope you’ll join us and making gingerbread houses this year send. Follow us on Instagram @semiconservativegranolagirl this year.  And use the #SCGGGingerbreadHouses.

25 Days of Christmas Activities

So, get a Gingerbread House kit or two and make gingerbread houses with your family this Christmas.  This is a really great tradition to start with your family and one that your kids will remember for years to come.  I hope that you will give it a try this December.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow and for the next 13 days to find other great traditions to share with your family during the 25 Days of Christmas Activities.  And don’t forget to check out the first 11 days too.

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