Bucket lists are fun, they help you map out all that you want to do and gives you ideas on days that are slow and uneventful. We made a summer bucket list earlier this year and it was fun going back and crossing things off our list, although we didn't do everything, we mindfully chose activities from the list when we needed some ideas.
So here's our winter bucket list...
Watch "It's a Wonderful Life"
Drink yummy mint hot chocolate
Prepare a yummy Christmas morning breakfast
Wrap all Presents (no bags! Our first year of marriage EVERYONE'S gift was in a bag, ha!)
Make homemade gifts
Take a horse drawn carriage ride with blankets
Build a snowman
Have a snowball fight
Have a living room picnic
Go sledding in the front yard (we have a huge hill)
Go sledding with nieces and nephews
Make a few visits to Grandparents, we all suffer from Cabin fever this time of year!
Get creative with "Elf on a Shelf." Jack absolutely loves this tradition, I'd never heard of it until our Dentist told us about it, now it's everywhere! Here's where we got our "Elf" and with free shipping.
Do a craft with Jack that tells the true meaning of Christmas.
Put lights outside or some fun decoration. (This usually never happens. We hate raising our electric bill.)
Send out our annual Holiday card with a photo of Jack. (Must do this SOON!)
Go tubing at Mad River Mountain with Jack. It's less than five minutes from our house so I'll be very disappointed if this isn't crossed off our list! (Don't let the name confuse you, it's snow tubing!)
***[I took this photo a few days back while passing Mad River Mountain on the way to a client's home, no snow yet, so they're making their own.]
***[I took this photo a few days back while passing Mad River Mountain on the way to a client's home, no snow yet, so they're making their own.]
Make play-dough
Sign up for the YMCA to help fight cabin fever
Go ice skating
Bundle up and take a nature walk in the snow
We are always looking to expand our horizons, what's on your bucket list?
-a list of little things we should appreciate-
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
-Robert Brault
Something the kids and I do every year is read the real Christmas story...from the Bible...on Christmas Eve. We also ring bells on that night in memory of loved ones earning their wings.
ReplyDeleteNext year I want to get that crazy Elf. Never heard of it until you posted him.
Maybe watch Mickey's Christmas Carol with Jack? The story itself is classic. Adult versions may be too scary, but Mickey seems to have it just right.
I love those traditions, especially the ringing of the bell, thank you for sharing. And Jack *LOVES* Mickey :)
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