Advent Activity Calendar and a Decadent Hot Chocolate Recipe

You all, it's officially December and I couldn't be more excited to celebrate the holiday season this year. Chase is nearly 4 years old and so stoked for everything the Christmas spirit brings and with Zoe being 6 months old, she's the perfect age to be dazzled by the lights and sounds of Christmas. To foster a greater sense of cheer for the month and to get us all a little more eager for the season of giving, I've created a simple little advent calendar for us chalked full of activities to make each day a little more meaningful all month long. Some ideas are very simple, but serve as a little reminder of the true spirit of the season, like our first activity of smiling at someone to make their day a little brighter, some are about giving, like donating a toy to a local shelter, and some are pure fun like planting our own little Christmas tree like this one. I wrote each activity on a separate sheet of square note paper and using festive silver clothespins, clipped them on a string of twine to hang on our kitchen wall. It was so easy to create and, while it's definitely simple, it's already been something to look forward to every day. Each activity is intensionally designed to bring our family together whether it's sharing who we smiled at during our day while eating a meal or creating a craft project to remember the joy of spending time together and the memories made.

Today's activity as picked by Chase was enjoying a cup of hot chocolate together. While searching for a recipe for homemade hot chocolate, I came across this one and thought it would be a perfect treat to create and sip together. What could be better than chocolate and something Disney - inspired? 

What are you doing to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the Christmas season?

Merry Christmas!

xo,

Hannah

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