advent calendar blues

I'm feeling a bit behind already and it's only December 5th.<br /><br />I've got lists made, presents half way complete, decorations underway and meals/parties planned but I'm slacking in one area. The advent calendar.<br /><br />We have a lovely felt calendar we pull out each year, and each year I feel under pressure to find stuff to fill each day. So I usually end up buying a bunch of crappy little things to hand out that break an hour later or I give the girls candy and treats when they already get enough of that at this time of year.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pz6rfw7gGQB1SJScDqmkc-ycBnlKVUSOv-vyIlRaMjNlfqEBTxvIr4gdqWlKd9HlBzFSXsIi1lItaBt7UdObTtEom5SkBg6vH2GOU60offbYZsBtRAu39-qSgRiW7hTSnx2ofN2Aq1nj/s1600/img62o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pz6rfw7gGQB1SJScDqmkc-ycBnlKVUSOv-vyIlRaMjNlfqEBTxvIr4gdqWlKd9HlBzFSXsIi1lItaBt7UdObTtEom5SkBg6vH2GOU60offbYZsBtRAu39-qSgRiW7hTSnx2ofN2Aq1nj/s400/img62o.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/stocking-advent-calendar/?pkey=dchristmas-decor&cm_src=christmas-decor||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-" target="_blank">Pottery Barn Kids</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I tried going to Pinterest for some inspiration, but have you ever done a search for 'advent calendar' in Pinterest? It's like googling 'mysterious cough'. You are going to get way more information than you'll even need.<br /><br />I love the idea of filling each day with an activity or something, but it's hard to find an activity that works well for both a 5 year old and a 20 month old.<br /><br />So I'm all ears. Do you do an advent calendar? How do you do it? What do you fill it with? Want to come take care of mine?

Christmas advent calendar blues

I'm feeling a bit behind already and it's only December 5th. I've got lists made, presents half way complete, decorations underw...

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