Christmas Countdown

This year we decided to do a Christmas countdown using magnets and a mini muffin pan. (Seriously?! Only eight days until Christmas??!!) Like most of our best craft ideas, this one came from Family Fun magazine. Initially, we thought we'd just use it to get rid of the last of the Halloween candy, but then decided it would be more fun to mix the candy in with other surprises like family activities or prizes. 

Some things went really well like bike rides or the corn starch and water activity. Others were not as successful, such as the park day that has been rained out for three days now or the dollar movie that Jalen decided he was too scared to see before we even got seated.

However, one of the biggest hits so far was today's family dance-a-thon. I tried to take pictures, but they're all too blurry.

I did get a semi-good video though. For some reason, I can't get my videos to play on blogspot, so HERE it is on YouTube.

And as an added bonus, here are my kids singing their version of French, as learned from Madagascar 3. Once again HERE on YouTube. (The real song is called Non, je ne regrette rien. I find my  kids' version much more entertaining.)

Christmas is so much more magical with children.