Counting down to Christmas!

Time goes by so fast for us adults, but kids seem to have no idea of the passing of time.

When December hits, we, as parents, feel like time speeds up as the Christmas crunch heads into the home stretch.

Between shopping and cleaning and sorting out family and travel plans, we have to find the time to fit everything in to ever shrinking days.

For kids, December hits and time slows down. The days until Christmas are within reach, but still so far away. So the official count down begins on December first, how many sleeps until the Jolly Man in Red arrives with their new treasures?


Advent calendars have been popular with kids in keeping track of the days left until Santa's arrival, for many, many years.

A popular choice for many parents is the good old chocolate count down calendar. We grew up with these and have passed this down to our own children, I am quite sure I am not the only one. This year, was the first year that we didn't do the good old chocolate calendars.

There are so many options out there to get creative and do something fun with the kids.


At the end of November, our mamas and tots got together to make a count down to Christmas chain. Each day they would tear off a link of the chain, and when there are no more left, that meant that Santa would be on his way!
All around momstown mamas have been getting creative with new ways to count down to Christmas.

Our momstown arts and crafts blog has a variety of advent ideas to creatively do your count down.

While December is already on well on its' way, it's not too late to start counting down!


Baby socks holding treats,unwrap a book a day, alphabetical advent calendars and more!

Be sure to check them all out and share with us your ideas for counting down to Christmas!