When you have lots of young kids, you really don't have to plan much in the way of Christmas activities--they sort of plan themselves. When I take the time to sit back and watch, I find my children creating their own fun. Of course I have things I want to do with them, but I used to try to get them to stop what they were doing to do "my things." It turned out to not be as enjoyable as it could have because it was rather forced, or at very best it was stressful fun. This year I am trying to let my kids be kids and just enjoy watching them together.
This year for our Christmas tree, we cut down a blue spruce that was growing in our garden right under the power lines. It couldn't have lasted there many more years, and this year it was the perfect size for our living room. The best part is that is has very sharp spines. This may not sound good, but it is an excellent deterrent to one-year-old fingers hoping to undecorate the tree. 
We let the kids hang all the ornaments. They had a blast.
2 comments:
Wow, what a sentimental tree!
Excellent. That's the way to keep the ornaments safe. I have too taken pictures and they usually look like the ones you took. It simply doesn't matter the bribe. It's just crazy. Merry Christmas!
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