This year Grammie and Papa decided to do an Advent calendar for the girls. This was always my favorite thing of the holiday – We would get the advent calendars that had chocolate pieces with the 25th being the big santa! Of course my parents took it to a whole new level …
Each day (first thing out of bed) Elsie picks a note that gives her a clue about her daily present
Here are a few examples:
- What can make your lips so shiny? [lipgloss in a hello kitty phone]
- Soak me in wter and see what happens. [dinosaur egg - which hatched in 48 hours and then soaked for another 24 - a very good lesson in patience]
- What is a wonderful toy for girls and boys (its like a spring) ** [Slinky]
- Rhino may be part of this surprise [Hamsuta the happy hamster]
- Climb the stairs and drop me! I will float all the way down [parachute man]
- Who lives in a Castle with a prince [disney princess stickers - which are now all stuck to one page in my US weekly ... yes I do read US weekly]
The calendar is a hit!
** Grammie wants to make sure Elsie gets the clue – since she wasn’t alive for the original slinky marketing campaign.
