Comments on: 12 Days of Toddler Christmas

By: Susannah

Susannah — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:51:47 +0000

That’s such a great idea! I did something similar for my little sisters over at my blog but there’s was a whole advent calendar full of treats. I love spoiling little ones!

By: SaraD

SaraD — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:27:14 +0000

That’s such a great idea. My aunt bought each of her grandchildren and great-neices and -nephews the Jacquie Lawson Alpine Advent calendar. It’s been fun to do every night before bed… it’s also a great motivator to get ready for bed and brush her teeth.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:35:08 +0000

Pinned this to my “way off in the future baby” board, I think it is SO SWEET!

By: Kim A

Kim A — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:17:30 +0000

Thank you so much, Katie. Looks super easy and I will definitely make one for my granddaughter. Hope you and your family have a safe and happy holiday. Merry Christmas!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:46:43 +0000

love how yours turned out! so cute. i did 12 days with my hubby this year for the first time. i made envelopes with the numbers on them, then put either a note from a family member or friend and/or a little rhyming card that explained either a little gift or activity. so far we’ve decorated christmas cookies, made a doggie paw print ornament, he got a note from my parents and his, an itunes giftcard, etc. it’s been fun getting them together and having him open something each day! love the acts of kindness idea up there and will definitely want to do something like this if we’re blessed with a little one someday merry christmas bowers!

By: Delane

Delane — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:30:18 +0000

What a cute and sweet blog!

Makes me warm and fuzzy!

By: Brittany Sanchez

Brittany Sanchez — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:24:01 +0000

I love this idea and the fact that you have them out to see and enjoy! I would really love a list of all of your activities/treats that you gave him. Just ’cause I’m super nosy and have no original ideas : )

By: Dacia @ Lemon Drop Life

Dacia @ Lemon Drop Life — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:19:49 +0000

Fantastic, easy idea! Your jars looks adorable!!

By: amy

amy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:19:29 +0000

katie, i love this idea, and i love this post. our girl is just 5 months and i am thinking about how we can establish fun, Christ-centered Christmas traditions for our growing family in the coming years. i’m bookmarking this idea for next year and saving jars in the meantime! my husband has special ornaments and other Christmas goodies that are special to him, and those things remind him of his childhood and bring back sweet memories. i bet your little one will remember this for years! beautiful.

By: Megan @ Rappsody in Rooms

Megan @ Rappsody in Rooms — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:08:40 +0000

Oh I love this! I think the holidays are all about the memories and I am so glad you think so too. You are going to have so many special memories together!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:44:33 +0000

Cute idea!!

I never thought we’d have as much fun as we are having with our simple Advent candles. There’s 4 (3 purple and 1 pink); you light the first candle the 4th Sunday before Christmas and light it everyday at dinner. The 2nd Sunday you add the 2nd candle and so on. Our 2 year old starts singing “Happy Birthday” everytime…which simply comes out as “Happy To You” over and over again. She also figured out the flames move when you blow them, and loves to blow them out after dinner each night.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:22:24 +0000

I really, really love this idea. Totally saving that for when I have kids.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:46:40 +0000

I did hear about that…I also read the little post on the Instagram blog….here is the link to that…and hopefully the selling photos thing will pan out to respect the photography rights of users. For now, I’m gonna stick around and hopefully I won’t have a reason to leave because I do still love it.
xo – kb

By: Tanya

Tanya — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:24:52 +0000

I absolutely LOVE that first pic, Katie! I pinned it immediately! You are a star!

Merry Christmas from Australia : we’re in the middle of a heatwave, and we’re surrounded by crunchy brown grass. Bring on some RAIN, please!

Warm wishes,
Tanya.

By: harlie

harlie — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:19:00 +0000

I love this idea! My little guy is still a bit young for this (well, the ornaments and “treat” ideas don’t appeal to him, but he loves tents and pillows), but next year he’ll be about Will’s age and I think will get more out of something like this. I am totally stealing this idea!

On a completely different note, I was wondering if you were going to stay on Instagram with their new terms of service (which say they can sell your photos without compensating, or even notifying, you). You and YHL are two of the main reasons I even joined instagram and I’m trying to decide if I want to stay. I’m leaning toward “no”, but I will miss it so much! I use it way more than FB or Twitter (which is saying a lot if you know who signs our paychecks).