Are You Doing Anything Special On The Last Day Before Christmas??

[Scout]

We actually have a Polar Express train that the kids can ride! It is soooooo cool!

http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.org/Home/exspecial.asp

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/252978/group/budgeteer/

The kids are invited to come in warm cozy pj's and they get to ride on an old train like the Polar Express train. A gal reads the story (or as some say "performs" the story) for the kids. They take the 1 long train ride and get milk and cookies.

It is always sold out for every trip and people travel from a long ways to come ride the train!

I know other places have something similar too and I think it is so cool that they can bring this kind of stuff "alive" for the kids!

We have that here in Cleveland!! I can never get tickets. It sells out that fast. It is on my to do list with my family, along with seeing TSO.

[Scout]

Don't judge. I have never seen the movie!!

[akpayne]

we played outside in the snow this morning. while i made lunch, kids watched rudolph and after lunch treat was chocolate-peanut butter balls. after nap, we are going to decorate gingerbread men and make santa crafts.

[Blackcat31]

Don't judge. I have never seen the movie!!

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me neither.

Well, I do own it and I have palyed it for the kids before but I haven't had TV here for a while now.

When I did play it for the kids when it first came out, it was shown several times but I never actually sat down and watched it so I still say I haven't really seen it although I do get the gist of it.

[spud912]

We had our Christmas party today....soooo, we had cranberry nut bread with turkey sausage and raspberries for breakfast. Then the kids opened up their presents from "Santa." We decorated gingerbread houses and took a walk to the park. It was all finished off with about 15 minutes of the Nutcracker movie and lunch (which was baked glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, buttered green beans and sliced pears). After nap today, I think I'll fix up some hot cocoa with their snack and then let them free play until their parents come.

[Scout]

We had our Christmas party today....soooo, we had cranberry nut bread with turkey sausage and raspberries for breakfast. Then the kids opened up their presents from "Santa." We decorated gingerbread houses and took a walk to the park. It was all finished off with about 15 minutes of the Nutcracker movie and lunch (which was baked glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, buttered green beans and sliced pears). After nap today, I think I'll fix up some hot cocoa with their snack and then let them free play until their parents come.

can I come for lunch? yum

[kitykids3]

I've only got a few kiddos today and we had our big Christmas party already, so nothing special today except enjoying our first snowfall of the year. Or more like icefall since it is all frozen snow.

[Sunshine74]

I'm working Christmas Eve, luckily we close early that day. I am thinking of making a gingerbread house, but I am not even sure which age I am working with that day. We are only going to have a couple of children (2-3 per room) and that's if everyone comes.

[pandamom]

Earlier this week, we had the kids use a cookie cutter on dough to make gingerbread ornaments. Other than that, it was a normal day.

[Countrygal]

We are opening daycare presents, stockings, having a pizza party in the living room while we watch a movie. It was cut short because everyone is leaving early, but that's OK.... makes it that much more enjoyable!