tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post7013244463719561305..comments2008-12-30T13:04:22.914-05:00CWDkidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752887706874569601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post-68190006686439075802008-12-30T13:04:00.000-05:002008-12-30T13:04:00.000-05:00We wrap Christmas books too, but just the new ones. We use that in combination with our pocketed Advent calendar. Our Advent calendar is made of fabric and has a little pocket for each day up to Christmas. There is a little note that my husband and I put in each pocket for the children. Some of the notes say that we will read a new Christmas book. On those days they get a new Christmas book which is wrapped and added to our collection of Christmas books. We have done that for years and now have well over 50 books which only come out at Christmas. <BR/><BR/>The younger children now love for their older siblings to read them the stories. The older children love to read them again and again and remember when they heard them for the first time.<BR/><BR/>Also, after Christmas is a perfect time to go to bookstores and pick up Christmas books at up to 75% off. I have gotten many gems that way. The children do not get to see those until the next Christmas.mommaofsixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post-80442678084996358872008-12-30T12:41:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:41:00.000-05:00I found an Advent calendar this year that had a little book for each day instead of just a window to open. Look for them next year! Happy holidays everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post-78810214847297226802008-12-30T12:40:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:40:00.000-05:00I found an Advent calendar this year that had a little book for each day instead of just a window to open. Look for them next year! Happy holidays everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post-79979003887328719882008-12-29T11:17:00.000-05:002008-12-29T11:17:00.000-05:00What a fabulous idea!CWDkidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752887706874569601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6223770381711521801.post-68629266472057413032008-12-29T10:17:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:17:00.000-05:00If you have a really large collection of Christmas books, you can also giftwrap them and have children choose one each day in December as part of an "advent" countdown. You can even number them so that the more general winter ones come first, with Santa and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" at the end!Nieka Apellnoreply@blogger.com