Day 1.) The gift is a pretty bag with pears in it.
The note attached to gift is:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
a Partridge in a pear tree.
This gift is not the partridge,
But rather the pears from the tree,
Given with LOVE from all of us
To all of ye!
Day 2.) The gift is a bag of Dove candy bars. I bought the mini bag
and put it into a pretty little gift bag.
The note attached to gift is:
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
two turtle doves....
Turtle doves we do not know,
So chocolate Dove bars are the way to go,
Enjoy the PEACE that doves of all kinds bring,
Amidst the rush of the Christmas swing!
Day 3.) The gift is home made cookies. I put these in a really pretty
Christmas tin.
The note attached to gift is:
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Three french hens....
Since chickens three we couldn't send,
We wrote our own disjointed end,
And used their eggs for a surprise in store,
For those who open their front door!
Day 4.) A bag of bird seed. I found these really cute Christmas felt bags filled them up with bird seed! I thought they were really cute!
The note attached to gift is:
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
Four calling birds....
For birds that are a bit in need,
We offer them a bit of seed.
Day 5.) On this day we buy each one of the children
a special gift wrapped and marked with their
names on them along with the poem.
The note attached to gift is:
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
Five golden rings....
Gold is scarce and rings make us dizzy,
And we know you are excited and busy,
While Andrew,Alison, and Elliot are happily hopin'
Here's early presents for them to open!
Day 6.) Children's silly joke book
The note attached to gift is:
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Six geese a-laying.....
The singular of geese is goose,
But we know find them of little use,
We know them to be awfully silly,
So we hope these jokes don't make you dilly?
(See it is silly)
Day 7.) Mulling spice and apple cider.
The note attached to gift is:
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Seven swans a swimming...
In other words, seven superb swans swiftly swimming
Silently in sweetly spiced cider. Sounds silly so sip some soon!
Day 8.) The gift is crackers and cheese. I had a picture but hit the
wrong button and poof ugh! I had it in a cute gift bag.
The note attached to gift is:
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....
Eight maids a-milking...
Milk you know is quite nutritious,
But it can make other items quite delicious,
So enjoy these treats of crackers with cheese,
While gazing at your Christmas tree!
Day 9.) We dressed up a tin can to look like a drum filled with
Special Christmas cookies
The note attached to gift is:
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me....
Nine drummers drumming.....
Bright red drums for you from me,
Filled with special cookies!
Day 10.) Hot cocoa, wrapped up in a pretty Christmas bag or box.
The note attached to gift is:
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me....
Ten pipers piping....
A "piping" hot drink is just right
On this a cold winters night!
Day 11.) The gift is a Children's Christmas story of our Lords birth.
The note attached to gift is:
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Eleven ladies dancing...
Celebrating the Savior's birth,
And His coming to the earth,
Here's stories from long ago,
Read them, read them nice and slow!
Day 12.) We buy them a pretty ornament to hang on their tree with the
nativity scene on it.
The note attached to gift is:
Here's a reminder of our Lords birth,
One that brought joy to all the earth!
And then I attach a note thanking them for the love shared
between our families and theirs! We each sign our names to the final note.
Just don't let them catch you before this point! It is a fun and exciting
time for our whole family to do this!
What a great way to share with your family the blessing it is to.... give!
The note attached to gift is:
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
a Partridge in a pear tree.
This gift is not the partridge,
But rather the pears from the tree,
Given with LOVE from all of us
To all of ye!
Day 2.) The gift is a bag of Dove candy bars. I bought the mini bagand put it into a pretty little gift bag.
The note attached to gift is:
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
two turtle doves....
Turtle doves we do not know,
So chocolate Dove bars are the way to go,
Enjoy the PEACE that doves of all kinds bring,
Amidst the rush of the Christmas swing!
Day 3.) The gift is home made cookies. I put these in a really pretty
Christmas tin.
The note attached to gift is:
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Three french hens....
Since chickens three we couldn't send,
We wrote our own disjointed end,
And used their eggs for a surprise in store,
For those who open their front door!
Day 4.) A bag of bird seed. I found these really cute Christmas felt bags filled them up with bird seed! I thought they were really cute!The note attached to gift is:
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
Four calling birds....
For birds that are a bit in need,
We offer them a bit of seed.
Day 5.) On this day we buy each one of the children
a special gift wrapped and marked with their
names on them along with the poem.
The note attached to gift is:
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me....
Five golden rings....
Gold is scarce and rings make us dizzy,
And we know you are excited and busy,
While Andrew,Alison, and Elliot are happily hopin'
Here's early presents for them to open!
Day 6.) Children's silly joke book
The note attached to gift is:
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Six geese a-laying.....
The singular of geese is goose,
But we know find them of little use,
We know them to be awfully silly,
So we hope these jokes don't make you dilly?
(See it is silly)
Day 7.) Mulling spice and apple cider.
The note attached to gift is:
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Seven swans a swimming...
In other words, seven superb swans swiftly swimming
Silently in sweetly spiced cider. Sounds silly so sip some soon!
Day 8.) The gift is crackers and cheese. I had a picture but hit the
wrong button and poof ugh! I had it in a cute gift bag.
The note attached to gift is:
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me....
Eight maids a-milking...
Milk you know is quite nutritious,
But it can make other items quite delicious,
So enjoy these treats of crackers with cheese,
While gazing at your Christmas tree!
Day 9.) We dressed up a tin can to look like a drum filled with
Special Christmas cookies
The note attached to gift is:
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me....
Nine drummers drumming.....
Bright red drums for you from me,
Filled with special cookies!
Day 10.) Hot cocoa, wrapped up in a pretty Christmas bag or box.
The note attached to gift is:
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me....
Ten pipers piping....
A "piping" hot drink is just right
On this a cold winters night!
Day 11.) The gift is a Children's Christmas story of our Lords birth.
The note attached to gift is:
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Eleven ladies dancing...
Celebrating the Savior's birth,
And His coming to the earth,
Here's stories from long ago,
Read them, read them nice and slow!
Day 12.) We buy them a pretty ornament to hang on their tree with the
nativity scene on it.
The note attached to gift is:
Here's a reminder of our Lords birth,
One that brought joy to all the earth!
And then I attach a note thanking them for the love shared
between our families and theirs! We each sign our names to the final note.
Just don't let them catch you before this point! It is a fun and exciting
time for our whole family to do this!
Our family has had so much fun with this tradition! You start on the 13th of December and every day you leave one of these gifts on their front porch until December 24th! But you have to be sneaky...you don't want them to know who you are until December 24th!
What a great way to share with your family the blessing it is to.... give!
6 comments:
This is such a great idea. Who do you do this for? You are super creative!!
Darlene
Hey Darlene...We usually as a family pick another family to treat each December. Last year it was my daughters coach and his family. He and his wife have younger children. We have done this to neighbors and family friends etc. I personally think it is so much fun to pick a family with younger kids, and kind of close by since we drop a gift off every day for 12 days. It is so much fun to do!
So cool!
Yeah Jackie...start now...lol I am already looking for the gifts for this, it is nice to do all this way before December, have all the gifts lined up and ready to go. I have been finding some really cute gift bags and little gifts. We are trying to figure out which family to leave this with this year. We have a couple new young families who just moved into our neighborhood. Let me know if you end up doing this. How fun!
Our family was delighted with not just the gift receiving, but also the excitment of a special suprise each night. I loved to watch the kids repeatedly check the front porch and the giggles and happy chatter as we rushed home from an errand to see if a new package had been left. Thank you for choosing us last year!
Michele...your family was so much fun! Your kids were hard to sneak up on...! I'm sure Bil taught them all the tricks!...lol
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