Countdown to Christmas Eve

Candy is always a good motivater

So we've learned that our daughter get's really excited when the advent Calendar is pulled out of the box and put up to be filled with all sorts of deliciousness. We had one with cute bags in Budapest but left that behind, this year I bought one at Lidl, which I think looks cute and does the trick perfectly. For that money, I'm not even going to try to create something similar by hand, lol.

Countdown

I pulled the calendar from under the bed and said we'd fill it up for tomorrow and that she had to earn her treat(s) every day. We already made some serious progress with her behavior the last weeks by rewarding good behavior which was a blessing. Now she's even more motivated because for some reason, when candy comes from the advent calendar, it tastes even better and seems to be more rewarding. We're not religious so that's not it, but it's nice to see her being more aware of her behavior.

Mostly chocolates

Although I usually try to mix up the days, this time I bought everything at once at Lidl, and ended up with a mix of chocolate lollipops, bonbons, a chocolate santa, some nougat and candy canes. I know she really wanted to have a candy cane so I decided not to let her wait until the last day but also add one halfway through the month. The grande finale days this time are both 23th and 24rd. I wanted to add the Santa to day 24 but it made the tree turn over so I moved it back to 23rd, lol. Instead, she will get 2 sweets on the last day, and then it's time for boxing day!

I personally love the colours of our new advent calendar and so far it's been a success!

Do you use an advent calendar in your home?

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