The eve before Christmas eve, Tommy and I had an exciting surprise trip planned for the kids. We found this link from confessions of a homeschooler about the "Minivan Express." We had the kids watch The Polar Express during the day. Then at night, we changed them into their pajamas and warned them it was time for bed. When they got to their rooms, they found their surprise golden ticket (for free printable click here).
After we put on our winter coats, packed popcorn and candy canes for treats, turned up the Christmas music in the van, we were ready to board.
Tommy was the conductor and collected the tickets as the kids were boarding. Similar to the movie, conductor Tommy punched the tickets in a special shape. Tommy punched crosses in each ticket to remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas...Jesus! Alina was super cute and called her dad "conductor" the entire trip.
ALL ABOARD!
Conductor kept warning Alina not to lose her ticket and she was very careful to never lose her ticket. She also made sure everyone else always had their tickets on them.
We made special stops on the way to our adventure. The first stop was "Christmas 11" aka 7-11 for hot chocolate drinks. Then, we arrived at the light show. All the kids were into the light show and oooooohhhh'd and aaaaaaahhhhh'd the entire show. Alina sat in the front seat and pointed with excitement at every display.
This is a tradition we will def keep. Everyone in the van fell asleep on the way home. Christmas joy was had by all.
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