Holiday Book Advent

Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing one of our favorite family traditions…I started this last year and it was such a hit that I had to make it even better this year!

Not only does it look SO much prettier, but I bought some new books to add to our collection!

I love having seasonal books and always keep a basket of them in the living room. I find if books are easy to access, my boys will read all the time. One of my favorite sights is when I find my boys curled up reading…often to each other…even though not one of them can read yet…so cute!

Here is the simple Book Advent I put together last year.

This year, I found the perfect FREE printable tags {HERE} and all I had to do was add some fun ribbons and tape them to my wrapped books.

I wrap them all randomly, so it is always a surprise to see which book is opened.

Last year, I just used books we already had, but this year I couldn’t resist adding a few new ones to the collection.

These are the books I wrapped up:

There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell by Lucille Colandro
The Hat by Jan Brett
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Mooseletoe by Margie Palatini
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner
Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner
Snowmen At Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
Merry Christmas Ollie by Olivier Dunrea
The Best Christmas Ever by Dave Ramsey
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff
Christmastime is Here (Little People Lift the Flap book)
Christmastime in the Big Woods (Little House Books)
Biggest Snowman Ever by Elizabeth Bennet
The Biggest Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
Snow Family by Daniel Kirk
Snow Place Like Home by Diana Manning
Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson
Baby Jesus is Born (Arch Books)
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin

Twenty-four books is a lot to purchase all at once, so Not all of them are specifically Christmas books…Some are Winter books. I have been picking up books at garage sales and through the Scholastic school book order. Each time I buy a Christmas book, I replace one of the Winter books.