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Polar Express Activities-Advent Day 13

By Shaunna Evans 4 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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So it has been one of those days…you know, the ones where you wake up a little bit late, things just tend to take longer than usual, and you feel a little bit behind all day.

Back in November when I planned our advent calendar activity for today, I didn’t factor in a couple of things. First Lovey had a Christmas party last night that kept her up past her bedtime (leaving her a wee bit grumpy today). This morning we had a play date at the park and story time at the library. And although it’s a sweet sound, the fact that Tinker is in her bed singing instead of sleeping right now tells me the afternoon may go a little differently than I envision. After nap we will head to gymnastics and return just in time for dinner.

There really hasn’t been time to sit down and enjoy making peppermint play dough let alone time to play with it. I don’t want our advent activities to be a chore, and I don’t want to do them just for the sake of doing them. Instead we agreed to switch Day 13 and Day 14, and that is okay.

We are taking it easy today. After dinner we will turn off all of the lights in our house except the Christmas tree and the TV. Then we will snuggle in our pajamas and watch The Polar Express. No frills, just family time.  We’ll also spend some time over the next few days reading The Polar Express picture book.

Hot Chocolate Taste Test Experiment...a fun Christmas tradition for kids

Polar Express Activities

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Next year we’ll extend our Polar Express activities into a movie night or even a full day of fun. If you are looking for more activities to go along with your Polar Express movie night, you might enjoy these links.

Polar Express Activities...ideas for family night, school activities, classroom parties or a homeschool theme

Mommy and Me Book Club shares some fun activities and games.

Oopsey Daisy has some cute snack and treat ideas.

Find activities, games, and recipe ideas on The Polar Express website.

3 Dinosaurs has a free printable pack and free coloring pages.

123Homeschool4me also has a free mega pack with activities designed for toddlers to first graders.

See how Create Celebrate Explore enjoyed their Polar Express Family Night and find a great hot cocoa recipe to try.

If you’d like to bring The Polar Express to your house, set up your own Polar Express train at home. There are non-powered sets for pretend play and powered sets for added fun.

What is your favorite Christmas movie to watch as a family? Do you have any fun ideas to go along with The Polar Express?

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  1. Camille

    December 13, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    We love watching The Polar Express 4D style. We make a train, brakes to pull, spray water in all the right spots, have bells, and of course, enjoy the hot chocolate (more here http://chickenscratchnsniff.blogspot.com/2011/12/watching-christmas-movie.html). Its the only way to go. I like this story! Thanks for all the extra links!

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    • Shaunna Evans

      December 22, 2013 at 9:56 pm

      That sounds like SO much fun! We’ll have to set up a 4D movie night next year. 🙂

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  2. Erin

    December 13, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Great blog, love the ideas! Newest Pinterest follower.
    Erin
    http://travelingkidsonthego.blogspot.com/

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    • Shaunna

      December 14, 2012 at 1:10 pm

      Welcome, Erin! We plan an annual summer road trip that takes us through many of the states you have listed on your blog. After the holidays I can’t wait to look a little more closely at your archives to gather some ideas for this summer!

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