This is a really special day for Belinda. Her dad and Gramps remember shopping for trees when the ground was muddy and the air was cold, but Belinda is lucky. Today is perfect in every way. Here’s a hint – she might even find more than a tree at the tree farm. Read today’s story to find out!
Wow! Belinda and her dad made a LOT of cookies! Did your family ever decide to make one kind of cookie but have so much fun you had to make more? One of Belinda’s cookies unexpectedly “disappeared.” Read the book to find out who the culprit was!
Do you ever get a Christmas present before Christmas? From someone far away? Are you allowed to open it, even though it’s not Christmas yet?
Belinda got to open a present from her grandmother yesterday, and she is SO excited! She had to wait an extra day to hear the story about her dress, so she is really ready for breakfast and a story! She wonders if maybe her dress had magical powers or maybe it was a princess dress. Read today’s story and find out!
Today is Day 3 of the story, and it’s a special day for Belinda! Today is the day she can tell her friends at school why her mom is so far away.
If your mom was far away, I’ll bet that your friends would have questions too, so be sure you find out why Belinda’s mom is far away from her little girl. Here’s a hint: It’s a very important reason!!
If you read yesterday’s story, you know that Belinda’s mom had a very hard question for her! And today, Belinda is ready to begin finding answers and drawing pictures of her ideas! She likes to show her mom the pictures on Skype and talk about finding Christmas. What a great thing to talk about before you go to sleep at night!
It’s okay! The first story starts today, but there are TWENTY-FIVE stories, and it’s easy to catch up. Here’s a picture of Custard, who is a big star of the story (you definitely want to meet Custard!).
My family reads a story every day after dinner. How about you? Do you have a special time for reading an Advent Calendar bedtime story?