{"id":1475,"date":"2014-11-29T08:59:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T08:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2014-11-22T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T18:15:38","slug":"the-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2014\/11\/29\/the-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Advent Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way to count down til Christmas! Many of you are familiar with the Advent calendar but for those of you who are not,here is the Wikipedia definition:<br \/>\nAn Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. The days usually overlap with the Christian season of Advent, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with &#8220;windows&#8221; of which there are usually 24: one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. The doors are opened starting with the first one. Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus) or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1476\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b-624x349.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/15827514241_bb23d1e82a_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why not make your own Advent Calendar with your kids and fill each window or pocket with an activity your host child\/children would enjoy.You can find some ideas under Resources for <a title=\"Resources For Current Au Pairs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/aupairs.asp\">Current Au Pairs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way to count down til Christmas! 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