We all know the lyrics to the song "Twelve Days of Christmas." It has made us all familiar with the 12 days of Christmas, which were originally meant to be a way to teach children about the Christian faith. Now most people just have fun with the song, wondering why on earth anyone would want to end up with twelve partridges in twelve pear trees or thirty lords a-leaping, and figuring out just how much all those gifts would cost. Some of the guides around the Parenting and Family Channel have thought of a new way to consider the twelve days before Christmas. I thought it might be fun to take a look at twelve days of games. The first game, representing a partridge in a pear tree, is a new game from Banangrams - Pairs in Pears.
Here's what the other guides are doing for the first day of Christmas, in the parenting and Family Channel as elsewhere on About.com:
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Printable Tags by Sherri Osborn, Family Crafts
- The Twelve Days of Christmas for Babies by Jennifer White, Baby's First Year
- The Twelve Days of Baby Products by Heather Corley, Baby Products
- The Twelve Days of Kindness by Jennifer Wolf, Single Parents
- The Twelve Days of Finals by Jackie Burrell, Young Adults
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Preparations by Carrie Craft, About Adoption & Foster Care
- Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas by Elizabeth Kennedy, About Children's Books
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Coloring by Beverly Hernandez, About Homeschooling
- "The 12 Laundry Stains of Christmas" Mary Marlowe Leverette, About.com Guide to Laundry
- The Twelve Cats of Christmas by Franny Syufy, About Cats
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Decorations by Lisa Hallett Taylor, About Pool & Patio