Another Family Advent Activity: Advent Stockings

A number of years ago I came across an idea somewhere (Family Fun, maybe?) of a fun way to count down the days till Christmas. We had done the advent chains, where you start with 24 paper chains and you rip one off each day so the kids (the little ones, especially) can see how many days are left until the big day. Some people write a Bible verse on each chain or an idea of an activity to do, some just leave them blank. We also do advent calendars, as this is something I remember from my childhood. Somehow, my kids seem to get just as much thrill out of something as simple as looking for the daily number and opening the flap as I did when I was little. But my favorite Christmas countdown, and it seems to be my kids' favorite as well, is our advent stockings. I'm still planning on throwing a length of Christmas greenery along the hooks to dress it up a bit, but you get the idea. Pr...