 Hey guys it's Camille, I'm sister number one and today I'm sharing with you my favorite Christmas tradition to do with my kids and the good thing is it's simple and it's something that a parent can actually get excited about so stick around. Okay so today I'm sharing with you my Christmas book advent calendar. When we were growing up we always got those advent calendars where every day you open a window and there's a little nasty chocolate in there and I loved it. I absolutely loved it because it was helped me to count down to Christmas and get excited and so this is kind of a different take on an advent calendar that my kids absolutely love and all that it is is every night there is a book they unwrap that we have under the Christmas tree and we read it together as a family. So you could either do this for 24 days like the whole month of December or you could do the 12 days of Christmas like just leading up to those last 12 days before Christmas arrives but it's something fun that you can do with your family and that the kids get excited about knowing that there is a new book coming that night and they're excited to read it we'd read it by the Christmas tree and it's just it's so magical so I'll show you how to do it it's not hard at all. Also before we get started make sure that you subscribe to our channel so that you don't miss any fun traditions like this and of course yummy recipes that your whole family is going to love. Start by picking out the books you want to use and how many you're going to need for however many days you do this for. My kids are still young so we love picture books. Here are some of my favorites. Snowman at Christmas is hilarious and the story is so creative. The polar express is a Christmas classic and the pictures are breathtaking. If your kids love Pete the Cat you're going to love this Christmas version. The Christmas tapestry is one of my favorites. Basically anything by Patricia Palacco is awesome and of course the night before Christmas. This version illustrated by Jan Brett is beautiful. So now wrap up each book and then I like to put them in a basket and keep them under the Christmas tree to be read each night. Okay so here's another tip when it comes to getting books. You don't necessarily have to get grand new books because that can be super expensive especially if they're hard bound. However head to your local Goodwill store or like a used bookstore. You can get these books for super cheap. I also got a lot of books on Amazon just got used ones that were in like new condition or good condition. Anyways I ended up getting this book from Polar Express on Amazon for less than I think two dollars and of course you have to pay shipping but it's such a gorgeous book. It's such a killer price so don't feel like you have to have all brand new books for this. You can get great ones just used books for killer deal. Do you have a favorite Christmas book? Leave a comment below and tell us your favorite. Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss any recipes or fun traditions just like this and of course check out these other videos that we have on our channel right now.