October Advent Calendar

I thought it would be a fun to put our toddler friendly October bucket list into an Advent Calendar. I've wanted to do this for quite some time, but I'm so disorganized, I can't seem to get it together! New Year's resolutions, anyone? See, I'm getting ahead of myself again, and it's barely October.  I bought black paper sacks from Michael's along with some "grown-up" stickers. Inside each sack is an activity written on Halloween themed scrap book paper. I really love the way it turned out! The calendar gives our mantle a festive pop, and Anabelle already exclaimed, "ooooh!" #winning

I won't take credit for this brilliant idea, though. I originally saw it on Pinterest, and after much digging, found the original link at The Coterie Blog. I modified the design and made it more suitable for my taste. 

The activity to kick off the first day of October was pumpkin planting. I found this cute little pumpkin starter kit in the Target dollar section aka the black hole of all things you really don't need, but somehow negotiate with yourself in two nanoseconds. 

Anabelle planted the pumpkin seeds, with her helpful mommy assistant. She insisted on dumping the seeds and dirt out on the grass. It took several coaxes to get her to gently place the pot inside the garden. I think she did a pretty fine job.

And like a skillful gardener, she went back to check on the new addition. Like a sneaky smart little toddler, she scooped up the pot, seeds and all, and took them to her playhouse when I wasn't looking. 

Her sidekick, Joey came by to help, too. They are like Batman and Robin, these two.

Fall has got some major fun plans for us. I can't wait to enjoy them with Anabelle and share them all  with you :)