On Wednesday night we decorated our Christmas tree. I’m finally posting about it today, because after we got the last ornament on, I realized my camera battery was out of juice and I didn’t feel I should write a post about decorating the tree without having a picture of the final product. At last, I have said picture, so let the fun begin!
How to Decorate a Christmas Tree with a 19 Month Old
Step 1: Bring the Ornaments Out of Storage
I love our Snapware ornament box. It keeps the ornaments securely in one place, but the trays separate for ease of packing/unpacking. Alethea liked it because she got a sneak peak of what was coming, before we even opened the box. She kept saying “Ball, ball!” and pointing at the round glass ornaments.
Step 2: Pick Out an Unbreakable Ornament for 19 Month Old to Put on Tree
At this point, things were going well. Alethea was happy to try her hand at getting the toy soldier to stay on the tree.
Step 3: Console 19 Month Old After She Realizes She is Not Supposed to Take the Ornament Back Off
In this case, the picture says it all…
Step 4: Distract 19 Month Old with a Different Ornament to Put on the Tree
This step worked especially well when the ornament had a picture of Alethea on it.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 2-4 Until 19 Month Old Loses Interest and Requires a Caramel Corn Break with Daddy
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of this, but it was really cute!
Step 6: Put 19 Month Old to Bed and Finish Decorating the Tree
Step 7: Stand Back, Admire the Finished Product and Then Flop Exhaustedly onto the Couch
Done!
Very cute! And I need to add that your floors are so shiny!! Where’d you get your stockings??? I saw target had the stockings with initials, and I really wanted to get 3, but I couldn’t justify 13 bucks per stocking… I’m a cheapo I guess.
The 19 month old decorates just like mommie. She did a very good. Your tree is very pretty.lol Now sit back and wait to see who comes first, Santa or the new addition. St. Charles is waiting for the good news.
Jenny – Our stockings are from Target. They are the plain stockings with separate initial pins. I bought Peter’s and mine one year and Alethea’s the next, so we spread out the expense a little bit. They are a bit pricey, but we’ll use them for many years to come, so I didn’t feel too bad about getting ones I really liked. Only problem is they don’t have another one I like for the new baby, so I’m going to have to look elsewhere if this kid shows up before Christmas. Hopefully she’ll come right after Christmas though and I can find one on clearance somewhere.
Pearl – We’re hoping Santa gets here first, but only by a day or two. We’ll definitely be posting here on the blog as things progress, so keep checking back and you can be the first from St. Charles to know when the baby gets here!