GET OUT THE TOP HAT
Today, we’re putting names in a hat and setting each other on the task to choose a used book (we’re calling them “vintage”) for a family member. On our own or in groups of two, we’ll scour our city’s best used book stores for a winner. This year, these books will go under the tree, and we’ll open them on Christmas Eve, in case anyone wants to read late into the evening.
We’ll also be supporting the community by making a contribution to the Children’s Book Bank. The CBB provides free books and literacy support to children across Toronto, supporting equal access to books for all children while improving literacy rates and socioeconomic outcomes. Learn more about them, here.
Check out the Winter Bookstore Watercolours we made last year after a local bookstore crawl!
ON THIS DAY
2024: Support Forests Canada
2023: Xmas Stories and Diana Henry’s Roast Figs, Sugar Snow
2022: Family Tree Trimming Party
2021: Tree Trimming Party
2020: Thursday “Fryday,” Skillet Fried Chicken, Crullers, and Candy Bars
2019: Donate to Forests Ontario
2018: Christmas Canning
2017: Listen to Christmas Radio Plays and Sketch a Scene
2016: Christmas Canning! Lemon Ginger Marmalade and Whiskey Fig Cranberry Sauce
2015: Picnic Beneath the Christmas Tree
2014: Use a Line from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas as the Inspiration for your own Poem or Story
2013: Make and Eat Chewy Christmas Nougat [with Pistachios and Dried Cherries]
2012: Give a Beehive
2011: Salt Dough Ornaments
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