Our Sunday School Class at church went through a book this advent, on how to bring advent to a place where your children, at any age, can understand at their level. There was a flip book with a scripture each day and then there were suggestions for family activities. There were activities for older and younger children.
We were unable to do an activity everyday of the week, but did a few to get the kids focused on the real meaning of Christmas.
Week # 1 was Jesus is the Star of Christmas. Everytime the kids saw a star, they were supposed to say "Jesus is the Star of Christmas" It was pretty fun.
I didn't get a change to get our advent wreath right away, but then Nicholas and Gabrielle came home with handmade wreaths they made in Sunday School. They were just a paper plate with toilet paper rolls for candles, and a piece of yellow tissue paper for the flame. When you light a candle you pull the tissue up from the inside of the roll. I decided to utilize their creations and have a flame-free advent wreath this year (well actually two of them).
Here are some of our activities for the week re: Jesus is the Star of Christmas
Decorating their wreaths with star stickers
We made Star Christmas cookies
They used markers to decorate little wooden stars. Then they each got to help Papa drill a hole in them for a ribbon, to make them into ornaments.
Even Sam had to try to get in on it.
The arrival of our new Fisher Price Nativity
Star Shaped Brownies for Friday Night movie night
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Looks like and sounds like you found some great ways to celebrate the season of Advent!
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