it is so exciting to watch my girls get giddy when we talk about Christmas, afterall it is my favorite holiday too. we are working on covering all of the Christmas basics: we have established that we love Jesus more than Santa (Addison said it would hurt Jesus' feelings if we say we love Santa more-too cute). we have also established that we celebrate Christmas because it is Jesus' birthday. Well, that pretty much does it, huh?!!
i found this great idea for an advent calendar. i am so excited to start doing these fun things as the girls get older. i will post pictures later of how i did it, but for now, i'll post the link where i got the idea and the print out of the adorable numbers (click here for the link).
you can get an idea of what i did until i get the pics up.
each day includes:
-a small treat
-bible verse(s) telling the story of Christ's birth
-a family activity
i am hoping to start a new family tradition, so hopefully the envelopes don't get too messed up. let me know if you want a copy of the verses and activities.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
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I made our Advent calendar too! It's different though, no 'treats'. I made mine out of paper and will (b/c I still need to) hang it in the dining room and we have small cards to read with it. We are also lighting Advent candles...it's really cool & my kids LOVE it.
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