Hopefully, adding these fun activities to our Advent celebration will help us remember that Christmas is about more than just opening gifts!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Advent Activities
This year we are building on the Advent traditions we started last year! We will use the reading plan we used last year, and add Advent activities! I adapted an idea from Chasing Cheerios for an Advent Calendar. I bought the tins at Michael's. They were about $20 (for 30) and I used my 40% off coupon. I also bought stickers but used scrapbook paper I had on-hand.
In each tin I have a different activity to help us celebrate Christmas! You can see my ideas in the calendar below! I just printed them out on strips of paper and rolled them up in the tins. And, it's my little secret, but since they are just on strips of paper, I can always move some around if I need to! For example, if Dec. 15th turns out not to be a good day to go to the library, I'll just switch it for a better day.
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I am going to take a look at your calendar a little more closely to see if I can use any of your ideas for my Advent Activity Calendar this year. We do this same thing and my children look forward to it every year!
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So fun!! I was thinking of doing something like this but writing them on strips for a paper chain countdown... I think I might use some of your projects!! :)
ReplyDeleteI think we're going to do a modified countdown ... I am going to make a calendar for Casiday & one for Scott that lists things I love about them, etc.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the reading plan...I so needed that for my children. I just puchased an Advent devotional for myself, by Ann Spangler, but it is too intense for the children. This is perfect, and I love the Advent tins, gives them something special to look forward to and really includes them in the holiday celebrations!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this! You have some great ideas!
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