Here is our complete advent calendar. This project cost us approximately $3! The pockets are envelopes, each envelope contains a note card with the activity for the day!
Our advent wreath cost less than $10 to put together. (I would love to have an expensive fancy one, but it's not currently in our budget). The wreath was $2.50 at Walmart. Candles ranged from 84c for a 4 pack to $3 for the larger center candle. Candle holders are old baby food jars. Pine cones were collected locally.
Our table, ready for advent.
What thrifty materials have you used in preparing for advent?
It's finished! We've set out our plans for the next month's activities as we anticipate the coming of Christ! Are you celebrating advent? Are you interested in it? Here are our family activities:
Thank you What's in the Bible for helping us prepare our family with the new Everyday Emmanuel book and many fantastic blogs that gave us ideas to fill in the blanks for our family!
What's in the Bible is a fantastic video series that our whole family enjoys. Truthfully, the first time we watched them, the boys were not extremely interested. BUT - the more we watch, the more they seem to really love them.
What's in the Bible is taking our family through the Bible, starting at the beginning (where else would you start?) The characters teach about the Bible story as well as the history of the Bible and even helps children (and adults) get a good handle on big theological concepts - like Salvation.
We love the catchy songs and creative ways that the Bible story is told with this series. I love the way my boys are learning Bible facts without any effort. They don't know they are learning, they just like watching the videos, singing the songs, and hearing the stories.
We turned What's in the Bible into a special night - Popcorn and Movies with the boys. They snuggled up on their little futons and watched intensely! When it was over, they wanted to watch it again!
As a parent who is very particular about what her children watch, I highly recommend the What's in the Bible video series for any family - with kids of ANY age.
As a children's minister who cares deeply that children learn God's word, I highly recommend this series for all families that want their children to have a good, firm grasp on what the Bible is about.
As a Bible student, I wish I had seen this years ago to help me have a better idea about what I was trying to learn.
The videos are inexpensive, $15 each and there is frequently an online promotion available. You can buy them online, or pick them up in your local Family Christian Bookstore! Want to try it out? 3 of my readers will be lucky enough to win a copy of "In the Beginning". This is the first of 7 (so far). Enter using the Rafflecopter Form below.
