Incorporate some fun Christmas stories into your morning time this advent season! My mom gifted us these books, so I stuck them into our Jesse tree packages this weekend. The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel speaks of the angels present in the Christmas story, found in Matthew and Luke. The Berenstain
I don’t really want Christmas to be about material things, so why do I do these daily packages? For two main reasons: To have something for us to look forward to each day To have an object lesson that relates to the spiritual truth Could I accomplish these things without gifts? Yes, but it adds
There are many ways to do a Jesse tree or to celebrate Advent. I have chosen to start with creation and go through major stories of the Old Testament. Then the second half of the month we will focus more on the birth of Jesus. So, for creation, I gave the kids playdough. God created
My challenge this month is to be consistent, but without perfectionism! So, I will be trying to update this regularly with pictures and videos of exactly what we are doing! Check out my two newest videos on my Relevant Learning Site on Facebook! Relevant Learning Check out my posts from previous year’s to help
I’m looking forward to doing communion with my children tomorrow. We will talk about Passover and share crackers and grape juice. We will make some connections between the Old Testament and the New Testament. For today, I’m sharing a snippet of the next few days of our Jesse tree/ advent Celebration. Don’t forget to check
We got our Jesse tree up yesterday on the first of December. We kept it simple with pieces of construction paper taped together. Today, we added our first magnet – Creation. The kids have enjoyed playing with play dough, creating things and remembering that God is the Creator. Day 1-4 Posts Continuing on with
Christmas evokes so many emotions for many of us. I tend to be stressed around the holidays. So, I’m determined to do things a little differently this year. For starters, we are not putting up our regular Christmas tree. I don’t have anything against Christmas trees, but it’s just the start of doing things differently