Advent Day 7

"Morning in Bethlehem" at Constance Free Church

Today's advent activity is one I had been looking forward to since making the Advent Calendar!  Our church put on an amazing event to celebrate the birth of Christ for young children.  There was a live nativity set with a donkey, sheep, goats, calf, llama, bunnies, ducks and chickens. Kids also got to do some fun art projects, dress up as angels, as well as decorate and eat birthday cake for Jesus.  The kids loved everything and we all look forward to hopefully doing it again next year.

 

 

 

Advent Day 6

Watch "Frosty" in Their Pajamas 



Advent Day 5

Make Snowflakes

Advent Day 4

Snowball Fight (With Cotton Balls)

Ironically we got hit with at least six inches of snow today and could have easily had a real snowball fight.  However, due to traffic delaying Nate's homecoming for the day, having to snow blow the driveway, school, church and me not having snow pants that fit, we had to postpone doing the real thing.  Needless to say, our cotton ball snowball fight was not a disappointment, over thirty minutes of fun for us all!

 

Advent Day 3

Family of Christ Preschool's Christmas Party

Tonight we attended Elyse's school's Christmas party.  We joined our friends, Adam, Jessica, Sarah and Noah for a night of cookie decorating, craft making, nativity dress up and game playing. 

 

 

Advent Day 2

Make Paper Plate Christmas Wreaths

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advent Day 1

I want to start off and give credit for our Advent Calendar to my friend, Stephanie Foertsch.  Right away when I saw her Advent Calendar on her blog I knew it was exactly what I wanted to do with the kids this year.  Our days are not identical to hers but either way, I am so excited for the next 24 days!  Our Advent Calendar consists of 24 days of Christmas fun.  Each day we will do some Christmas or fun activity to count down our days until the birth of Christ.  I hope to post pictures daily or a few every couple of days so you two can enjoy in on our fun.  

Decorate the Christmas Tree