Celebrating Christ during the business of Christmas Season is an important tradition to instill in our children! Using resources such as Advent books, calendars, ornaments and activities are great ways to get your children involved and excited about learning about Jesus during Christmas!
I was looking for recommendations on materials to use with my girls and I got wonderful feedback! I linked some of my friends favorite resources to use! These are all available on Amazon so you can have them in time for Advent season!
The Christmas Star from Afar
A Tradition For the Whole Family
Start off by reading the book as a family.
Kids know mom and dad are in on the fun!
Take turns hiding the star, let the younger ones have a chance to hide the star for their older siblings.
Don’t worry if you forget to hide the star one night! This is not a magical flying star so it can be hidden later that day. Star From Afar is a NO PRESSURE tradition.
Little Hearts Prepare Him Room
Little Hearts, Prepare Him Room is a family Advent devotional designed to grow alongside the hearts of your little ones. Allowing you to go deeper as children grow older, the readings of the well-known texts call children and parents alike to taste the grace of Christmas and to apply that grace to the parts of life that don’t make sense. With scriptures primarily from the gospels of Luke and Matthew and themes from the Westminster Confession of Faith, both content and reflection questions intend to address the heart of the matter: what God says about us in His Word and how His truth shapes our lives.
The Shepherd on the Search
Embark on a family journey and find Christ in Christmas! During the Advent season, begin reading the story of your shepherd’s timeless journey in a beautifully illustrated interactive children’s book, and let the fun begin every day as you hide your shepherd and your children find him in a new place along the search! The shepherd’s journey begins anew every Christmas season and ends on Christmas day as your shepherd finds his way to the manger. Make meaningful Christmas memories, as year after year your family delights in helping your cuddly shepherd retell the timeless story – that focuses on the true meaning of Christmas.
https://amzn.to/33D16rf – the book
https://amzn.to/2p89vnn – the book and Shepherd (not prime eligible)
Jesse Tree Ornaments – Coloring Activities Book
This is a fun project to help kids learn more about the Christian faith. This Jesse Tree helps to tell the story of the Bible from creation to the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesse Trees can be used during Advent to help prepare for Christmas. This book has 24 ornaments to color and cut out and a pattern to make a tree out of construction paper to display the ornaments. There are also Bible stories for children and Bible passages for each ornament
Jesse Tree Book and Ornaments
Bring Christ back to Christmas by giving your children a devotional experience that adorns your tree with Christian symbols.
The Advent Jesse Tree offers 25 devotions for each day from December 1st to December 25th, Christmas Day… The day Christians celebrate that God’s purpose was finally revealed in the coming of the savior, Jesus Christ. Each devotion traces the heritage of Jesus through the stories and prophecies of the Old Testament. This book enables individuals and families to engage in a more meaningful celebration of the Christmas season. These daily Advent devotions are written in two versions (one for children and one for adults) including a scripture, a story and commentary, questions to ask, a prayer, and a song.
Each devotional story is paired with a representative symbol that traces the heritage of Jesus… Such as a lamb, a dove, a rainbow, a heart, a star, etc. Children and their parents can utilize the symbolic line art printed with each daily devotion to craft meaningful ornaments. These symbols coincide with the prayers, memory verses, questions for children, and songs found in the devotions for that day.
Finally, on Christmas day, your tree will be filled with reminders of 25 Bible stories that led up to Christ’s birth.
https://amzn.to/36TPiTs – book
https://amzn.to/2p7Nbu6 – ornaments
The Advent Story Book
Benjamin Bear cannot wait for Christmas to come. To help the time pass more quickly, his mother tells him that every day when he opens a door on his Advent calendar she’ll tell him a story about another little bear and his long, arduous journey to Bethlehem.The little bear, led by a glittering star, meets many others on his travels. His adventures, filled with acts of heroism and kindness and many small miracles, show him the path to the Christ Child. A beautiful book that teaches the true spirit of Christmas.
https://amzn.to/2pa5Fu7 – Book