Advent Begins! Our Plans

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So it begins. I don't how you do it at your house, but we are of the Put The Tree Up After Thanksgiving Persuasion. We want to give the Pilgrims their due. Plus, I start getting twitchy if the tree is up too long. I love Christmas and all, but we don't celebrate the Tree. 

We have our favorite traditions. This year I am trying a few new things. For one, I have written down a few favorite "must do at all cost" things. I thought about planning one a day and then I decided I'd wear wool to the pool. Below you can see the list of Christmas Activities I assembled for us to work through. 

We also are doing a couple more things. The Muffin and Me (sounds like a sappy movie title) always strive to keep the True Reason For the Season front and center in our Christmas celebration. 

Last year, Josiah and I read  Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent. We are reading through it again this year. I recommend it heartily to families whose desire is to talk about Christmas in a meaningful way. 

Something new we are doing this year is working through Truth in the Tinsel. This is a fun e-book that has an ornament craft everyday through the advent season. The crafts look easy to do and put together (yay!). I'm excited to get started. 

If you want to purchase Truth in the Tinsel, please use my affiliate link. You can also purchase the Truth in the Tinsel printable ornaments if you want to make things really easy on yourself. 

I need to tell you that the book was written for kids ages 3-5 in mind. I honestly think that it can be adapted for any ages. I don't want to frustrate myself (or Josiah) with complicated crafts. I am planning on "blinging out" a few of them. While I was doing a bit of research I came across this fun post on how to make the ornaments using Legos! I think we are going to have to try a few. 

I promise to post a few as we go along.