"Stories of Jesus Advent Tree"
One of my focus' as a mom at Christmas time is to teach my children of the true meaning of Christmas, which is Jesus Christ. One of my friends, Annie, told me about this advent idea - from Housewife Eclectic - last year and I've been waiting the past year to do it with my children (ages 3, 1). Starting December 1, and each night until Christmas, children learn a new story of Jesus through: A PICTURE - I love that the majority of the pictures were in our Gospel Art Book , although some nights I pulled them up online on my laptop for my kids to look at. We pointed out different details in the pictures before reading the scripture selection OR simply summarizing the verses for their attention spans. My kids also loved watching a few video clips of the stories, so I will include links to this option as well. SHORT SCRIPTURE SELECTION - these verses go along with the picture/video each night. A SIMPLE ORNAMENT - the ornaments also go along with the picture and ...