Every Christmas season I remember as a kid included family devotions each night around the dinning room table. They revolved around a felt advent calendar and a devotional book that is now out of print. The simplicity of each lesson must have hit home for me as a kid, because the Bible verses we memorized are still engraved in my mind. We LOVED taking turns selecting the corresponding ornament each night and placing it on the tree. A friend of mine reminded me of this book, just the other day, when she said my dad had recommended it to her. Sadly, the book is out of print, but can still be purchased used on Amazon. Buy it here: Family Celebrations: Meeting Christ in Your Holidays and Special Occasions
*Update! I just discovered an updated version of Ann Hibbards book which can be found here: Celebrating Advent: Devotions and Activities for the Christmas Season This new book includes 2 full seasons of devotions, as well as added discussion questions and further study of older children and adults. Looks good to me!
I spent some time creating my own nightly devotional that follows the same symbols used in the original book. If you made a tree years ago, or want to make a new one – follow along with the daily devotions and find the ornament that corresponds with each night’s theme. Each day includes scripture, memory verse, discussion questions geared toward young kids and a you tube video that I felt highlighted each theme well.
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This download includes:
1. Printable version of the ornaments that hang on the felt tree
2. Pattern for creating a felt Christmas tree
3. Small, printable tree with printable ornaments to hang on the fridge!
4. PDF (tablet friendly) family devotions with links to youtube videos
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Dominique
December 29, 2015 at 8:07 pmHello,
Im new to the site, I was trying to view some of the archive materials and I am having the most difficult time. I have joined the site, however when I click on the preschool chart it never shows me the printable. Thank you for help.
Sarah Lemp
December 29, 2015 at 11:28 pmHey Dominique! Once you login with your password – be sure to click on “download” link which will automatically download to your computer. If you want to see the post about that particular printable you can click on “view post”
https://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/signup-printable-archives-private/
Hope that helps!
Abby Trahan
September 30, 2014 at 1:51 pmThanks for sharing! We also did this as kids, and I actually went online to purchase the book so I could share with my kids. Trying to get an early start making our tree!
Laura K
December 3, 2013 at 8:09 pmThis is incredible! Thank you so very much for putting this all together and sharing it! You did a wonderful, thorough job. Our whole family is enjoying it! :D
Sarah Lemp
December 3, 2013 at 8:54 pmLaura, thank you so much for the feedback! I am so happy you found this helpful!! Merry Christmas and enjoy the time together as a family :)