Now don't get me wrong - I do love decorating my home, I love Christmas baking, I love the excitement that I see in the eyes of my children. But what I don't like is that this message is the only message that is pumped out from just about every direction during this season.
As a Christian family, we purposefully set out to instill in our girls, the true meaning of this time. We make this a special and blessed time as we think of Jesus' birth, we carefully mark Advent as a journey towards the 25th where we remember our Saviours birth.
We have used various resources to help make this a special time in the past. One of the most precious resources we have used is Scripture Adventures: A Christmas Adventure.
Now I know it is early days yet, but a request for Advent resources on one of our yahoo groups got me to thinking that I would love to review and share this resource with you.
Title: A Christmas Adventure
Publisher: Scripture Adventures
Available: Currclick
Format: PDF instant download
Cost: £6.18
Ages: Family Product - all ages would benefit.
When using this resource, we set aside allot of our regular studies and focused on preparing our hearts over Advent. We used this program each day from December 1st to December 24th, discovering the story and customs behind this Christian holiday and how it relates to the birth of Christ.
This 93 page download is absolutely packed with:
- Stories
- Memory Verses
- Crafts
- Baking Recipes
- Service Ideas
- Hymns
- Hands-on Activities
- Handmade Gift Idea
and so much more!
The 'Christmas Adventure' has truly been just that for us - and adventure! I feel blessed to have such resources available at the click of a button ;o)
While using
this resource we have learnt about the meanings behind the symbols and customs
of Christmas and how they relate to Christ. We learnt about how children from
different countries celebrate Christmas. We sang Christmas songs, created
stained glass ornaments and a scripture count-down chain (among MANY
other fun crafts and activities).
From the
choice of 26 Christmas recipes we made Crispy Christmas wreaths, Ornament
Cookies, A Christmas Tree Cake and Rudolph’s Antlers. We read
the scriptures for the story of Jesus’ birth and the reason for His
coming. We used the wonderful notebooking pages to note down our heart
responses. We completed word searches and read the delightful Christmas story
of St Nicholas. We learned about a Pioneer Christmas which was especially dear
to us as we are HUGE ‘Little House’ fans. This really struck a chord in my
girls as they remembered a few Christmases that we ‘shared’ with the Ingalls
family )
The 'Christmas Adventure' has truly been just that for us - and adventure! I feel blessed to have such resources available at the click of a button ;o)
If you want to download a preview of A Christmas Adventure just visit THIS link and click on the words 'full size preview' under the products image.
When purchasing your download you can choose to purchase the NKJ version or a NIV version which is great. I know that some people prefer to stick to one or the other when memorising scripture.
Do you have any special Advent resources that you use in your home? I would love to hear if you do.
Have a lovely day everyone ;o)
Oooh, that looks great. Most of the Advent 'programs' I've looked at are geared to much younger children (Ella's nearly 8). I think I might have to get this.
ReplyDeletePaula