This year I decided to include an advent calendar in our daily routine. We have done one in the past, where we opened a little slot each day and got a piece of chocolate. This one is different. I had to do a little legwork, but found a list of 25 small items that have some symbolic meaning. I also have a scripture reading that relates to each item. For example, on Dec. 1 Abigail found a quarter in the pocket. We talked about its value and how we also have 25 days until Christmas. She commented that a quarter would not help her much with Christmas shopping, and that led into the story of the widow's mite and how she gave all she had, and while it did not seem like much, in God's eyes it was a HUGE gift because of her heart. I am looking forward to using this each day, and to see Abigail SO excited to learn about the day's item/lesson is wonderful:)
We enjoy Veggie Tales at our house...and when I found this on sale after Thanksgiving, I snatched it up. The little candy cane is attached to the dowel and we simply put it in the correct day as we take out our object lesson.
I had actually bought a kit so we could make an advent calendar, but we did not get to it in time. Maybe we can make it later and give it as a gift to someone special for next year's use:)
