CRAFTS & FUN
Why we are waiting . . . offers a holiday quiz, a daily Advent entry, and a video at its inviting online hearth.
There’s still time to make and use your Advent wreath. Ken Collins has directions on his site, and you can download them here. Each week you light a new candle in addition to the candles from the previous week. Here’s the sequence for lighting:
1st Sunday in Advent - Light the Candle of Hope (Purple).
2d Sunday in Advent - Light the Candle of Love (Purple) - after lighting candle 1.
3rd Sunday in Advent - Light the Candle of Joy (Pink) - after lighting candles 1-2.
4th Sunday in Advent - Light the Candle of Peace (Purple) - after lighting candles 1-2-3.
Christmas Day - Light the Center Candle representing Christ, the Light of the World (White).
Customarily, there is a prayer for each lighting.
Create your own unique decorations and the special memories of family decorating and holiday keepsakes with this handy guide
Beliefnet calls their Advent Calendar a Spiritual Countdown [though it is actually a count up to Christmas]. Anyway, the symbols are good for family sharing and it is interactive, including “no peeking’ prompts if you click ahead.
The puzzle at Day 1 of North-Pole’s Calendar is followed by a joke, a fact, carol lyrics, and more. . .
Kids will enoy the fascinating questions and facts on how Christmas is celebrated in different countries around the world at Interactive World Advent Calendar.
Activity Village has an array of Christmas Puzzles and Mazes in addition to Christmas Games, its daily calendar activities, and printables.
