We finally got them finished. We all had a great time. The kids have asked that we do more. I'm really glad to hear that since I have some planned for our science next year. Yeah, I have science planned for next year. And the year after that because I am a freak that way. So here are the things we did and some pictures.
The first day we glued bookmarks on the front. They have John 3:17 printed on them and I was able to download them 4 to a page. That was good since we needed 4. I also printed these really cute mini books and we each wrote our favorite thing about Christmas. You cut it out, put it in order, and staple. Decide where you want it in your book, then glue. Then we colored pictures of the three wise men, and Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus. Cut, place, and glue.
Day two we put together a mini book that was the Christmas story. It is an 11 page mini story that you cut out, put in order, and staple. Then you place it and glue. We read the story together and talked about what Mary and Joseph went through to get to Bethlehem. We talked about the meaning of Advent. Then we wrote what advent means to us and glued it. It is a fold over. You lift the flap and the writing is in there. Then we copied a prophecy verse that told about the coming Savior. It is also a flap. You fold the top down to cover the bottom, place and glue. We had a list of verses and we each picked the one that meant the most to us. Even the baby did it. She didn't copy all of it, but she got a great start.
The third day we all picked our favorite Christmas carol out of 22 I downloaded. It has music and lyrics. We glued that to the back. Then we talked about the Advent candle and what each one means. We colored an Advent candle, fold, place and glue. Then we had a flap book that went on the front that is the history and lyrics to three different songs. The names of the three songs are at the bottom of each flap and you can flip to which ever song you want to look at. We read the history of each song and then sang two verses of each. The songs are "Mary Did You Know", "Angels We Have Heard on High". and "O, Holy Night". The last one is my favorite.
Today was day four and the last one. We colored a mini coloring book and put it together. You know the drill by now. Staple, place, and glue. Then we did a mini book that was a map. It was the journey of Mary and Joseph. That got placed and glued. We have a small flap that asks "Who is the light?" The kids wrote Jesus inside and glued that. Then the girls did a small book on Mary and the boy decided he wanted to do Joseph. I'm good with that. Then I let them fill the empty spots. We had a cut out nativity scene that we ended up not using. They cut out some of the people and animals from that and glued them onto their lap books. I did, too. There were a couple of spots that looked like they needed something.
We had a really good time. It was fun and it was work. We talked about the bible, the Christmas story, and what Jesus means to us. It was an awesome way to spend time with my kids and talk about some really important stuff. And once you know some basics, you can adapt it to anything. And if you have any questions, just ask. I couldn't get all the pictures posted, but hopefully you get the main idea.
Have a great day!
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