I know I said on Monday I wouldn't share this until next week but, decided to share it today so if you want to do this with your kids, you have time to get everything together.
Last year, I came across a great advent series to do with the kids called
Truth in the Tinsel.
I purchased the downloadable book (only $7.99) and put it away to use this year. It really is the perfect thing to do with the kids becuse it is at their level. It includes a simple ornament craft that goes along with the days short devotional. I also like the fact that there is a master supply list AND a daily supply list so you can make sure you have everything you need before you start. I'm really excited to walk through this study this year with the boys and, honestly, we'll probably do it at least one more year if not two more years since repetition is so good for kids (And a whole year goes by anyway!).
This week, I'm working on gathering all of the supplies for the first two weeks of devotionals so we are ready to begin on December 1st. We'll be hanging all of their ornaments on our little dining room tree.
Another idea you could do with older kids is to do a simple study on all of the names of Jesus. Just created simple ornaments that are just those names and each day take time to read verses and talk about that name. That is another idea I came across a few years ago but have put it "away" until the boys are a little older.
