tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782597.post7691419465064523735..comments2024-02-14T19:05:20.541-06:00Comments on The Arrow's Path: Advent planning for KidsThe Archer of the Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075768526819990250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782597.post-59439271977029394112010-11-08T17:08:39.169-06:002010-11-08T17:08:39.169-06:00Hey, that's a good idea. I am currently making...Hey, that's a good idea. I am currently making a wooden name thing for my daughter at Christmas with here letters attached to magnets. I could make something like what you describe with my jigsaw for next year. <br /><br />Thanks.The Archer of the Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075768526819990250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782597.post-74240644028355448982010-11-08T14:14:34.180-06:002010-11-08T14:14:34.180-06:00Fr Ryan,
I remember this search when my kids were ...Fr Ryan,<br />I remember this search when my kids were little. I didn't want the Advent calendar to be about candy and gifts. So I found something at a store that is no longer in business but you could recreate. It has been a wonderful story telling tool each year and the kids still look forward to it after the 6-7 years we've done it.<br /><br />What I have is a beautiful folk art painting of Bethlehem on the hillside with angels and a stable and creche, etc. It's painted on a magnetic substrate. The animals and angels and stars and characters are also painted and attached to magnets. So we build the story every day, 1 piece at a time. You could use scripture, or children's books or just talk. It becomes whatever the story has for you at that time. Mine is fairly large so it is a focal point in our home, rivaling the Christmas tree.<br /><br />Blessings.<br /><br />KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139260051111249724noreply@blogger.com