Our Family: Preparing for Christmas

This year I wanted to make sure that we were prepared and organised for Christmas. More than that I wanted to ensure that my children had their hearts and minds turned to the real meaning of Christmas, to the wonder of God becoming man. And so, I decided we would use an advent calendar, with little pockets into which I would put little pieces of paper with daily activities and bible stories to read.

It was a lot of fun, but, I won't lie, hard work coming up with a different activity each day and then actually following through with it. A few days I wished I hadn't started it! Holly in particular loved the idea of it, and made sure that we pulled out a piece of paper every day (even if Zac might have let me forget some days!). I'm glad we pushed through though, I do think it helped the kids focus on the real meaning of Christmas, and also helped me to be organised with Christmas-y things that needed to get done. Here are some photos of the highlights.