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Jesse Tree Activity

A great Advent Activity for your family! Order my Jesse Tree Ornament Tutorial today and create your own holiday tradition. Find out more here.

Sew this hood style animal hat to keep your child warm this winter. Purchase pattern here.

Easy to make mermaid costume pattern for American Girl Dolls or 15" Bamboletta. Purchase pattern here.

Sew this beautiful ruffled tote bag for yourself or a friend. It's sure to bring compliments. Purchase pattern here.

Advent Activity: Light the Advent Candle

Tonight we said an advent prayer after dinner and then Lorelei taped a flame to the second Advent candle. I think she was expecting something more exciting, "What do we do now?" she asked.

Earlier in the day they requested to go on the sled behind the Four-wheeler again. So we bundled them . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Light the Advent Candle

Advent Activity: St. Nicholas Came

This morning Lorelei came down the stairs quietly and I was at the table eating breakfast. First words out of her mouth, "Mom, is there anything in the stockings?" So we headed over to check it out. Sure enough every one had some little treats inside. Lorelei was so excited! She emptied out her . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: St. Nicholas Came

Advent Activity: Hang the Stockings

German tradition from the Pewamo-Westphalia area dictates that on the morning of December 6th St. Nicholas will have left all good boys and girls a present in their stocking or shoes. So on December 5th we hang our stockings (or you can put out your shoes.) Lorelei was eager to hang the stockings with . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Hang the Stockings

Advent Activity: Reindeer

This morning the kids pulled a small reindeer out of the advent box. It was a reindeer marathon of sorts today. They started by watching Rudolph this morning while I took a shower (it aired last night on CBS and I recorded it). I am sure Allan has seen it before, but it was . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Reindeer

Advent Activity: Christmas Houses

In previous posts I forgot to mention that each day we open a door on our Advent box and it reveals a clue as to what activity we will do for the day. Today it was a tiny house ornament.

Tonight after dinner we all settled in for a craft. Steve helped Allan . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Christmas Houses

Advent Activity: Decorate the Tree

Last night after the kids were in bed Steve and I assembled the tree. Mostly it was Steve this year, I just handed him branches. The kids were excited to come downstairs and to see the tree in the living room this morning. Both wanted to decorate right away, but mean Mom made them . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Decorate the Tree

Advent Activity: The Nativity

This morning I cleaned the living room preparing for Steve to help me assemble the tree tonight. Normally I assemble it on my own, but my pregnant state doesn't allow me to lift all the boxes from the basement and I know all the bending over while putting the tree together would wear me . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: The Nativity

Advent Activities: Advent Paper Hand Wreath

Yesterday we began our Advent Activities for the month. My hope is to do an activity that is Jesus or Christmas related every day until Christmas. Last night we made an advent candle wreath by tracing their hands for the leaves and punching out red circles to make holly berries, then added paper candles. . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Advent Paper Hand Wreath