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A Nature Advent Calendar for Kids
This Nature Advent Calendar is all about simplicity and nature connection.
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Dawn on the Feast of St. Nicholas
It was dawn. Teddy woke up to nurse and wasn't settling back to sleep. I suspected that he was getting sick. There is a cold making the rounds in our home. Even I woke up with a sore throat and stuffy nose this morning. I picked up Teddy and we tiptoed into the...
The Spirit of Advent
Advent has begun in our home. The Jesse tree is up and, unlike last year, I managed to make a wreath for our four Advent candles. Our children have noticed the changes around our home and have responded with curiosity and excitement. It makes me smile when I see my...
Preparing for Advent 2012
The power cable for my laptop broke over the weekend. Until the new power cable arrives I am blogging from my husband's computer. Unfortunately I'm not able to upload pictures from my camera so the pictures in this post are from my archives.---Advent is a...
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!
December 6th is the feast of St. Nicholas and it's the perfect day to teach your children who Santa Claus really is. The St. Nicholas Center is a great place to find information about St. Nicholas and ideas for celebrating his feast day. Also,...
The Advent Wreath
The advent wreath is a popular advent tradition. It is often used in Christian churches and homes as a way to prepare for Christmas.An advent wreath has two basic components: the wreath and four candles. The wreath is commonly made out of evergreens (real or...
Jesse Tree – Day 4, 5, 6 & 7
The only things Monkey likes about the Jesse Tree is the part where we hang up the ornament. We do our Jesse Tree in the evening as a family so Monkey is usually tired and has a nonexistent attention span. At first we tried to get him involved but not...
Jesse Tree – Day 1, 2 & 3
We are now on Day 3 of our Jesse Tree reflections! The first night was hilarious (and frustrating) so we changed a few things and modified our expectations. Things are going a lot smoother now. We use a variety of books during our reflection time. Our main books are...
Jesse Tree
I am so happy that I managed to finish our felt Jesse Tree. For some reason a bunch of our fabric stores closed so I couldn't find any large pieces of felt. I ended up buying the felt for this tree in a city 2,000 km away! (I was there visiting family). We won't start...