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JodieLyn
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Posted: Oct 15 2007 at 4:19pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Simple and decorative..

paper chains.. It somewhat bugs me that Advent calenders count down December instead of counting down Advent (I realize it's because of Advent changing and the cost associated with changing every year but it still annoys me )

So anyway.. the kids and I sit down and make pink and purple paper chains.. every child.. even the baby gets their own. We count down the days to Advent with them... so they're hung around the living room and every evening before bed the children take one link off.

Last year for my older kids.. I put the references for the Jesse Tree readings on the links.

Now it may not seem huge... but let me tell you.. when you get 7 paper chains festooning one room.. and that room isn't all that big either.. it changes the whole tone of the room. And with an Advent wreath on the table.. voila

And then as you progress through Advent you're gradually undecorating the house.. and by Christmas Eve.. we take down the last chain when we start to put up the Christmas Decor. Finish that up.. maybe watch a movie or such.. and get ready for Midnight Mass. Busy.. but fun.. and everything is nice and fresh even with the littles. And we're not tired of it before the Christmas Season even ends (tired of the extra work of keeping little hands off more than seeing it)

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Posted: Oct 15 2007 at 4:21pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Oh I almost forgot.. one of my favorite simple Advent wreaths.. has been using those large balloon wine glasses.. filling thema bout halfway with salt and putting the colored votive candles in them.. then you tie a bit of evergreen to the stems with the same color ribbon as the candle and arrange as a wreath.

One nice thing.. again with littles that are inclined to climb and investigate.. is that the individual glasses are easy to put up somewhere out of reach.

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Posted: Oct 15 2007 at 6:37pm | IP Logged Quote Aloha1964
Martha, here's a website with Jesse Tree coloring pages for the kids and these could be used as decorations. It also has handmade gift ideas and daily calendar ideas: http://www.jesse-trees.com/celebration-ideas.html

Another thought: I've purchased several Advent wreaths from thrift stores for $3.99. Here's a craft idea I'm doing with my kids: I found clear glass plates at a local thrift store. We're cutting out saint pictures (free from online) and decoupaging the pictures onto the clear glass. The cost will be relatively inexpensive. Another idea is to take old religious Christmas cards and decoupage those onto the clear plates.

Here's an website for making homemade cocoa with labels for gifts: http://organizedchristmas.com/snowman-soup

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Posted: Oct 19 2007 at 4:09pm | IP Logged Quote nissag
I'm going to re-do this project as a better tutorial for this year, along with a couple of other advent projects.

I think I'll do a give-away of the new one. What do you think?

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