December 2015 Sharing Time

Welcome to December's Link Party!

Recent Posts:

I have several posts up about our recent trip to Ottawa!
There's one about our visit to the Brookstreet Hotel, The Canadian Museum of History, and the Canadian Museum of Nature.


12 Days of Christmas Advent Activities!

I am posting 12 Days of Advent Activities that focus on the Savior.
You can find a link to all of them here.


Giveaway!

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Now, on to the December link party!  I love to see what fun things you've been up to!

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Advent Day 5 - Love & The Service Jar

The most important thing I want my children to feel and think about at Christmas time is love. We celebrate Christmas because of Jesus' love for us, and because of God's love for us. Jesus was our best example and He showed us love time and time again. Finding opportunities to serve at Christmas is an excellent way to help your family to feel love and to experience the joy of serving others.

This post is part of a series of 12 advent activities. You can find more details here.

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Includes:
- A Scripture
- A Discussion Topic
- An Activity: Make a "service jar" with the free printable label included. You can make a goal to save money throughout the year, to put towards providing Christmas for another family in need next year! (You could also use this idea sooner than Christmas if you're able to save up enough to provide service in other ways throughout the year).


If you'd like to see the other days, I will link to them from this post as they go up!

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Advent Day 4 - Read!

When I pack up the Christmas decorations each year, I also pack up a bunch of Christmas books. I like to pull them out at the start of the Christmas season so that we can read them as we prepare for Christmas. That way they don't become too familiar from reading them throughout the year and it is like they are a gift themselves!

This post is part of a series of 12 advent activities. You can find more details here.

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Includes:
- A Scripture
- A Discussion Topic
- An Activity: Day 4's advent includes a printable bookmark. You can use this throughout the month as you are reading, to remind you of the greatest story of all.. or you could make some as Christmas gifts for friends!


If you'd like to see the other days, I will link to them from this post as they go up!

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Advent Day 3 - Sing - Go Caroling!

Music has such power to communicate emotion. I love Christmas music and the joy that the familiar songs and hymns can bring.  I get so excited when the radio turns to Christmas music!  I only listen to one station during December because of it. ;)  Speaking of music, I am excited and thoroughly enjoying that my girls' piano practice has turned to Christmas music and I get to hear them learning those songs each day this month!

This post is part of a series of 12 advent activities. You can find more details here.

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Includes:
- A Scripture
- A Discussion Topic
- An Activity: This one is similar to Day 1's activity.  You could go caroling just to sing, or you could deliver holiday treats tied with the "Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord" gift tag (included as a free printable).

While we're on the subject of music and singing, I want to share this video with you.  You may have seen it last year, but if you missed it, I think you'll want to see it!



If you'd like to see the other days, I will link to them from this post as they go up!

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Advent Day 2 - Proclaim & Social Media

As a person who spends a lot of time on social media, I know very well that it can be used for good, for bad, and everything in between!  As this holiday season begins, and you read today's scripture (about heavenly hosts praising God and proclaiming the Savior's birth) you might take a moment to consider that you could be part of proclaiming the good news that this season is all about! This could be an opportunity to show your children the good that can be shared on social media (or maybe you'll think of another way to proclaim the Savior's birth).

This post is part of a series of 12 advent activities. You can find more details here.

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Includes:
- A Scripture
- A Discussion Topic
- An Activity: a printable "A Savior is Born" hashtag card.. take a picture of your family holding the card & share on social media- a way to proclaim the Savior's birth this season.  If you want to share on social media but don't want to use your own photo, you can find a collection of 12 Christmas GIFs here. A new one will be revealed each day!


If you'd like to see the other days, I will link to them from this post as they go up!

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Advent Day 1 - Mary & Treats for a Neighbour

Our family loves to deliver treats to friends at Christmastime- it's fun to sing Christmas carols when you deliver them, or go for the secret approach, ring the doorbell and run! :)

This post is part of a series of 12 advent activities. You can find more details here.

Click Here for Day 1 Downloads

Includes:
- A Scripture
- A Discussion Topic
- An Activity: a cute printable tag to label some treats for your neighbour (with the photo of Mary & Jesus above).  This day also includes a 5x7 printable of the image above.


If you'd like to see the other days, I will link to them from this post as they go up!

CLICK HERE FOR DAY 2


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