Ann Hibbard (1956–2015)

Celebrating Advent: Family Devotions and Activities for the Christmas Season by Ann Hibbard
Story starts out with a frazzled mother of toddlers who are down for a nap and she's just finishing the wrapping of the gifts and it's so much work!
The holidays are so commercialized now that the meaning is lost in the season.
The idea is to spend family time along with the holiday and everybody can participate. Family traditions over the years can be renewed.
A plan and how much you expect to spend are show more crucial. The advent tree is one of our favorite where you put an ornament on the tree each day til Christmas.
Scripture readings are also included along with instructions on how to make things, music for the season, etc.
Includes sheet music for the Christmas carols and many ideas and templates.
This book covers a lot more than I ever thought it would. show less

Family celebrations don't have to be expensive or so much extra work they aren't worth the trouble. They can also be teaching tools for special times of faith. These activities teach children about why a special time of year is celebrated and helps put God at the center. The book includes creative ideas for devotions, games, and things to make, centered in the Christian meaning of the holiday. It is actually a detailed list for daily Advent readings and is an excellent tool for Advent show more celebrations. show less

This looks like a wonderful book for families with young children. However, as my kids are now grown, I didn't feel motivated to finish reading it myself.

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This looks like a wonderful book for families with young children. However, as my kids are now grown, I didn't feel motivated to finish reading it myself.

This family handbook will help you celebrate autumns's holidays in fun ways that honor God. It has creative ideas that alleviate parental concerns and make sure kids won't feel they are missing out on any of the excitement.