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Contact_FullName: Narice Contact_Email: flipper7592aol.com Area: Advent Misc. Idea: Advent Goodie Chain This is a yummy treat and a great way to count down the days before Christmas! I enjoy Chocolate kisses but use your favorite candy. 1. You will need several strips of BLUE cellophane wrap. blue is the color of Advent in most churches. Some use purple and in that case using purple may work better for you. Those who do not use liturgical colors can use assorted colors or traditional red and green. 2. Assemble the cellophane along with 27 pieces of wrapped candy some clear tape and some thin white ribbon cut in 1" pieces. 3. Twist one end of the cellophane strip and attach a Advent prayer or thought with a piece of white ribbon. 4.Next fold up the two sides horizontally and tape them together to make a tube. 5. Insert 1 piece of candy twist and tie off with a piece of ribbon. 6. Repeat # 5 for each day of Advent. 7. When you are done (27 days in 2003). twist the end and twist tie and tape off the end. 8. Send home for children to share with their family as an Advent Countdown YUMMMMM! Contact_FullName: Terri Contact_Email: tkesler@pvumc.net Area: Advent-craft (family) Idea: Have a sign up sheet so you will know how many families to plan for. Invite families to come to an advent wreath workshop. Each family will go home with an advent wreath with real candles, an advent calendar (purchase online or made), and a weekly family devotion used when they light each candle. First get one 8x8 sturdy piece of plywood for each family(hardware stores might donate this). Next drill 5 holes in the board and screw in 5 screws. This is what will keep the candles in place. Get 3 purple , 1 pink, and 1 white taper candle for each wreath. (Candles can be purchased online for about .40-.45 cents each) Next have about 18 inches of greenery and place it around the candles. The total cost is about $6 per wreath and you can ask for donations or charge a workshop fee. 12-12-00Advent Calendar Aim: To improve a child's numeric skills Materials needed: 25 small envelopes, 25 pegs, a string of tinsel, suitable sweets, stapler. Method Use the envelopes and put sweets in for the advent calendar. Ask the children to decorate the envelopes, put numbers up to 25 on the envelopes and put sweets inside them while the children are not there. Attach the envelopes to the string of tinsel using the pegs and hang across the nursery.
12-5-00I work at a Catholic school (although I am not Catholic). We do a type of procession for advent. We put an advent wreath in the center of our circle and then four candles. We talk about the candles and then each candle is given to a child to hold (not burning of course). We also give a child the bible and another a bell. The rest of the children line up behind these and we proceed around the room. There is a tape "Seeds" which has a song, "Jesus is coming". We do this procession during the song. The children love it and it gives a real sense of importance to Jesus' up coming birth.
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