Today’s activity is focused on welcoming Jesus into our homes, and hearts, at Christmas time. You will need: A box, shoebox or dolls cradle A blanket A dolls pillow (optional) A baby doll What to do: Talk to your children about how the Holy Family could not find anywhere to rest when they arrived […]
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This is a fun activity that you can do without having many supplies. The kids will have fun making it and using the wrapping paper for Christmas presents! You will need: Household sponges Permanent marker and scissors Paints Plastic plates Butchers paper What to do: Using the permanent marker draw some simple Christmas shapes
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This is a rather ambitious project but it was a lot of fun and can actually be staggered over a couple of days if time is an issue. At the end of it though, you will have a Christian take on the gingerbread house tradition. You will need: Ingredients and recipe for gingerbread Ingredients
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After a few days of fun, but busy activities, settling down with the Christmas story and a simple colouring activity is a nice way to prepare for Christmas. You will need: A Christmas story book or picture Bible A picture of the Nativity for colouring Pencils What to do: Read/share the Christmas story with your
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This is a quick and easy Advent activity for bringing an angelic presence to your house. You will need: Paper plates Textas, colouring pencils or paints Sequins and glitter (optional) Scissors Stapler. What to do: Draw the following image onto your paper plate and cut out. Help your children decorate their angels with whatever supplies
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During Advent it is a great idea to set up a Nativity scene inside your house. If you’re like us you probably have a nice and expensive one you like to display well out of the reach of your children. But having a Nativity scene for your children to set up and interact with
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This is a quick and simple Bible craft activity using bits and pieces from around the house. The best thing is that Jonah actually fits inside the whale! What you’ll need: a rectangular tea bag box, grey and pink paint, grey card or paper, a toilet roll and scraps of patterned or coloured paper, pipe
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This craft took my 3 year old son and I less than 10 minutes to complete and he had great fun playing with it. Materials: Tissue Box, Glue, Scissors, Marker, Toilet Roll, Coloured Paper Method: 1) Start with an empty Tissue Box and decorate the box or cover it with coloured paper 2) Cut
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Create a miniature slide out of empty toilet rolls! Things you need: empty toilet rolls newspaper coloured patty pans/paper stapler/staples sticky tape egg carton/items out of your recycling bin scissors Method: 1. Cut the toilet rolls longways in half, and staple end to end to create slide, attach other items from your recycling bin collection,
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Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 1 cup salt 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons cream of tartar 2 cups water food colouring Combine ingredients in saucepan over heat and stir until mixture is smooth and stiff. Originally posted 2013-11-12 08:47:19.
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