Ideas for things to do at home:
Share kindness...
During Advent, have a family Good Deeds Box - using a box as a "manger", add "straw" daily, a piece for each good deed, so that when it's Christmas you've made a soft bed for baby Jesus. Download the Good Deeds Box document. With December such a busy month, we can all appreciate random acts of kindness!
Bake a wreath or ornaments together...
Here's a video about Advent:
(In this video they refer to Advent colours that some churches use that are different for us. We use BLUE for the altar and our Advent candles.)
Here's an Advent calendar:
With parts of the story told each day until Christmas, and the first gift of Christmas is given! Either use is as a calendar or make into cards that are hidden to be found each day. (Resource is from happyhomefairy.com)
Advent Calendar to download or ready to be cut into Advent Cards