Advent 2009 Theme: in a separate post, I give the scriptural quotations and symbols for our Jesse Tree which we will start filling on Tuesday, Dec 1st.
Christmas Traditions from Around the World -- thru legends, facts, foods and crafts!
Books and resources we'll be using throughout Advent and Christmas:
- CAW Christmas Around the World: A Celebration
- CSRW Christmas Stories Round the World
- CWO Christmas the World Over
- DB Destination: Bethlehem: A Family Advent Adventure
- L Lankford's Christmas Around the World
- JW Joy to the World
- W The Catholic Christmas Book
- The Christmas Stove: A Story of Switzerland by Alta Halverson Seymour
- The Christmas Donkey: A Story of France by Alta Halverson Seymour
- Monday, Nov 30 -- St. Andrew
- Tuesday, Dec 1 -- St. Edmund Campion
- Wednesday, Dec 2 -- St. Bibiana
- Thursday, Dec 3 -- St. Francis Xavier
- Friday, Dec 4 -- St. Barbara
- Saturday, Dec 5 -- John the Wonderworker
- Sunday, Dec 6 -- 2nd Sunday of Advent; St. Nicholas
Sunday: 1st Sunday of Advent -- Stir up Sunday -- make Virginia Bourbon Cakes for Christmas.
Monday: prep the Nativity by reading the story of St. Francis (from CAW, pg 123-124); read DB chap 1; W "Gospel and History"; CSRW: Austria (12-17). Read pg 9-45 of Christmas Stove; outline all gifts, decorations, card-receivers, etc for us to make during this Advent; evening activity: story and hot chocolate.
Tuesday: start working on landscape of Nativity; DB chap 2-3; W "Origin of the Feast" and "Midnight Mass";CSRW: Poland (60-71); L Poland (14-15). Read pg 46-94 of Christmas Stove; English tea-time in honor of St. Edmund Campion; evening activity: game and popcorn. Jesse tree ornament: sun and moon.
Wednesday: [co-op day so no advent activity]; evening activity - hot cider and story. Jesse tree ornament: apple and snake.
Thursday: continue working on landscape of Nativity; DB chap 4-5; W "Christmas in the Middle Ags" and "Decline and Revival"; CSRW: Sicily (72-79); L 22. Read Chap 1-2 of The Christmas Donkey; make origami ornaments in honor of St. Francis Xavier's mission trips to the Far-East. Evening activity: kids put on play of one of the legends they've heard this week. Jesse tree ornament: ark.
Friday: finish landscape of Nativity; DB chap 6-7; W "Ancient Hymns and Carols", Carols for Every Mood" and "Familiar Hymns and Carols"; CSRW: Spain (80-86); JW 58-77; Read Chap 3-4 of The Christmas Donkey; make icons in honor of St. John the Wonderworker (feast on Saturday) who fought against the iconoclasts. Evening activity: snack dinner and family movie. Jesse tree ornament: camel
Saturday: Jesse tree ornament: lamb; "Emperor's New Clothes"; visit with Santa at Community Center
Sunday: Jesse tree ornament: Jacob's ladder; make St. Nick cookies; evening activity: Christmas Movie classic and cookies with icecream.
Our Advent book basket ...
we'll be using other books from the Public Library as well as Christmas picture books we own for our evening stories (not listed above as the kids will pick out which ones to read each night).
God bless you during this first week of Advent 2009!
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