Letter Z Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Put Letter Y up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw V with {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make a Z Zebra like {How to Run a Home Daycare}

Eat Zoo animal cookies, hotdogs cut into Zs, Zucchini, Zebra cakes, Zero candybars, and things with Z drawn on them.

 Make a handprint Zebra like {Craftulate}

Make Zucchini Bread.

Watch Zoo Keeper.

Make a Zig Zag racetrack and have a tournament.

 Visit the ZOO.

Letter X Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Put X up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw X from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make an X-ray X like {Counting Coconuts}

 Eat Xs made with pretzels, cheetos, carrot sticks, fish sticks, cheese, veggie straws, etc.

Or eat cheese Xs on crackers.

Sort through Lucky Charms to find all the Xs you can like {The Beautiful Thrifty Life}!

Play tic-tac-toe

Make a Handprint X-ray Fish like {Red Ted Art}

Go on a Treasure Hunt where X marks the spot!

Go on a Field Trip to Xerox

Remember Christ - Christmas Advent

If anyone has been following my blog for a while, they know I'm slightly obsessed with Christmas Advents.  I have a ton of posts with different advent ideas.  I love them.

 

But, I've also had a mission in posting and searching for all these advents.  I once received a Christmas advent which encouraged people to come to know their Savior through reading about Him in scripture.  Each day focused on a different virtue He posessed.  Somehow, I misplaced that advent and have been searching for it ever since.

 

Today, my search is finally over.  Of all the Christmas advents, I think this one is most meaningful and important.  Read a scripture every day and Come to know Christ better.  In the future, I might change the order of these scriptures around a bit, but I am so happy to have found this at {Tip Junkie}!  What I'd really love to do is have a tree ornament to go with each virtue.  Willowtree has a lot that would work.  I've also included links to some ideas.

 

Day 1:

 Jarius’ Daughter raised

Luke 8:41-56

Christ was compassionate

heart ornament

Day 2

Sinful woman forgiven

Luke 7:36-50

Christ was forgiving

"forgive them" ornament

 

Day 3

Nobleman’s son healed

John 4:46-53

Christ had power to heal

hand keychain

or hand alphabet charm

healing hand ornament

or healing hand pendant

or helping hand ornament

or heart in the hand ornament

 

 

Day 4

Temple cleansed

John 2:13-17

Christ was pure

white/clear ornament

  

Day 5

Storm calmed

Mark 4:35-41

Christ had power over the elements

water (icicle?) ornament

 

Day 6

Children blessed

Mark 10:13-16

Christ loved children

child ornament

Day 7

Savior dined with Mary & Martha

 Luke 10:38-42

Christ made people happy

"joy" ornament

 

Day 8

Savior suffered in Garden of Gethsemane

Luke 22:41-45

Christ was Submissive & Giving

present/gift ornament

 

Day 9

Apostles’ feet washed

John 13:3-17

Christ was humble

cloth ornament

 

Day 10

Apostles chosen

Luke 6:12-13

Christ was a leader

candle/lantern ornament

 

Day 11

Christ’s wisdom advanced

Luke 2:51-52

Christ obeyed parents

parent ornament

 

Day 12

Christ baptized

Matthew 3:13-17

Christ obeyed God’s law

dove ornament

 

Day 13

Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5:2-16

Christ was a teacher

apple ornament

Day 14

Christ in the temple

Luke 2:42-49

Christ sought learning

love of learning ornament

Day 15

The Lord’s prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

Christ taught proper way to pray

prayer ornament

 

Day 16

Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:5-16

Christ taught with stories

book ornament

 

Day 17

Parable of the Lost Sheep

Luke 15:4-7

Christ helped sinners

sheep ornament

 

Day 18

Story of the Good Samaritan

Luke 10:29-36

Christ was kind

kindness ornament

Day 19

Promised the Comforter

John 14:26-27

Christ promised the Holy Ghost

"peace" ornament

Day 20

Fishes and loaves shared

Matthew 14:15-21

Christ performed miracles

"believe" ornament

 

Day 21

Story of Lazarus

John 11:40-44

Christ raised the dead

key ornament

 

Day 22

Mary’s visitation

Luke 1:26-33

Christ is the Son of the Highest

crown ornament

 

Day 23

Coming of Christ

Luke 2:1-6 & Matthew 2:9-10

Christ fulfilled prophesy

star ornament

 

Day 24

Christ's Birth

 Luke 2:7-16 & Matthew 2:11

Christ was worshipped as Savior, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords

"for unto us a child is born" ornament

 

Another idea I just came across on {Pinterest} relates to this post.  Their advent is a story a day about Jesus.  And they've used pictures to place on the calendar.  I love this idea, too.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!

Letter R Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Put R up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw R from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make a rabbit footprint like {Handprint Creations}

Play with Rocks

Make a button rainbow like {Mama Jenn}

Eat raspberries, raisins, rolls, rice, ravioli, ribs, ramen noodles and anything else that starts with R.

Watch Robin Hood.

Make Rice Krispy Treats.

Make an R Reindeer like {Children's Learning Activities}

Make a Robot like {Momaha}

Visit the Rose Garden or Roseland Plantation, or a Railroad Museum, or Rudy's, or Rotolos, or Ribmasters, or Rounders.

Letter Q Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Put Q up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw Q from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make a Q Quail or Queen like {Totally Tots}

Eat Quesadillas, Quiche, and Queso.

Make a paper Quilt or a Quilt box like this from {Fave Crafts}

Watch Quest for Camelot

Make up your own Quest to go on.

Make a handprint Quail like {Red Ted Art}

Play Queen.

Go to Quiznos or Dairy Queen

Letter P Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Put P up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw P from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make Popcorn Balls

Make a P Penguin from {Totally Tots}

Watch Peter Pan

Make a footprint Penguin

Make Pizzas

Eat Popcicles, Pickles, Pancakes, Paninis, Pineapple, Popcorn, Pasta, Peas, Peaches, Pie, Pudding, Pretzels, Pizza, and Potatoes, etc.

Go to a Pumpkin Patch

Or go to Popcorn Junction and get a popcorn ball for $1.

Letter O Week

{We Love Being Moms}

Planned for O Week: 

Put O up on our {ABC Wall}

Learn to draw O from {Confessions of a Homeschooler} and {Kids Learning Station}

Make a Handprint Ostrich

Make paper roll Octopus like these from {Teach Preschool}

Make an O Owl like {Totally Tots}

Eat hotdog Octopus like these from {Ucreate With Kids}  Also, Oatmeal, Cheerie-Os, Olives, Oranges, Oreos, Orange Juice etc.

Make an Ocean like {Lilla-a-Design}

Visit {Old Mill Pond Museum}