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December 2011 Advent Calendar

December begins tomorrow!  And so does our advent calendar!  Yikes!  Our family has been so sick this last month with pneumonia, pink eye, ear infections, and now mama's wisdom teeth taken out that getting ready for Advent has been difficult.  However, the end is in sight, and I have high hopes for an enjoyable Advent season.


Like last year, we will be using my muffin tin advent calendar.  For each day, there is a M&M for each person to enjoy along with a strip of paper with our fun activity and Bible verse for the day.  Here is what our family will be doing this year: 


Thursday, the 1st – Genesis 3:1-21, Set up Nativity Set, Wrap Baby Jesus in a box for the boys to open and put in the manger.
Friday, the 2nd – Genesis 6:5-8, Make a nativity craft out of construction paper
Saturday, the 3rd - Genesis 12:1-7, Visit Nativity exhibit at Crista
Sunday, the 4th – Genesis 21:1-7, Advent Wreath Week 2
Monday, the 5th - Genesis 22:1-14, Make Peppermint Bark
Tuesday, the 6th – Genesis 28:10-22, Christmas Coloring Page
Wednesday, the 7th - Genesis 37:31-33 and Genesis 50:15-20, Assemble car kits for the homeless
Thursday, the 8th - Deuteronomy 5:1-22, Movie Night - watch Veggie Tales: St. Nicholas: The Story of Joyful Giving
Friday, the 9th - Ruth 1:1-2:3 and Matthew 1:5 & 16, Make a clothespin wreath
Saturday, the 10th – Joshua 2:1-21, Go Downtown to see Christmas decorations here and here
Sunday, the 11th - I Samuel 16:1-13, Advent Wreath Week 3
Monday, the 12th – 2 Samuel 5:1-5, Christmas Picture Study
Tuesday, the 13th – Isaiah 9:2, 6-7, Read the Legend of the Candy Cane, make candy canes out of pipe cleaners and eat one!
Wednesday, the 14th – I Kings 18:17-39, Christmas coloring page
Thursday, the 15th - Isaiah 11:1-9, Drive around looking at Christmas lights
Friday, the 16th - Jonah 3:1-4:4, 11, Make salt dough handprint ornaments
Saturday, the 17th – Micah 5:2-5, Gingerbread House Building
Sunday, the 18th – Esther 4:10-17, Advent Wreath Week 4
Monday, the 19th – Habakkuk 2:1, 3:16-19, Make Christmas cookies
Tuesday, the 20th – Luke 1:2-25, Christmas Caroling
Wednesday, the 21st – Matthew 3:1-6, Papa, Grandma, and Uncles arrive
Thursday, the 22nd – Luke 1:26-38, Great Wolf Lodge
Friday, the 23rd – Matthew 1:18-25, Great Wolf Lodge
Saturday, the 24th – Luke 2:1-5, Great Wolf Lodge
Sunday, the 25th - Merry Christmas!  Read Luke 2:6-21 and open our three gifts!
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