Many of you started Unearthing Wonder or our Holiday Book Flood earlier in the season but if you're looking for simple, last minute Advent —we're here to help!
This 5-day plan is a gentle invitation to slow down and savor the season. By combining story, song, Scripture, and hands-on activities, it offers families a simple way to reconnect with the heart of Christmas—without feeling overwhelmed.
Whether you spread the readings out across a week or complete them in a few cozy afternoons, these moments of connection will linger long after the holidays have passed.
Day 1
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Read or listen to: The Twelve Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora
(Click for Youtube link) - Look at The Nativity by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
- Read Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
Day 2
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Read or listen to: The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie de Paola
(Click for Youtube link) - Roll beeswax candles.
- Sing O Holy Night
- Read Luke 1:26-38
Day 3
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Read or listen to: Twas the Night of Christmas by Glenys Nellist
(Click for Youtube link) - Make clay candle holders. See tutorial here.
- Sing Silent Night
- Read Luke 2:1-7
Day 4
- Listen to: “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti, performed by Keith and Kristyn Getty (Click for Youtube link)
- Make a pinecone birdfeeder-spread peanut butter on a pinecone. Roll in birdseed. Hang for the birds.
- Sing Away in a Manger
- Read Luke 2:8-14
Day 5
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Read or listen to: The Friendly Beasts by Tomie de Paola
(Click for Youtube link) - Sing The Friendly Beasts
- Make sugar cookies
- Read John 1:1-5