Advent Adventure

How do you manage the Advent Calendar with 5 kids?  Do you get them each their own chocolate calendar?  A neighbor ruined my kids last year with just that treat.  Petra has been pining for a new advent calendar.  Yet times are tough.  So this momma had to come up with a plan.  How I love the challenge. 

1st I looked the WEB for inspiration.  All those tiny boxes, drawers, etc. just weren't going to cut it for this LARGE  family.  So I combined a few ideas.  We now have a scripture tree made from cardboard, old Christmas cards and verses for each day. 

They read the verse,  I hide the Advent Box, and then they get to try and find it with clues.  I will put different things in the box every day.  I would love some ideas.  Mine so far are:  Chocolate, Christmas stories, a game, pictures from Christmas past, a craft, etc.What fun.

Planning on using this site:  http://www.thrivingfamily.com/Features/Web/2010/dec/advent-calendar.aspx

Here are the verses for our tree:

December 1 -  Psalm 51:10-12

December 2 - Isaiah 7:14

December 3 - Luke 1:26-38

December 4- Hebrews 11:1

December 5: John 3:16-17



December 6 - Mark 15:17

December 7 - Deuteronomy 32:7

December 8 - Psalm 19:1

December 9 - Luke 2:8-14

December 10 - Luke 2:15-18

December 11 - 1 John 4:7-12

December 12 -  Romans 5:1-2

December 13 - John 12:45-46

December 14 - Psalm 126:2-3

December 15 - Psalm 37:23-24

December 16 - Psalm 98:1-6

December 17 - Matthew 2:1-12

December 18 - Philippians 2:5-11

December 19 - Isaiah 9:6-7

December 20 - Luke 1:26-38

December 21 - Luke 4:18-21

December 22 - Luke 2:7

December 23 - Mark 16:15

December 24 – Psalm 33:20; Luke 25-32

December 25 – Luke 2:1-20