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S C H E D U L EADVENTF A M I L Y

What to Read Family Conversation…NOV 28 - Isaiah 7:14 NOV 29 - Matthew 2:10 NOV 30 - Luke 2:12 DEC 1 - Matthew 1:21 DEC 2 - Acts 5:31 DEC 3 - Luke 1:26-27

1. What are some things you are hoping for this Christmas? 2. How can we, as a family, share the hope of Jesus this Christmas?

DEC - Luke 1:28 DEC 6 - Luke 1:30 DEC 7 - Luke 1:31 DEC - Luke 1:32 DEC 9 - John 1:14 DEC 10 - Matthew 1:22-23

1. How can you remember Jesus gives us true peace? 2. What are ways you can tell others how to

have peace?

DEC 12 - Luke 2:1-3 DEC 13 - Luke 2:4-5 DEC 14 - Luke 2:6-7 DEC 15 - Romans 15:13 DEC 16 - 2 Corinthians 9:15 DEC 17 - Psalm 29:11

1. What’s the difference between happiness and joy? 2. How can we, as a family, show the joy we have in Jesus to others this Christmas season?

DEC 19 - Isaiah 9:6 DEC 20 - Isaiah 9:7 DEC 21 - Luke 2:7 DEC 22 - Luke 2:8 DEC 23 - Luke 2:9 DEC 24 - Luke 2:10

1. Why is the love that God showed us through Jesus so important? 2. What are some ways that we can tell others about Jesus this week?

DEC 25 - Luke 2:11-14

1. Why do you think God allowed His Son to be born in a small town, possibly in a stable, and placed in a manger (a feeding trough)? 2. Why was Jesus born?

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CHRISTMAS D A Y

Kids at Spring Hill Activity Pages

Stuff for Older Kids Stuff for Younger Kids

Color The Ornament

Odd Ornaments: Check out these crazy facts about Christmas OrnamentsThe first account we have of a tree decorated with ornaments in a home dates from 1605 in Strasbourg, Germany.

In the 1900's, decorations included popcorn strands, pictures, cotton to look like snow, candy, and eventually glass balls and figurines. Some people used candles, but they often caused devastating fires.

Over 1 billion ornaments are sold in the U.S. every year. That’s plenty for the 50 million trees that are sold

The average length of time a Christmas tree grows before it is cut down is 15 years.

Can you help the lamb find his way to the manger?

Stuff for Older KidsStuff for Younger Kids

Gabbing about Gifts: Check out these Interesting things

about giving and the song, the 12 days of Christmas.

Every gift in the song, The 12 Days of Christmas CAN symbolize some part of Christianity. (See Below)

Although the Holiday of Christmas has only been recognized for the last few centuries, giving gifts in honor of Christ has existed since Jesus was born, over 2,000 years ago. THANKS WISE MEN!

If you actually had to buy (or rent) every gift mentioned in the song, it would cost over $125,000

If you add up all of the gifts from the song, The 12 Days of Christmas, it equals 364! That’s every day of the year + Christmas Day. See Below. The MATH even looks like a Christmas Tree!

1

1+2=3

1+2+ 3=6

1+2+ 3 +4=10

1+2+ 3 +4 +5=15

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6=21

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7=28

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8=36

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9=45

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10=55

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11=66

1+2+ 3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +11 +12=78 Christmas

Day

What’s in a song?

Can you

name the

gifts?

Here’s what they might symbolize…

On The First Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me…

A __________ in a pear tree

2 __________ ________

3 __________ _________

4 ___________ _________

5 __________ _________

6 __________ a-___________

7 __________-a____________

8 _________-a-_____________

9 ___________ ___________

10 _________-a-___________

11 __________ ___________

12 _________ __________

Jesus Christ

The Old & New Testaments

Faith, Hope & Love

The 4 Gospels of the Bible The Torah, or Law, the first 5 books of the Bible

6 Days of Creation

7, the number of completeness

The 8 beatitudes (Matt 5:3-11)

9 expressions of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23) 10 commandments

11 faithful disciples

12 tribes of Israel

1+3+6+10+15+21+28+36+45+55+66+78=364!!!Maybe that means that a having generous heart, in honor of

Jesus, is something we should have all-year-long, not just on Christmas!

The Nativity:

Make a big “X” across the things that are NOT mentioned in the story of Jesus’ birth as told in the Bible.

Big Question…

Who is Christmas REALLY about? _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Stuff for Older Kids Stuff for Younger Kids

Words found in Matthew, chapters 1 & 2.ANGELS BETHLEHEM EGYPTFRANKINCENSE GOLD HERODIMMANUEL JERUSALEM JOSEPHMANGER MARY MYRRH PEACESHEPHERDS STAR WISEMEN

Additional words found in the puzzle, but NOT in the Bible.ALABAMA BLACK FRIDAY DRUMMERFROSTY MACY’S SAMSUNG

Christmas from The Word Find and circle as many words as you can that are mentioned in the story of Jesus’ birth,

as told in Matthew, chapters 1 & 2. Words may run in any direction. (Try to do it without looking at the list below the puzzle.)

Which One Is Different? Circle the Ornament from each set that is different from the other three.

Color them ALL in when you’re done!