Advent Family Activities

Advent is a wonderful season where we look with anticipation for the coming of our Messiah. This is a perfect time to create new traditions with your family that draw you all nearer to your Lord and to one another. Check out some of these Advent activities and choose one to try today.

I Can Hardly Wait for...

Activity kits are available for families to go along with this year's Advent sermon theme. Your family will engage in a different activity each week in Advent. Pick up your kit today in the Ministry Center.

Family Devotions

Printed copies of the Advent devotional, Oh Come Let Us Adore Him, from Lutheran Hour Ministries are available in the Ministry Center or you can download a copy on their website at https://www.lhm.org/advent/.

Activity Booklet

Print a copy of this Christmas Memory & Activity book for each child. Be sure to spend some time talking with your family about how they would answer the various questions.

Jesus Birthday

Host a birthday party for Jesus on Christmas morning. Bake a cake. Sing and blow out candles. You can download and print a birthday card for Jesus here.

Nativity Activities

Do you have a nativity set that the children are permitted to touch? There are a variety of options for child friendly nativity sets.

• With these pieces, you can have a Progressive Nativity. Place Mary and Joseph across the room and move them closer to the manger during each day of December.
• Hide the pieces of your nativity and have a treasure hunt. When the pieces are found, talk about each one. You could consider the perspective of each person or animal or the significance they add to the narrative.