We’re using the new paper printable ornaments this year to go along with our Truth in the Tinsel Advent Devotions.
Here’s this year’s tree decorated {with what the cat hasn’t destroyed} from our Truth in the Tinsel crafts from last year. We enjoyed making the ornament crafts. Sadly, many have been lost to Sampson alreayd this year. He has a thing for glitter and cotton balls.
I can’t wait to add all our new creations!
Glitter should be an illegal substance. Just sayin…
Here are our nifty Wisemen paper-chain dolls! If you don’t already know, we are using the book Truth in the Tinsel. I highly recommend trying this out next year if you haven’t already. (And just to prove the awesomeness of it, I will say I plan to do this again next year. I think they will enjoy it even more at a little older age!) It has been a lot of fun and a great way to get the whole family involved in devotions. Our tree is filling up with wonderful handmade remembrances of Jesus’ birth story! (this is great because I don’t have many ornaments otherwise!)
I think I loved today simply because this craft didn’t involved ANY glue! I let Thing One go for it on his star, just helping to guide the string into the slits. It is a very….creative…star. Thing Two had help from Daddy – so theirs is “picture perfect,” haha.
The boys put there stars on our tree themselves tonight. Usually we have to wait for the glue to dry, so I put them up before I go to bed and they “find” their new ornaments the morning.
Sheep & Angels…yes, we are getting behind in our days. It is hard to do one EVERY night. Especially when we have been busy having a special visit from my sister, “Auntie Amy!!!!!” She helped us catch up on a couple days tonight.
Auntie Amy read our story and helped Thing One make his sheep.
The finished sheep and angels!
