Last Friday several of the moms in our neighborhood got together for a Thanksgiving celebration. As you can tell by the pictures we dressed as Pilgrims and Indians. One of the moms told the story of the first Thanksgiving celebration and we enjoyed a feast. It was a great way to get me thinking about the upcoming holiday.
Over the past several years Scott and I have really tried to focus the kids attention (and ours) about why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Too often we treat it as a stepping stone to Christmas but it is a great way to remind our children and ourselves to be thankful for all the blessings that God has given us. We have used the book Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember
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What a great book idea. Thanks for the info. What does your family do for advent?
We usually use the book The Advent Jesse Tree. It is a daily devotional guide that traces the story of the coming Messiah from creation through His birth. Each devotion has a symbol that you can make into an ornament. We have a small table top tree in our kitchen that we add an ornament to every night. The kids really look forward to hanging an ornament each night.
I am probably going to order iron on transfers from http://www.jesse-trees.com They recommend a similar named book (different authors). I ordered the Thanksgiving book today.
That is great! I would love to see the transfers when you get them. I have seen the packet but have always wondered what they looked like.
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