Advent with Woodies Kids
This year, our Woodies Kids team has put together some fantastic resources to help families celebrate Advent! Woodies families will have received their special packs in the mail - but anyone can take part online!
At Christmas there is so much to think about and so much to do, but it’s important in the midst of that to take time out of the stresses and the busy-ness and make time to gather together as a family. Make a space each Sunday in advent, maybe light a candle on your advent wreath and remember - Jesus is coming!
This month, we will explore together the traditional advent themes:
Hope | Love | Joy | Peace
These are a few of the good gifts God has given to us. During this advent season, let us remember and celebrate Jesus coming to earth as a baby, meaning we have a way to access and experience these gifts.
Our prayer for you is that in spending time together each week celebrating Jesus’s birth, we will together encounter more of Him and experience more deeply the hope, love, joy, and peace He offers.
How does it work?
Each week, families can take part by reading our Woodies Kids blog which will have a Bible reading to focus on; an introduction to the theme; discussion questions; something to do together as a family and a way of responding.
There’s also a Going Deeper section if your children are older - as you may feel that you want to spend more time exploring the theme for the week and so these activities are for you!
There is a Chat & Catch section too - Chat & Catch is a really useful tool taken from the Parenting for Faith course. A training video on Chat and Catch is available on our Woodies Kids blog.
Don’t worry about doing all of the activities or questions, but we pray that as you take time out each Sunday and focus as a family on the source of our peace, joy, hope and love; that you will meet with Jesus in a special way this advent.
With love and blessings,
The Woodies Kids team x
Advent Blog
