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🐑Herding the Sheep🐑 . . Today we are talking about the shepherds that visited baby Jesus. At breakfast we read the story in Luke 2: 8-20. Then we practiced herding our own sheep. . . ⭐What you need: -white balloons -permanent marker -large blanket . . ⭐what you do: -Blow up balloons and draw a sheep face on each. -Scatter balloons around room, and lay large blanket on floor. -Have your toddler "herd" the "sheep" onto the blanket. . . This works on gross motor skills. And you can work on math skills by having your child count the sheep. Or make the activity a little harder by hiding the sheep. . . How does your toddler feel about balloons? Yay or meh?

⭐The Family Tree of Christ⭐ . . One of our favorite tools we have been using this year is @tinytheologians Family Tree of Christ. These beautiful advent cards also work as a puzzle, forming a wonderful visual for the genealogy of Jesus. For Vale (2 years-old). We set the tree up without the family pictures. Then as we learn about each person, we add them to the tree. ⭐Today we learned about Jacob and Leah. We listened to the story of Leah from the Jesus Storybook Audio Bible by @sallylloydjones ⭐As the story read "One day God would use Leah's family to save the whole world," Vale piped up "with Baby Jesus!" I had big mama tears of shock and pride in my eyeballs. That's right, baby girl. Jesus is our savior. That's what Christmas is all about.

⭐When Tradition Trumps Theology⭐ Recently, I have found myself challenged about Christmas. When it comes to the Christmas story, some of our traditions are just wrong. Now, I'm not talking about Santa and his elves. I'm talking about the actual birth of Christ. Because of our culture and society, some parts have been misinterpreted. This not only effects the way we read the text, but the way we preach the Christmas story to ourselves, and pass it on to our children. On the blog I've highlighted the truth behind some of the myths, and simple ways we can pass on a more theologically-sound Christmas to our children. Link in bio.

🎁Nativity Wrap🎁 Most of the Christmas activities around here have been very toddler focused. But this one we did thinking of little baby Naomi. She has been obsessed with ripping paper lately, so I figured we could do some practice for Christmas morning while communicating about the greatest gift. 🎁 We simply loosely wrapped all of the nativity pieces, then let her open them. Simple. After she opened each piece, we would read the part of the Christmas story that correlated with that piece. 🙌We worked on fine motor skills, and Vale's matching skills. You can find more variations for older children and siblings on the blog. (Link in bio). . . 🎁What are your little ones getting for Christmas?

🎅St. Nick's Day! . Today is St. Nick's Day, and over here we celebrate by making Christmas cookies, then snuggling up to watch @veggietalesofficial St. Nicholas (they also have a book version). I love this retelling of St. Nicholas, because the language they use is simple and relatable for small children. Plus, catchy songs 🎶 . 🎅How are you and your family celebrating the day?

🐑Shepherds and Sheep🐑 . Shepherds were some of the first people to visit baby Jesus after he was born. Can you imagine their surprise when angels suddenly appeared in the fields? And an even bigger surprise when they found out all that the angels said were true! To play through this story we partnered up with @everydaybabyplay and we had a blast working our fine motor-skills while learning about these special visitors. 🐏First we made a shepherd's staff, stringing beads onto a pipe cleaner (cheerios and fruit loops also make a tasty alternative, and a great motivator😜). 🐑Next we made cotton ball sheep (Swipe to see). ⭐Finally, we gathered up our sheep and staffs and had a parade leading to see the Baby Jesus. We read and talked about the story of the Shepherds (Found in Luke 2). Then we sang some Christmas songs to baby Jesus. 🐑Swipe to see more of this fun activity, and head over to @everydaybabyplay to find more ideas for teaching your little ones through the wonder of play.

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