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⭐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.

🎂Happy Birthday, Jesus🎉 . Real Mom Confessions: I swore I would never ever throw a Birthday party for Jesus in my house. Something about it just rubbed me the wrong way, and I was determined that this was not going to be a thing.... Then I had a 2 year-old. And do you know what is her favorite thing in the world? BIRTHDAYS!!!!! We sing the "Birthday Song" all day, everyday whether it is someone's birthday or not. It is on the regular that she requests birthday candles in her PBJ just for the joy of blowing them out. And everytime we see a papel picado she shouts "Feliz Cumpleaños!" So today we are having a little party over here. I know that Dec. 25th is not Jesus' actual birthday. And in reality we are celebrating so much more than his birth. We are celebrating the fact that "the word became flesh and dwelt among us." (John 1:14). It means that God came down and took the time to identify with us. With you. With me. He became one of us. Christmas is the hope that "we do not have a high priest that is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses." (Hebrews 4:15). He gets it, because he was one of us. So for my birthday-loving 2 year-old this means lighting some candles and singing "Feliz Cumpleaños" to Jesus. He gets her. He came down to be on her level, so I can too. . . For those wondering why our cake looks so sad, it's a playdough cake (I'll include the awesome "cake mix playdough" recipe in my stories). I just hate cake. Guys there are so many other sweets I rather spend my calories on, and it's the holidays, so I'm not going to waste those on some cake. Who's with me? Cake, do you love it❤ or meh🙄?

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