Comments on: Advent Calendars http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/ Catholic mother and author Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sally http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14750 Sally Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:12:24 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14750 Hi everyone, What do you think of this one? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819807850?ie=UTF8&seller=A1BMTHLMPZY2Y9&sn=Pauline%20Books%20and%20Media It's a cheapy one at $5.95, but it does have pretty glitter, Scripture quotations, and it comes with an envelope so that you can easily send it to others. It folds out (trifold) so that it can stand on its own. Hi everyone,

What do you think of this one?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0819807850?ie=UTF8&seller=A1BMTHLMPZY2Y9&sn=Pauline%20Books%20and%20Media

It’s a cheapy one at $5.95, but it does have pretty glitter, Scripture quotations, and it comes with an envelope so that you can easily send it to others. It folds out (trifold) so that it can stand on its own.

]]> By: Ouiz http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14748 Ouiz Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:32:30 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14748 We just use one that I made a few years ago. http://chezouiz.blogspot.com/2006/12/advent-crafts-part-1.html We take turns as well, although sometimes that doesn't go over quite as well as I would like it to! *grin* We just use one that I made a few years ago.

http://chezouiz.blogspot.com/2006/12/advent-crafts-part-1.html

We take turns as well, although sometimes that doesn’t go over quite as well as I would like it to! *grin*

]]> By: Helene http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14747 Helene Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:33:53 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14747 I got mine at Target some years ago. It is secular and has doors in a cute cupboard style. I use it in conjunction with a more traditional nativity scene/scripture passage paper calendar. Yay Target! I got mine at Target some years ago. It is secular and has doors in a cute cupboard style. I use it in conjunction with a more traditional nativity scene/scripture passage paper calendar. Yay Target!

]]> By: Teresa http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14746 Teresa Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:05:29 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14746 Danielle, I have one (very important) question...WHO gets to open the drawer each day? If it were in my house there would be much frustration (read: hair pulling, hitting, screaming, yelling) from the child(ren) who did not get to open the drawer that day. Danielle, I have one (very important) question…WHO gets to open the drawer each day? If it were in my house there would be much frustration (read: hair pulling, hitting, screaming, yelling) from the child(ren) who did not get to open the drawer that day.

]]> By: Robin http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14745 Robin Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:00:03 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14745 I skipped our usual Advent calendar this year, because we have been reading the same readings from it for 12 years now, and I wanted something different. So I printed off some Jesse Tree symbol ideas and readings, then set my daughter to making little figures with Shrinky Dinks (my new favorite craft medium). Each symbol (like an apple with a bite out of it) is about 1/2 inch to 1 inch, has a hole poked in it (before they were "shrunk") and is hung every night by a twisted paper clip, on our Advent wreath as we read the readings. My wreath is a fake green one, with a smaller ring inside to hold the candles (...out of reach of little hands...). So far so good. I skipped our usual Advent calendar this year, because we have been reading the same readings from it for 12 years now, and I wanted something different. So I printed off some Jesse Tree symbol ideas and readings, then set my daughter to making little figures with Shrinky Dinks (my new favorite craft medium). Each symbol (like an apple with a bite out of it) is about 1/2 inch to 1 inch, has a hole poked in it (before they were “shrunk”) and is hung every night by a twisted paper clip, on our Advent wreath as we read the readings. My wreath is a fake green one, with a smaller ring inside to hold the candles (…out of reach of little hands…). So far so good.

]]> By: Catherine http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14744 Catherine Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:53:10 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14744 We just received a gorgeous Catholic Advent and Christmas calendar from my son's godparents. It cost $5 from Liturgy Training Publications: http://www.ltp.org/p-769-fling-wide-the-doors-an-advent-and-christmastime-calendar.aspx We love it!! We just received a gorgeous Catholic Advent and Christmas calendar from my son’s godparents. It cost $5 from Liturgy Training Publications:

http://www.ltp.org/p-769-fling-wide-the-doors-an-advent-and-christmastime-calendar.aspx

We love it!!

]]> By: Sarah G http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14743 Sarah G Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:38:47 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14743 By the way, I didn't see anything inside the Advent calendars at Target. I guess those are the kind you fill with chocolate? By the way, I didn’t see anything inside the Advent calendars at Target. I guess those are the kind you fill with chocolate?

]]> By: Sarah G http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14742 Sarah G Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14742 I just read this really neat idea in a magazine today! It's not exactly an advent calendar but it some ways it's better. Make one of those red and green construction paper chains for the Christmas tree. On each link write a prayer intention. Then each day pull one off and read it so that the family keeps that person or intention in their daily prayers. I think I would add to the last link something like, '"Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, you do unto Me" Jesus thanks you for giving Him the very best gift, your love for one another.' I just read this really neat idea in a magazine today! It’s not exactly an advent calendar but it some ways it’s better.

Make one of those red and green construction paper chains for the Christmas tree. On each link write a prayer intention. Then each day pull one off and read it so that the family keeps that person or intention in their daily prayers. I think I would add to the last link something like, ‘”Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, you do unto Me” Jesus thanks you for giving Him the very best gift, your love for one another.’

]]> By: Frankie http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14741 Frankie Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:28:58 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14741 The only Advent calendars we used when our adult daughters were young were chocolate ones after welit the candles and used a simple devotional book. I had a wooden creche they could play with. I now have a small collection of creches from around the world, some of which are breakable. I have several wooden and other children's creches, including the Playmobile and Fisher Price which my grandchildren love playing with. Last year, before my grandchildren arrived, I took all the Baby Jesus figures out and placed them in a basket. On Christmas eve our grand-daugter who was then almost 6, was allowed to carefully place them back with the correct Mary. (Even the breakable ones.) She handled them carefully and loved doing it. The pictures were great! ha I have not scrapbooked them yet, but they are there and I plan to do the pages before Christmas. This is the first time we tried this and it was very moving and a wonderful way to think about Christmas eve. My favorite is a very pregnant Mary on a donkey, led by Joseph. This is paper mache and from Mexico. Got it on e-bay a few years ago wrapped in newspaper from the 40's. The only Advent calendars we used when our adult daughters were young were chocolate ones after welit the candles and used a simple devotional book. I had a wooden creche they could play with. I now have a small collection of creches from around the world, some of which are breakable. I have several wooden and other children’s creches, including the Playmobile and Fisher Price which my grandchildren love playing with. Last year, before my grandchildren arrived, I took all the Baby Jesus figures out and placed them in a basket. On Christmas eve our grand-daugter who was then almost 6, was allowed to carefully place them back with the correct Mary. (Even the breakable ones.) She handled them carefully and loved doing it. The pictures were great! ha I have not scrapbooked them yet, but they are there and I plan to do the pages before Christmas. This is the first time we tried this and it was very moving and a wonderful way to think about Christmas eve.
My favorite is a very pregnant Mary on a donkey, led by Joseph. This is paper mache and from Mexico. Got it on e-bay a few years ago wrapped in newspaper from the 40′s.

]]> By: Kris http://daniellebean.com/2008/12/02/advent-calendars/comment-page-1/#comment-14740 Kris Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:50:41 +0000 http://daniellebean.com/?p=4685#comment-14740 We have used one that is felt that you hang on the wall with velcro pieces for 7 years now. This year we went with a Playmobil one given to us 2 years ago. Although it isn't Catholic in nature. It still gets the point of waiting, across more than ever. The kids get to open a box a day with a playmobil piece to add to a winter scene. They love it! We have used one that is felt that you hang on the wall with velcro pieces for 7 years now. This year we went with a Playmobil one given to us 2 years ago. Although it isn’t Catholic in nature. It still gets the point of waiting, across more than ever. The kids get to open a box a day with a playmobil piece to add to a winter scene. They love it!

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