Advent spiral

This year for Tri-Saints Lutheran Parish, I decided to do a take-home for families that would be a combination Advent Wreath and Advent Calendar. I have never found an Advent Wreath that looked go…

celebrating a light-filled advent with the grimm's advent spiral with lots of magical ideas and themes on how to decorate and use it!

We make an advent spiral out of salt dough every year, and it is a tradition that has led to some of my very favorite memories. I remember making our very first advent spiral one a few years ago when Elliot had barely begun to walk, and this year I was able to watch as

Using an Advent spiral with children in our Montessori home

This DIY Waldorf-inspired advent spiral countdown calendar is a simple yet lovely way to celebrate the return of the light.

This Advent download is a fun and simple way to partner with families and help them celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas. This download includes directions to create your own family friendly Advent Sprial. Your families can create their own Advent Spiral and use it to count the days, beginning on December 1, until Jesus' arrival. The download includes a simple prayer guide focused on being thankful for God's presence with us. Also included in the download is detailed instructions and…

As we approach the Advent season we are seeking what is universally celebrated, that which goes beyond religion or creed to the essence of our Spiritual Nature that is connected with the cosmos and the Cardinal Points of the year. Our joy and work as educators are to bring festivals that are nourishing to children […]

Here is my Advent Wall Spiral almost complete: Day 1: Doors open in welcome (prayer for shut-ins) Day 2: Openness (prayer for myself with others) Day 3: Safe journeys during holiday travel Day 4...

Everywhere we look - Chik fil a, the mall, the lampposts - they're all saying the same thing. Whispering with the cadence of the Polar Express train..."Jesus is coming. Jesus is coming." Many other things are coming, too, though - My son's birthday into Heaven. My husband's first day of therapy after his brain surgery…

Simple advent spiral

It’s been a strange one 2008. I’ve come to expect the unexpected. I’ve seen real highs and real lows. I’ve wept with laughter, joy, despair and gut wrenching fear. I’ve paced around our kitchen table with my head in my hands - but then I’ve danced round it too more times than I could mention. I’ve learned not to take things for granted. Security can literally disappear in a puff of smoke. I’ve learned that things aren’t always as they seem - all that glistens isn’t gold. I certainly have…

celebrating advent spiral

Here is my Advent Wall Spiral with week three complete: Day 1 (bottom left): prayers for my daughter’s school Christmas program Day 2: (third star) canned goods to share what we have Day 3:…

salt dough advent spiral