This year we began our advent season with a Christmas kick-off party... yes, in November. We are not kidding around about taking our time this year. The kids made a clay dough and after the cutting and the drying, we took some time to come up with the different names of Jesus. This was hilarious as both John and Ava ran to find a bible and search for names. After coming up with Moses and a Camel we regrouped and looked in Isaiah for some clues. Then they started coming up with some really good ones. In the end, their list was very impressive. The ornaments were all painted with one of Jesus' names and then hung with a red ribbon. It was an easy activity and the names have really stuck with Ava over the last few weeks. She's always very proud of her homemade ornaments and they look beautiful on the tree.

The List

Decorating with glitter pens

Heart creation

The littlest elves eating marshmallows