One year someone gave us a really fun activity, that made Christmas more special and more focused on making others happy and not ourselves (which in turn made us happy). Anyway make a list with 25 activities and print it up using a white, red, and green piece of paper. The activities could include:
1. Do something nice for your mom today
2. Do something nice for your dad today
3. Write your grandma a note
4. Draw a picture of Jesus and give it to someone
5. Help sister make her bed today
6. Sing someone a Christmas song today
7. Call and talk to someone you love on the phone today
8. Read a story about Jesus and tell about it at dinner
9. Do 3 nice things today for your brother
Etc.
Then cut up the daily activities into strips and take each strip and make a paper chain, rotating each color. Each day rip one off until you get to the end and reach Christmas. Also at the top of your chain have your child color a picture of baby Jesus and then talk to them about the gift they are giving Jesus this year. Which is all the acts of service. This really gets the kids thinking about how and what is important in life and not so much of what Santa is going to bring them.
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