Different Types of Advent Wreaths!

With most of Christmas always focusing on purchasing presents and getting the best deal, I thought I would post some information about why we people have advent wreaths. Traditions, lesson plans and reading to go along with the lighting of the candles each week.

This link will tell you why the advent wreath is so important. There are lesson plans that accompany this site.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/94076/here_comes_advent_why_this_christmas.html?cat=34

To keep those Irish Traditions going this is how an Irish family stays connected.

http://www.thenewageblog.com/celtic-advent-wreaths-help-keep-irish-family-traditions/

http://www.rosary-religious-inspirational-gifts.com/advent-wreaths-in-the-celtic-tradition-a-196.html

Here is a link to an advent wreath that the little ones can use. The link is has many printable to copy and do along with Bible versus.

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/bible/advent1.htm

Here are couple of books that can help with the holidays as well.

http://www.familieswithpurpose.com/adventkits.html#adventactivities

This link will have Advent wreath meditations.

http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=47983

Here is a link about praying through advent.

http://www.hopeandhealing.org/contentPage.aspx?resource_id=372

This link is about how things are done in Germany for the holidays!

http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/germany.htm

This site has many pdf files that can be copied and then have the children color. There is an advent wreath that you can have them color each week if you choose not to have real candles lit once a week. Especially with little ones around the house.

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/christmas/

I hope you find some of these sites interesting and help your family to appreciate the holiday season!