Advent Activity Sheets for Children
Currently Advent is a time for families to prepare for Christmas and to learn about the history of Christmas. Traditionally, Advent was a time of a three- to six-week fast in which a feast on Christmas day ended the fasting. Today, most people give up one thing they crave to honor the traditional fast. Children are taught the traditions and history of Advent through classes at church and teaching from their families. Does this Spark an idea?
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Advent Coloring Sheets
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Callvary William Sport has a large selection of Advent coloring pages. These pages feature scenes from the story of Advent. Coloring sheets range from the angels visiting Mary and Joseph to scenes of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus at the Inn and in the stable. First-school offers a printable Advent wreath sheet in which the children can color the wreath and attach the four candles of Advent. Paper flames are colored and cut out and are added for each Sunday of Advent.
Advent Calendar Sheets
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Sermons4kids features a coloring page calendar of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus. Along the top of the page are 25 stars. Children can color a star in each day of Advent or use star stickers. Children's author Jan Brett offers a free Advent calendar print out on Janbrett.com. This calendar requires the four parts of the calendar to be printed out and taped on top of each other. The doors to each day of Advent are cut out so they open to reveal a message.
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Advent Book
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DLTK offers a 24-page printable Advent book. This book tells the story of Christmas once it's all colored and put together. Each page contains a biblical quote from Matthew or Luke and a picture to color. It is designed for one page to be read each day before Christmas with the last page being read on Christmas Eve. DLTK suggests that on Christmas day, the entire family sit down together to read the entire book.
Advent Maze and Word Decoding
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Calvary William Sport offers an Advent maze print out. The maze features the Three Wise Men who need to reach Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus at the end of the maze. This would be a good activity for young Sunday school classes or for a supporting activity for parents teaching their children about Advent. Calvary Kids Pages has an activity sheet on which the kids decode the message that the angel Gabriel gave to Mary. This would be appropriate for children ages six to 10 years.
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