December Day #3

Today our angels were on the bookshelf holding tiny little books.

 The little story books were a clue to our craft activity for today.  We read through the story of Jesus' birth from angel visits, to long journeys, Bethlehem stables, a wicked king, some wise men and shepherds, a young boy who grew to be a man who fulfilled the wonderful plan of salvation for us all.  So we began to make our own little story book of this story, to be completed over the next few days.

Little story books

We finished off a craft today that we started yesterday - the glitter paint took a long time to dry.  We read about God's Kingdom in The Truth in Tinsel.  We made crowns for the King.  Our The 25 Days of Christmas devotional made mention of the names in the Bible used to describe Jesus.  I asked the children to choose a name to describe Jesus to write on their crown.

L-R Crystal and Blossom painted their crowns glitter yellow and chose the name Emmanuel which means "God With Us", Butterfly also used yellow glitter paint and chose the name King of All, Arrow and Cedar painted theirs blue and pink respectively and chose the name God of Love.

Unwrapping books today were Arrow and Crystal.  

The books are:

• Cat in the Manger by Michael Foreman, a humorous, sweet story told by the cat that lived in the stable where Jesus was born.  
• Clem the Clumsy Camel is from the Arch Books series which have a rhyming, often quite funny story.  Clem is the clumsy camel who feels that he is nothing special until he is chosen for a very important journey.  

Dinner was quick and easy for a busy day with a trip to town late afternoon.  No less yummy though thanks to my planning!  Recipe here.

Maple glazed sausages with rice and veggies

~Lorna