The story I want to share with you today is called, The Animals' Christmas Eve. It's actually a Little Golden book that I found at a second hand store a few years back... I might have a small obsession with children's books.
I think the first page of the book sums up what this sweet story is all about...
In the barn on Christmas Eve,
After all the people leave,
The animals, in voices low,
Remember Christmas long ago.
After sharing this book with your kiddos, take some time to make a paper bag barn. Here is a picture of ours.
We used a full size brown paper bag and cut open doors. The kids and I colored some animals (Cole made a sheep out of his hand print), a star, Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus.
I contemplated just printing off animals for them to color... I'm glad I didn't... have you ever seen such a sweetly drawn camel or Baby Jesus?
(Sadie shining her flashlight in so you can have a closer look.)
Lastly, we glued some of our nativity creations to the outside and some of them to the inside. Sadie wanted to leave some of them loose so she could walk them in and out of the barn... some days I just have to put my OCD ways aside... I mean, who really cares if all the animals are glued perfectly in place. :) It never needs to be perfect to be a blessing.
2 comments:
It's me! I've been hitting your blog every night to get the next letter for our advent devotional. I print the number of days til Christmas on a brown paper bag, attach a bow, and then the kids alternate nights on who gets to open the present to find the letter, the Bible verse, and of course some candy. I love the verses! And alphabetized helps them remember it so well, too.
This is wonderfully sweet. I love their drawn animals!!
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