The Good News of Christmas is not always good news for the environment. Nevertheless, there are many things we can choose to do to reduce the environmental impact of our Christmas celebrations.

Here are outlines of four simple ideas for families to use at home throughout Advent – a Candle Lighting Liturgy, a Jesse Tree, a Meal Blessing Card and a 12 Day Countdown Calendar with activities

If you have  resources and websites that you would like to recommend, then please forward the details to chris [dot] barnett [at] ctm [dot] uca [dot] edu [dot] au

A journey through a Labyrinth is a great way for people of all ages to slow down and experience more deeply God’s presence in the midst of the busy Christmas season.

In addition to general craft ideas, Kids Craft Weekly has some useful craft suggestions for Advent/Christmas – including Simple Cards, Ornaments and an Advent Challenge.

The sensational Barnabas in Churches site has a huge range of ideas for Christmas/Advent. Here are just a few of them  to explore...

Advent is a great opportunity to share the good news of Jesus with families at playgroup. The Christian Playgroup Network has many good suggestions, resources, ideas and links to other relevant sites that may be helpful for your playgroup.

Whilst there are any number of resources around for the making of Advent Calendars, these two sources are worth a look. The first (from the Uniting Church in South Australia) – includes Advent Promise and Starry Advent calendars. The second, Waiting for God is from the Roots on-line material.

 
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