How do you make Advent special for kids?

8 practical ways to get ready for Advent

Get or make an Advent wreath.
Bless your Advent wreath.
Set up a nativity scene.
Bless your nativity scene.
Have an Advent Tree.
Make a Jesse tree.
Keep an Advent calendar.
Look ahead to the feasts and celebrations of Advent.

What are the activities during Advent?

Faith-based activities: Go to a candlelight church service. Read the Christmas story in the Bible. Make and decorate a birthday cake for Jesus. Spend time on your bellies playing with the family nativity scene and acting out the story.

How do churches celebrate Advent?

Advent is a period of spiritual preparation in which many Christians make themselves ready for the coming, or birth of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Celebrating Advent typically involves a season of prayer, fasting, and repentance, followed by anticipation, hope, and joy.

How do families celebrate Advent?

What to do: Set aside 10 minutes every night with your family. Light one candle the first week, two candles the second, and so on; a devotional will guide you through the process. Each evening, light the right candles, read the devotion, read the scripture, and pray.

What does the first purple candle mean?

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The first candle, which is purple, symbolizes hope. It is sometimes called the “Prophecy Candle” in remembrance of the prophets, especially Isaiah, who foretold the birth of Christ. It represents the expectation felt in anticipation of the coming Messiah. The second candle, also purple, represents faith.

What are the Jesse tree ornaments?

But now Jesse Trees are used as a kind of Advent Calendar. You can use a normal Christmas tree or a banner in the shape of a tree. Each day through advent (or sometimes just on the four Sundays of advent) a special decoration or ornament (similar to a Chrismon), that tells a story from the Bible, is hung on the tree.

Do you start at 1 or 25 on an advent calendar?

Do you start an Advent calendar at 1 or 24? According to Calendar.com, there are two trains of thought on how to start an Advent calendar. “The first is that you would start with the highest number and countdown. In other words, you would count back from 24 to 1,” the Calendar.com blog notes.