Celebrating Advent with Your Preschooler

Setting up an advent wreath in the house is a wonderful way to show your children that Christ holds first place in your house at Christmas.

You can create one at the beginning of December and light a candle each Sunday. You can also do this project on Christmas Eve and light all the candles on Christmas Eve.

To make an advent wreath, carve out four evenly spaced holes around a Styrofoam circle. The circle stands for eternity and reminds us of God's presence and His unending love for each one of us.

You will need five candles. These remind us that Jesus is the Light of the world. You can choose five red candles or five white candles or a meaningful combination of three purple, one pink and one white candle. The color purple signifies Jesus' royalty.

Insert the candles into the holes. The white candle stands in the center of the wreath. Cover the Styrofoam with small sprigs of artificial branches.
You can add bows, or ornaments or pinecones.

On the first Sunday of December you light one purple candle. This is the prophecy candle which symbolizes Jesus' first coming.

On the second Sunday of December you light the first candle again and the second purple candle. This is the Bethlehem candle and reminds us to prepare for His birth.

On the third Sunday you light the first and second candle plus the third purple one. It is the Shepherd's candle and reminds us to share the good news of His coming.

Then on the fourth Sunday you light the first three candles and the pink one, which is the Angel candle symbolizing God's love for us all.

On Christmas Eve you light all the candles and the middle white one, the Christ candle.

If you'd rather buy a wreath than make one, you can find them at a Christian bookstore.

Ruth Willms is author of the children's Christian novel, The Lion Tree. Visit www.RuthWillms.com to download your free sample chapter of this exciting story.

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