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25 Days of Simple Christmas-Names of Jesus Advent Chain

Welcome to the 25 Days of Simple Christmas!  Each day I will be posting an idea about keeping the holidays simple- so that we can focus on Christ and the real meaning of Christmas!

While Christmas is such a special day, so much of the joy gets lost in the busyness.  

Each day I will be writing about a simple way to celebrate the season.  To focus on family, joy, and memories, without the elaborate extras that can bring added stress. Simple can be more meaningful if it gives us more time to focus on the huge GIFT we are awaiting-Jesus Christ, our Savior.

We made this names of Jesus Advent Chain today.  I happened to see it online and wished we had known about it earlier.  There is a name of Jesus for 25 days, and each day has verses to explain the meaning and a devotion.  So awesome!

Since we discovered this a little later, we decided to read some of the names each day and their meanings.

Today, we printed out the chain and put it together.  


Then, we hung it up and each day will be reminded just how wonderful our Savior is by seeing some of the many names of Jesus on display:


Wonderful Counselor
Messiah
Prince of Peace
Lily of the Valley
Saviour
Shiloh
Good Shepherd

What an awesome resource, and I plan on doing it next year.  Really digging deep into the character of Christ and Who He Is!


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their 25 Days of Christmas Series:
25 Days of Christmas: Home for the Holidays @ Graceful Abandon 
25 Days of Easy Christmas Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Sidetracked Sarah 
25 Days of Christmas Traditions @ Sharing the Journey 

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December 16, 2011 by
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25 Days of Simple Christmas-Making Pomander Balls

Welcome to the 25 Days of Simple Christmas!  Each day I will be posting an idea about keeping the holidays simple- so that we can focus on Christ and the real meaning of Christmas!

While Christmas is such a special day, so much of the joy gets lost in the busyness.  
Each day I will be writing about a simple way to celebrate the season.  To focus on family, joy, and memories, without the elaborate extras that can bring added stress. Simple can be more meaningful if it gives us more time to focus on the huge GIFT we are awaiting-Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Today I am telling you about another simple craft-
Pomander Balls!



A few years back we did a wonderful Colonial Christmas unit study.  It was a great way to learn about Christmas, taking a break from our usual routine.  We had been studying this period in history so it worked out perfectly.

One of the activities was making pomander balls. We had so much fun and the results were beautiful.

All you need is an orange, (or we used clementines) and some whole cloves.


Place the cloves into  the fruit in patterns or completely cover the entire fruit.

Set it out and enjoy the beauty and scent.  The cloves will preserve the fruit and it will last a very long time, even many years!


Another very easy, simple craft that brings joy to all ages.


 Please Join These Bloggers in
their 25 Days of Christmas Series:

25 Days of Christmas: Home for the Holidays @ Graceful Abandon 

25 Days of Easy Christmas Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Sidetracked Sarah 

25 Days of Christmas Traditions @ Sharing the Journey 

© copyright 2012 – All rights reserved

SimplyLivingforHim

December 11, 2011 by