When our kids were younger this was their favorite week hands down for two very specific reasons. 1. It is a "party" therefore there are food items in our menu that I normally don't have around the house like Totino's Pizza Rolls. 2. It is an appetizer party which means the kids can graze all night and not have to sit at the table to eat. They still like it a lot but the novelty of walking around and eating has worn off.
FAMILY ACTIVITY: This night is a true group effort. The kids help me come up with the appetizer menu and help prepare the food. That is all part of the fun of the evening. We have also on this night in the past gone caroling as a way to spread JOY. We always include a family dance party with old Christmas songs. Our favorite cd is "Yule be Swingin'".
FOCUS: Joy. We have joy because of Jesus. Joy isn't bound by circumstances but is fully dependent on Christ. When we have Christ in our hearts we have Joy.
DINNER: Appetizers. Be sure to let the kids pick out some of the appetizers! You may be surprised by what they choose. Every year at least one if not both of my kids ask for a raw veggie tray and other good for you stuff.
ADVENT READINGS AND WREATH: We read week 3 out of Christ in Christmas: A Family Advent Celebration and we also read Psalm 100 and Luke 2:8-20
ITINERARY: Because this is a party the evening is run a bit differently than the others. We start with food and dancing and fun and light the first three candles. At the end of the evening when everyone has had their fill we sit down and read the devotional and the appropriate pages out of The Advent Book. If we go caroling on the same night we usually do that first and then come home to party.
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