When the end of term comes, there’s no need for the children to be bored while they’re waiting for Christmas! Here are lots of Advent activity suggestions for the young and not-so-young:
Nick the Vic has produced some lovely videos called Stories of Hope, featuring Nick and his puppet friends, Sooty and Sweep. Two new videos have been added for the Christmas season: one where Sooty and Sweep prepare for a Christingle Service, and another where Sooty, Sweep & friends they help Nick The Vic to tell the story of the shepherds and angels (Luke 2: 8-20):
The United Reformed Church has produced an Advent resource called ‘Colours of Christmas’ with Advent activity suggestions for all ages. Check it out here. There’s even a Colours of Christmas video to go along with the theme.
Finally, there are lots more resources, with mindfulness and creative activities for all ages on The Reflectionary website, with a very entertaining rhyming video retelling the Christmas story: God is with Us Everywhere.