Christmas decorations: Recycled homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft

Candles are lovely at any time of year. During the holiday season, candles are used in many religious holiday celebrations. Jewish menorahs, Kwanzaa candles, Advents wreaths and Christmas decorations all include candlelight. Here's a festive homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft using recycled materials. Choose seasonal candle colors: For Christmas decorations, use traditional red and green, gold and silver, white or Advent wreath pink, blue and purple. Blue and silver are the colors of Hanukkah. Red, green, black and yellow are Kwanzaa candle colors. Vintage, Victorian Christmas decorations were colored mauve, lavender, burgundy, blue, teal, emerald, gold and silver. Choose pillar or taper candles.  Christmas decorations: Recycled homemade holiday candle centerpiece craft | Examiner.com

Advent calendar prayers, almsgiving activities for Catholic Bible Christmas

Parents, are you sick of the commercialization of Christmas? Maybe you need ideas for Bible Christmas activities to counteract the selfishness of a secular Christmas? Perhaps you're looking for ways to teach your children an attitude of gratitude instead this holiday season? There's no better way to do that than by engaging children in acts of charity and service. And there's no better time to practice almsgiving than in Advent. Advent--meaning "coming"--is Catholic Christian season of preparation for Christmas. A Bible Christmas (the real reason for the season) teaches that God gave us His Son Jesus, as a baby to free mortals from sin. God made the ultimate sacrifice, and Catholic Christian believers imitate that love the best they can in corporal and spiritual works of mercy. A Catholic Christian performs acts of charity, mercy, says prayers and sacrifice in her limited human way. She teaches her children the Imitation of Christ starting at his birthday, his Christ-mass. A Catholic Christian family observes the Advent virtues of saying prayers, fasting and almsgiving activities.  Advent calendar prayers, almsgiving activities for Catholic Bible Christmas | Examiner.com

Advent Bible Christmas countdown activities for Catholic Christian homeschool

 We homeschooled our four children for over 10 years. As a Catholic Christian family, we celebrated Advent in the weeks before Christmas. In our homeschool, the entire month of December was devoted to Advent preparation and Christmas countdown activities. Advent begins on the 4th Sunday before Christmas and counts down to the feast of Christmas. Christmastide extends through Epiphany. Here are Advent preparation and Christmas countdown activities.  Advent Bible Christmas countdown activities for Catholic Christian homeschool | Examiner.com