(Scroll all down for the free Nativity activity list of scriptures to countdown to Christmas!)
Last year, I needed something more out of Christmas than the rush of a to-do list and the noise from endless commercials. I wanted to focus my family on Jesus and build the anticipation of Christmas Day.
I decided to tell the story of Jesus’ birthday through our Nativity set.
Each night, the kids unwrapped one piece of our Nativity and added it to the manger scene.
But we also unwrapped the real Christmas story each day as we read scriptures about prophecies of the Messiah, about the angels’ visits to Mary and Joseph and about wise men who traveled to see Jesus.
I wrote Countdown to Christmas: Unwrapping the Christmas Story with Your Family in 15 Days out of my own desire to be more intentional with my children about the reason for Christmas.
Maybe your family is like mine — Christmas consumerism and the December busyness can so easily divert our focus from Jesus’ birth.
When I wrote Countdown to Christmas, I wanted to center our December on the real Christmas story — the birth of Jesus.
Countdown to Christmas is open-and-go. While it’s hands-on as your kids build the Nativity, there’s no craft list to assemble or globs of glitter to sweep up. The 15-day advent book gives your family margin for evenings out or busy days while counting down to Christmas Day.
This Christmas family devotional will help you:
- Unwrap the story of Jesus’ birth in an easy, hands-on way.
- Connect a key Bible verse and the devotional to one piece of the Nativity each day.
- Prepare your hearts to celebrate Jesus with anticipation.
Countdown to Christmas is created for families who have preschoolers all the way to tweens and teens. Even parents will find deep devotion in this Advent book.
And today we’re celebrating the RE-launch of Countdown to Christmas! (cue the confetti…!)
First, the book has a whole new look.
Second, you can now download Countdown to Christmas immediately. I heard from so many of you who wanted to download it to your phone, tablet or laptop, so I hope this will make it much easier and accessible for you.
Thank you for helping this book shoot to #1 in children’s holiday books last year!
I’d love for you to share this with friends and family looking for a beautiful tradition to help them center their Christmas on Christ.
Get your copy of Countdown to Christmas: Unwrap the Christmas Story with Your Family in 15 Days here.
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Sounds wonderful.
Bravo to you for celebrating the true meaning of Christmas.
Blessings.
Thank you, Deborah!
So excited about your re-launch, friend. I’m going to have to get my copy of this out again this year. 🙂 Blessings and grace to you. AND Happy Birthday! <3
Thanks so much, Betsy. <3
Love that you are re-launching this with the lovely new look. And I especially love that it’s 15 days because so many other similar devos start 30+ days out and that can be tough when you’re trying to wrap up Thanksgiving and the nativity is still in the rafters! 😉
Yes, that 15 days saves our family during December…it really helps us see it all the way through without feeling pressure of missing nights we’re out. Thank you, Tiffany!
What a wonderful endeavor and fantastic accomplishment. Looks great! My list of books to read is a mile long, but I will put this on it.
I love this! With our littles starting to get bigger, I think this would be a great addition to our family traditions. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Lisa at Dreams and Caffeine
Thank you, Lisa! Can’t wait to start again with my own youngest two. 🙂