The Sheltons: Christmas School- Done!!

We finished up most of everything I had planned for our Christmas activities last week, and it's a good thing because this week has started off with Allie getting croup and double ear infections and she has been miserable!! :( I managed to catch a few pictures....

We attempted a gingerbread house for the first time....

I did most of the decorating while the girls ate....

and ate....

Caught ya!!

I'm thinking most of the candy will be gone by Christmas!!

We have also been doing our Truth in the Tinsel activities at school time. I am a little behind, but I am so proud with how much she knows of the Christmas story. She even uses our Little People Nativity set to act out the story for me! (she is a little bit confused at why our set only came with one camel for the 3 Wise Men to share. When she acts out the story she says that the camel has to go pick them up one at a time and drop them off in Bethlehem, HA!)

Day 9 (Joseph and Mary)

Matthew 1: 18-19

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

Day 10 (Joseph's Dream)

Matthew 1: 20

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

**(Gracie was so proud that she got to help me sew Joseph's pillow:)

Day 11

Matthew 1: 24-25

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Day 12 (census)

Luke 2: 1-5

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.”

**(for this ornament we dyed rice to represent all the people in Bethlehem, then we added 3 Fruit Loops, one for Mary, one for Joseph, and one for the donkey (that was Gracie's idea) and we talked about how they were all going to be counted)

Day 13 and 14- (no room at the inn)

Luke 2: 6-7

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.