Advent

During Advent, we light a candle each evening to mark the path to Christmas day. We use a night sky play silk over a small round table and spiral 24 tea light candles towards one golden star candle in the center ( representing Christmas Day) We also decorate the spiral with pine branches and little wooden stars ( that we have painted golden.) Each Sunday during the Advent we add a representation of each kingdom to the spiral.
1st Sunday: Rocks, Crystals, Shells
2nd Sunday: Small plants
3rd Sunday: Little wooden animals
4th: People ( Mary and Joesph figures)
I sing "One Star Shone" from Sing a Song of Seasons by Mary Thienes-Schunemann each and every night after we light the candle. I love this time of year!