Discover Christmas will help your family put Christ at the center of your Christmas celebration. It will take your family on an adventure through the symbols and customs of Christmas, teaching you the meaning behind the symbols to help you focus your celebration on Christ. Each day from December 1 - 25, discover the story behind our holiday customs and how it relates to the birth of Christ.
You'll read the Christmas story from Luke 2 and learn about customs from other countries. You'll even read stories of Christmas service from two latter-day prophets, learn how pioneer children in Nauvoo celebrated Christmas, and find recipes to make their traditional Christmas treats!
How did pioneer children celebrate Christmas in Nauvoo? Why do we put lights on our Christmas trees? How did Queen Victoria make the Christmas tree popular? Who published the first commercial Christmas cards? Who was St. Nicholas, and what is his legacy? What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh? How did the Mexican poinsettia become a Christmas flower? What does the Bible say about doves, chickens, and sparrow--and what does that have to do with Christmas? Find out in Discover Christmas.
This 100 page downloadable resource contains stories, memory verses, recipes, crafts, hands-on projects, service ideas, and hand-made gifts that just may help you create new Christmas traditions for your family.
You'll read the Christmas story from Luke 2 and learn about customs from other countries. You'll even read stories of Christmas service from two latter-day prophets, learn how pioneer children in Nauvoo celebrated Christmas, and find recipes to make their traditional Christmas treats!
How did pioneer children celebrate Christmas in Nauvoo? Why do we put lights on our Christmas trees? How did Queen Victoria make the Christmas tree popular? Who published the first commercial Christmas cards? Who was St. Nicholas, and what is his legacy? What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh? How did the Mexican poinsettia become a Christmas flower? What does the Bible say about doves, chickens, and sparrow--and what does that have to do with Christmas? Find out in Discover Christmas.
This 100 page downloadable resource contains stories, memory verses, recipes, crafts, hands-on projects, service ideas, and hand-made gifts that just may help you create new Christmas traditions for your family.