Advent Craftivities & Coloring

Illustrated Ministries offers a wide variety of intergenerational 'Advent craftivities':

• ​An Illustrated Christmas Story Set​
• ​Garland Ornaments​
• ​Interactive Christmas Storybook​
• ​Ornament Set​
• ​Advent Wreath​
• ​Nativity Set​
• ​Christmas Shadow Box Theater​
• ​Advent Calendars​
• ​Christmas Cards​
• ​Nativity Sticker Sheets​

Coloring Posters: Purchase Illustrated Ministry's digital coloring poster files and print them at a local print shop. For coloring, conversation, and community, check out all of their Advent coloring posters. Many come with an accompanying devotional.

• ​Advent Coloring Posters​
• ​Mary’s Song Coloring Posters​
• ​Advent Journey Coloring Posters​
• ​Names of the Messiah Coloring Posters​
• ​Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love Coloring Posters​ 

Find several 1008 PIECE ADVENT PUZZLES with 24 little puzzles within a larger puzzle.

Find our Great Idea for these puzzles here.

A Healthy Edible Nativity to Tell the Christmas Story

Created for a one-room Sunday school (ages 3-5th grade), inclusive of parent/grandparent participants; find full post here; find instructions and Bible reading here.

WE WONDER: ADVENT

Contemplative Bible Storytelling for Children & Grownups Alike

Waiting Songs is an album of Advent. These songs are about making time for waiting. So we practice listening, quieting ourselves, celebrating, whispering good news, and yelling shouts of joy.

Send Kids on a Wildly Engaging
Scavenger Hunt to Discover the
Events Surrounding the Birth of Jesus!

New 'Escape Room' Game Promises to Fill Your
Home, Class or Gathering with Fun, Excitement,
Good-Natured Competition…
& Lots & Lots of Smiles!

Christmas Trivia: A Back Pocket Game for Any Group from Building Faith

Find tips on Preparing to Host Trivia; Adapting Christmas Trivia - to suit different ages; and specific Trivia Slides & Answer Sheet; and suggestions for adding more 'religious' rounds.

• Click here to view the Christmas Trivia game in Google Slides; use the deck “as is” or click “file” then “make a copy” to edit the slides.
• Click here to access the participant answer sheet for Christmas Trivia; print copies of the sheet “as is” or click “file” then “make a copy” to edit the document.

Help provide space for soaking in the theological gifts of Christmas with simple prayer cards to use Christmas Eve through Epiphany. The prayers seek to address some of the core theological components of Christ’s birth in a basic and accessible way for all ages.
Download prayer cards pdf with four (4) cards per page here.

Download prayer cards pdf with one (1) card per page here.

Download prayer cards as individual images here.

Light Their Way: Purple Teaching Clergy Stole for Advent, Candles with Detachable Flames

Invite artists of all ages to illustrate your Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or First Sunday of Christmas sermon. Use one of our Illustrate Your Own rhyming verse sermons for free. (Please share appropriate credits on all platforms: used by permission of the author, Rev. Emily Meyer.) And please let us know you're using them: ministrylab@unitedseminary.edu.

Traci Smith

faith + family + spirit

5 Simple Ways to Use Picture Books During Advent for All Ages Ministry

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The Twelve Days of Christmas Printable Cards

Advent in an Envelope: A Wonderful Way to Help Families Form Faith

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This Might Be the Best Jesse Tree Set Ever

Building Faith's Alexis Chin wonders about, What Color Was Baby Jesus’ Hair? Representing The Christ Child Multiculturally, including numerous suggestions for exploring artwork and global expressions of Jesus and the holy family.

Faith Formation Ministry Advent Roundup from DWELL Curriculum and Faith Formation's Network

Putting Christ back into the 12 Days of Christmas

Building Faith's 

The Birth of Jesus Advent Calendar unfolds to become a diorama; includes a different figure to place in the scene from December 1 to 26; re-usable.

Also see Agostino Traini's The Birth of Jesus: A Christmas Pop-Up Book!