As you may know, part of my Mission of the Month for November is to come up with a plan for our Advent celebration. Well, unfortunately my planning efforts have not been going so well. In fact, as of a few days ago, I had no plans at all…that is until Amanda from Impress Your Kids revealed her new eBook, Truth in the Tinsel: An Advent Experience for Little Hands.
Intrigued, I signed up to review a copy of Truth in the Tinsel. Let me just say, I am SO impressed with the content of the eBook and I am thrilled because Amanda has done ALL of my Advent planning for me {and I think her plans are even better than what I would have tried to piece together on my own!}
The 46 page eBook provides Advent activities for all 24 days leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth! Each day consists of five parts:
1) The Clue – There 24 picture and word clues available to download, print and insert into your own Advent calendar. Unless you are like me and have done NO PLANNING and have nothing ready to use, Amanda also includes a printable Advent paper chain that can be used in lieu of a “fill-able” Advent Calendar.
2) The Scripture – There are Bible verses included for each of the days of Advent. You can read from your own Bible or you can simply click on the hyperlinked scripture so that you can easily read it online!
3) The Ornament – Each day you will make a special ornament that is related to the clue. The ornaments are totally child-friendly…just like the title indicates: Advent Experience for Little Hands! Amanda includes printable templates to be used for some of the ornaments as well as supply lists for the needed materials (many of which you probably already have)! What I really appreciate is that there are color photographs of each of the ornaments and steps to make them, which is great for us visual folks!
4) The Talk – Amanda guides you in facilitating a discussion with your child about the verses read and the craft made. That means you don’t have to think about what to say…Amanda guides you through it!
5) More – Amanda even includes “extra” activities that you can do each day in addition to the suggested ~30 minutes! That way you already have suggested activities if you and your child(ren) want to dig a bit deeper!
With Truth in the Tinsel, Amanda has truly thought of it all…from supply lists to alternative schedules for hectic December agendas…from hyperlinked Bible scriptures to colorful, easily to follow photographs and descriptions…from printable templates to an alternative for those of us (me included) who don’t have a “fill-able” Advent calendar! I am so very thankful for all of Amanda’s hard word!
I WILL be busy this December, but because of Truth in the Tinsel, I will be busy enjoying and experiencing Advent with my kids rather than busy spending tons of time planning and preparing for it!
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The little Baby is no longer in the manger but alive and sitting on a throne-waiting to have a relationship with you and your children. Help your children get to know Him this Christmas! |
Will you join me and many others in taking 30 minutes a day for 24 days this December to find the truth in the tinsel by helping our children get to know Jesus this Christmas?
You can purchase Truth in the Tinsel for ONLY $4.99. However, today, you can get it at the special Black Friday price of ONLY $2.99, which is a steal for all that is packed into this eBook.
Be sure to check out Truth in the Tinsel on Facebook and join us as we share our experiences and encourage one another as we teach our kids the truth in the tinsel!
More Truth in the Tinsel:
- Buy Truth in the Tinsel eBook
- Read my Truth in the Tinsel review
- Download my (free) coordinating Advent Countdown printable
- Read my Truth in the Tinsel {in action} post
- Our Truth in the Tinsel ornaments from Day 1-6
- Our Truth in the Tinsel ornaments from Day 7-12
- Our Truth in the Tinsel ornaments from Day 13-18
- Our Truth in the Tinsel ornaments from Day 19-24
I received free copy of Truth in the Tinsel in exchange for my frank, unbiased review. All opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced by the free product provided.
I think this sounds like an amazing book. thanks!
thanks for letting us know about Truth in the Tinsel. I bought the e-book and love it. Thanks also for the Advent Christmas countdown printables you made. We are using them along with some other advent activities.