With family budgets much tighter this year, many parents are worried that their children may be disappointed at Christmas in not getting all they dreamed of, or worse yet, many will consider going into debt trying to purchase things they can't really afford.
So how do you bring the true meaning of Christmas back while lessening the materialistic aspects? My suggestion is to celebrate Advent with your family this year, which is the preparation time anticipating Christmas, and you can easily celebrate it by counting down the days from December 1st through the 24th. Set aside time each morning if you can, or do what we did - we read about the following day's Advent surprise at the family dinner each night, and discussed ways we could complete the assignment the next day. Please read my Advent article on the Helium website (click on the link). It explains in detail how you can create a simple Advent calendar that focuses on the true meaning of Christmas, and how to make your own Advent candle wreath to light each night during the season of Advent. Get busy: December 1st is tomorrow!
(You can cut and paste the address yourself also:
http://www.helium.com/knowledge/578080-how-to-make-the-advent-season-more-meaningful-and-less-materialistic-for-children)
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