01 Dec, 2008
Family advent day one: help those less fortunate
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Easy ways to make kids happy
At the last minute I decided to remake all of our advent envelopes. So last night I spent about 90 minutes with a pair of scissors, a glue stick, and a pad of scrapbooking paper. Unfortunately I can’t find our mini-clothespins. I know I put them somewhere safe… hmm…
ANYWAY, I wanted our family to kick off the Christmas season thinking about someone other than ourselves. Today’s advent message was:
Help those who are less fortunate. Choose something from the World Vision catalogue.
The catalogue is online, which is great, because it makes browsing/purchasing very very easy.
In the past we’ve bought roosters and hens (“They get married and make CHICKS, don’t they mummy!”)and fruit trees. The catalogue has a lot of great ideas, so many, in fact, it is difficult to decide what to give. I feel good about the fact that whatever we choose, we’re making the world a tiny bit better.
p.s. this is part of my 25 days of Christmas challenge. It’s never too late to play along!
