We Have a Lot of Distractions

Decorations
You have so many wonderful activities and opportunities to be with friends and family, but often it’s too many! And there’s little chance to slow down and reflect on what really matters.

Presents
Gifts to your kids and to others are a great picture of God sending his Son to earth as the ultimate gift, but greed and disappointment can overwhelm.

Surprises
A little bit of mystery doesn’t hurt anyone, but a lot can. It’s all too easy to let the big guy steal the spotlight at Christmas.
We Decided to Change our Traditions
We added Advent Blocks last year and the change in our kids was significant! On Christmas morning they were as excited to read the story as they were to open presents (almost).

Introducing
Advent Blocks
A Christmas practice that helps kids—and parents!—anticipate the birth of Jesus, and not just presents.
This practice is a tangible, Bible-based, 25-day guide to creating an exciting environment in the home around God coming to earth.
HERE IS HOW IT WORKS
We made it simple, fun, and meaningful.
Step 1: Set Up Before December 1st

Line Up
Place the blocks in one horizontal row in a central place in your home.

Star
Place the Star at the beginning (on top of Block 1).

World
Place the World Block at the end (on top of Block 25).
Step 2: Get Started
Read
The Story
Each day, read the story, and rotate that day’s block so that the image is revealed.


Move
The Block
Move the Star Block one space to the right, resting on top of that day’s image—and one step closer to the World Block.
Step 3: Reveal
You are 24 days in, it's Christmas Eve, and today is the big day!
He is
Emmanuel, God With Us
After you read the story on December 24, turn all of the blocks one more time to reveal a secret message.
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Testimonials
Meet the team
Meet the team of people who decided to approach the Advent season differently this year. (We call ourselves the Blockheads)