This book was exactly what I was looking for. It has a short reading every day of December that reflects on the Christmas story, featuring a different character each day. It also includes an activity for the family to do together to reflect on the daily reading.
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Meet Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
Josh and Christi Straub are speakers, authors, and marriage and leadership coaches. Together, they lead Famous at Home, an organization equipping families and leaders to be famous at home, so they can thrive on their stage.
Both Fellows of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling, together they host the weekly Famous at Home podcast, write children’s books including What Am I Feeling?, upcoming Spring 2021 title, What Do I Do with Worry?, and cohost Sex, Love, and Relationships on the Hillsong Channel.
Josh and Christi love spending time on the lake with their three sweet kids, Landon, Kennedy, and Micah, and their feisty goldendoodle, Copper.
A Note From the Authors
It seems we’re all in need of a good hug, real connection, and something delightful to celebrate right now.
Enter 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience.
This book began a few years ago as we wrote about each individual character in the Christmas story. We wanted to teach our kids the real story of Christmas. But we also wanted to do it in a fun way that took the events of Jesus’s birth beyond the pages of the book and into their everyday lives.
We hope this Advent family experience will offer you and your family a way to connect, learn about the real Christmas story (we learned so much writing this!), and celebrate Jesus’s birth with new traditions, dinnertime stories, bedtime conversations, and family activities.
We hope this Christmas “hug” brings beautiful memories to your home this Advent season!
This family devotional contains special features to help your kids remember what they’ve learned and take it to heart in a fun and engaging way!
Each day contains bite-sized takeaways including a character trait and life lesson
Get creative! Spending time doing the family activity or discussing questions to help you apply what you’ve learned. Then end your time in scripture and prayer.
Record your favorite memories from the season in the back pages of the book. Revisit them, make new memories each year, and enjoy this sweet heirloom.
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What Am I Feeling?
It’s show-and-tell day at school, and Sam and his friends are feeling lots of emotions. He wonders why he feels flippy in his tummy. And why is Alex stomping his feet? And does Hudson usually have such a big grin?
After several unchecked feelings threaten to ruin the big day, Sam and his friends start to learn how to give each emotion a name and ask God to help them remember that “a feeling is just a feeling—it’s not in charge of you.” In a world where kids are dealing with everything from sibling rivalry to bullying, divorce to tragedy, What Am I Feeling? offers a biblically grounded way for children to verbalize their feelings, develop empathy and self-control, and understand their wonderful God-given emotions.
BONUS! Also includes a pull-out feelings chart for your wall!
What Do I Do with Worry?
Young Willow is a worrier. She’s just moved to a new neighborhood, and with it comes a new lineup of questions and doubts. What if there are tornadoes here? What if I trip getting on the bus? What if my dad loses his new job? What if a star falls out of the sky and lands on my dog?
Sometimes silly but always real, Willow’s worries keep her from enjoying her new home, from resting well, and from working with classmates. Thankfully, she has wise parents and some new friends to help her along and to teach her the biblical way to deal with her emotions.
Dr. Josh and Christi Straub—authors, leaders, and family advocates—are passionate about giving parents knowledge and resources to help their children navigate these emotions. The couple offered their wisdom and relevance in their first picture book, What Am I Feeling? and they continue to do so in this follow-up board book.
Homegrown: Cultivating Kids in the Fruit of the Spirit (Bible Study)
"When the Holy Spirit lives through us, we model the fruit of the Spirit for our kids. These nine characteristics are: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Join Dr. Josh and Christi Straub in this 6-session study to discover the fruit of the Spirit in the context of your parenting and family life, learn how to cultivate growth in your own children, and explore practical ways to live out the fruit of the Spirit together."
A family experience -- one that will stand the test of time and can grow with a family
TL;DR: This is definitely not a book, but as the cover says, a family experience. While it might be a bit much for younger kids, I think 5 and up would really grasp it well and the family activities are a great way to make the holiday season interactive and memorable. Love the cover to cover color and consistency in cadence and illustrations as well as the lengthy section in the back for Christmas memories to be cherished and shared for years to come. I saw this book last year when it first came out and it was so popular I actually couldn't find a copy to start it on time for the advent season. I'm glad we didn't get it last year as the concepts, wording, and activities would've been way too much for our nearly 2 year old. Now that we have a nearly 3 year old and a 1 year old, I still find the text and activities to be a bit mature for his age. I think kids 5 and up would do much better with this book. There are a lot of "big" words in the text and sometimes the authors can get too caught up in "Christianese" terms and language that they forget about the audience. For this year, we will likely just be reading through the small story lines and skipping most of the activities and questions for now. Here's how the book is set up: Each day (1-25) represents a person, place, or thing that had a part in the Christmas season. There is an illustration for each "character" as well as their theme trait. Then, a small story is on the opposite page as well as the person's verse themes. The next page has suggestions for family discussions and activities to go along with the character's story for that day. While the stories are short and well-written, they're still chock full of bigger words and concepts and sometimes the "Christian language" is overarching on being able to have an understandable Christmas story. A lot of the activities, though well thought out, are quite involved or require a lot of prep time or just advance notice. I'd suggest if you're planning on doing the activities that you get yourself comfortable at home and get ready to spend quite some time on the different activities as some seem lengthy. I'd also suggest you read the whole book or at least a week at a time in the book so you have an idea of what activities you do and do not want to do as well as prepping your mind, heart, and crafting supplies. My suggestion would be to let the book grow with your family. This year we will probably do very few of the activities and then words and concepts that may go over my 3 year old's head need to be explained in a way he can understand. Overall, I love the book. I love all of the people/places/things that are woven together to bring us to the birth of Jesus. I definitely think this is a good book you can adapt for your older kids to grow in to, but I also love that we can do some of the activities if I give myself eonough time to plan ahead. I love that there is a 20 page section in the end to jot down various Christmas memories thorughout the season, year to year, whether it be related to the book or not. This certainly is a book that's giftable and also one that could be used for years to come an even passed down to the next generation.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
This book was exactly what I was looking for. It has a short reading every day of December that reflects on the Christmas story, featuring a different character each day. It also includes an activity for the family to do together to reflect on the daily reading.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
- Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024
Follows the Christmas story, main focus on characters with some locations & objects, has a short daily lesson and character trait along with a family activity/exercise, set of deep dive conversation questions, daily verse, and short prayer. Assumes familiarity with the Christmas story and/or daily reading before going to the devotional.
Adorable children’s advent devotional
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2024
For ages 4+, can require some parental read ahead and planning for activity, just not exactly what I’m looking for (comprehensive) But would be a great gift for a young family
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020
Just received our advent book and its a lovely, vividly co!orful book with beautiful stories and lots of family ideas of activities. You can tell its written from the heart! Its allabout Jesus's story and characteristics our the characters ex: Gabriel was courageous and why he was and how we can apply that character trait to our lives. Yet also sharing the truth that truly, Daniel was scared inside when he saw Gabriel but how, Gabriel.was used to ease the mind and heart of others. So for us not to fear, because with God, we can be courageous. ". That message in any time of life can be great for a child or parent! My husband and I follow Josh and Kristi on their podcast and Facebook and their helpful suggestions have been awesome for our family life! We enjoyed and still do read What am I feeling and their contents, in my opinion, are not just for kids to learn, but as parents we always learn about ourselves as well. This is going to be a great book to enjoy a slower pace and meaning of our Christmas time where I believe we will even incorporate I to our family Shabbat family times together. I look forward to enjoying this with our 7 & 9 year olds but also with grandparents and friends. Thank you Josh & Kristi for sharing your heart! It also arrived MUCH MUCH quicker than it says. It only took a few days. I will update as we begin reading and practicing :) Enjoy this book, its lovely!
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on December 2, 2020
Kindle version has missing words
