It's That Time...Christmas Time is HERE!!

I know I say that Fall is my favorite season of the year, and it really is. But my favorite month of the year is most definitely DECEMBER!! Christmas. Ah, I love everything about it. I decided to do what we did last year again this year because I loved it so much. I re-did it to include different activities, different videos and songs, etc., but I kept the scriptures the same. I love soaking up the Christmas season each and every day (Yes, I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet. Calm down, though, December starts on Sunday!).

So here is this year's schedule in case anyone wants to follow along. Hopefully I will post a picture daily of our activity as well. You probably don't care, but I enjoy it! :)

Day One, Sunday 12.1.12

Song: Mary’s Lullaby (Children’s #44)

Scripture: Luke 1:11-17

Reading/Video: Watch “the Coat” http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-videos?lang=eng#the-coat

Activity: Watch “The Forgotten Carols” (lucky us, we have it on DVD)

Day Two, Monday 12.2.12

Song: Christmas Bells (Children’s #54)

Scripture: Malachi 3:1

Reading/Video: Read “Twelve Days of Christmas” http://www.lds.org/friend/1975/12/twelve-days-of-christmas?lang=eng&query=christmas

Activity: Go to library and check out Christmas library books

Day Three, Tuesday 12.3.12

Song: Silent Night (Hymn #204)

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7

Reading/Video: Watch “Because He Came” http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-videos?lang=eng#because-he-came

Activity: Color Christmas pictures

Day Four, Wednesday 12.4.12

Song:  Oh, Come All Ye Faithful (Hymn #202)

Scripture: Luke 1:26-33

Reading/Video: Watch “Oh come Emmanuel” http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=ugV6QGcafEE

Activity: Provo River Christmas Cruise

Day Five, Thursday 12.5.12

Song: Picture a Christmas (Children’s #50)

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-19

Reading/Video: Watch “The Greatest Gift” http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-videos?lang=eng#the-greatest-gift

Activity: Bake and Decorate Sugar Cookies

Day Six, Friday 12.6.12

Song: O Little Town of Bethlehem (Hymn #208)

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14

Reading/Video: Coloring page Nativity Scene (on desktop)

Activity: Watch a Christmas Movie

Day Seven, Saturday 12.7.12

Song: The Shepherd’s Carol (Children’s #40)

Scripture: Matthew 1: 20-25

Reading/Video: Watch “Kids and Christmas” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM8XoT7qnxY

Activity: Make and decorate gingerbread houses

Day Eight, Sunday 12.8.12

Song: Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains (Hymn #212)

Scripture: Luke 1:39-56

Reading/Video: Read “Greg’s Christmas” http://www.lds.org/friend/1985/12/gregs-christmas?lang=eng&query=christmas

Activity: Watch LDS Christmas Devotional

Day Nine, Monday 12.9.12

Song: Sleep, Little Jesus (Children’s #47)

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Reading/Video: Watch Motab’s “Carol of the Bells” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kUX22dJGG4

Activity: Write letters to Santa

Day Ten, Tuesday 12.10.12

Song: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Hymn #209)

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Reading/Video: Read “Christmas Oranges” (We own it, but I am sure you can find it online if you want to)

Activity: Sing and dance to Christmas songs

 Day Eleven, Wednesday  12.11.12

Song: The Nativity Song (Children’s #52)

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20

Reading/Video: Watch David Archuleta the Motab’s “Silent Night” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNep23JerIk&list=TLVvM6kHi29U2vgP-zLvGcOqviNAB-Pp-q

Activity: Take kids shopping for each other’s gifts

Day Twelve, Thursday 12.12.12

Song: The First Noel (Hymn #213)

Scripture: Exodus 13:2

Reading/Video: Do the Connect the Dots Christmas Activity http://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/magazines/friend/2012/12/fr12dec35-dot-to-dot-2012-11-08.pdf?lang=engActivity: Wagon Ride/See the Lights at Thanksgiving Point

Day Thirteen, Friday 12.13.12

Song: Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby (Children’s # 48)

Scripture: Luke 2:21-24

Reading/Video: Watch “The Wisemen Seek Jesus” http://www.mormonchannel.org/bible-videos?v=1330140164001

Activity: Go see Santa

Day Fourteen, Saturday 12.14.12

Song: With Wondering Awe (Hymn #210)

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-5

Reading/Video: Read “A Temple Square Christmas” http://www.lds.org/friend/2009/12/a-temple-square-christmas?lang=eng&query=christmas

Activity: Attend the MOTAB Christmas Concert

Day Fifteen, Sunday 12.15.12

Song: Once Within a Lowly Stable (Children’s # 41)

Scripture: Luke 2:25-35

Reading/Video: Watch MOTAB’s “Away In a Manger” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLsEUWK4u4

Activity: Deliver Neighbor Gifts

Day Sixteen, Monday 12.16.12

Song: Away in a Manger (Children’s #42)

Scripture: Luke 2:36-38

Reading/Video: Read “The Christmas Basket” http://www.lds.org/friend/2009/12/the-christmas-basket?lang=eng&query=christmas

Activity: Do a Christmas craft

Day Seventeen, Tuesday 12.17.12

Song: Joy to the World (Hymn #201)

Scripture: Hosea 11:1

Reading/Video: Watch MOTAB’s “What Child is This?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTyuW1Q2oxU

Activity:Watch a Christmas Movie

Day Eighteen, Wednesday 12.18.12

Song: Who is the Child (Children’s #46)

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-15

Reading/Video: Read “The First Christmas Gift” http://www.lds.org/friend/2010/12/for-little-friends/the-first-christmas-gift?lang=eng&query=christmas

Activity: Read Christmas books

Day Nineteen, Thursday 12.19.12

Song: Angels We Have Heard on High (Hymn #203)

Scripture: Matthew 25:40

Reading/Video:  Watch “Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem” http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-videos?lang=eng#mary-and-joseph-travel-to-bethlehem

Activity: BYU Museum of Art Christ Exhibit 

Day Twenty, Friday 12.20.12

Song: Little Jesus (Children’s #39)

Scripture: Matthew 2:16-18

Reading/Video: Read “Thoughtful Gifts” http://www.lds.org/liahona/2011/12/thoughtful-gifts?lang=eng

Activity: Build a snowman

Day Twenty One, Saturday 12.21.12

Song: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Hymn #214)

Scripture: Micah 5:2

Reading/Video: Watch Motab’s “Gloria in Exelsis Deo” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ztlrVUMH3A

Activity: Deliver Sub for Santa Gifts

Day Twenty Two, Sunday 12.22.12

Song: Stars Were Gleaming (Children’s #37)

Scripture: Matthew 2:19-23

Reading/Video: Watch the Christmas Story: http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-story?lang=eng (Dec 24)

Activity: Go to Temple Square to see the lights

Day Twenty Three, Monday 12.23.12

Song: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Hymn #207)

Scripture: Luke 2:39-40

Reading/Video: Watch MOTAB’s “O Holy Night” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp9g1-X9gzQ

Activity: Watch Santa’s Reindeer and a video from Santa

Day Twenty Four, Tuesday 12.24.12

Song: When Joseph Went to Bethlehem (Children’s #38)

Reading/Video: Watch the “Hallelujah Chorus” http://www.lds.org/topics/christmas/christmas-videos?lang=eng#motab-hallelujah-christmas-2010

Scripture/Activity: Act out the Nativity