Christmas Countdown Calendar

Awhile back I posted about making Hudson a Christmas Countdown calendar.  I finally got it all done and hung on the fridge but hadn't shared it with you like promised.  Well, here it is:

There's a different one for each 25 days and on the back I wrote the word/phrase for the day, along with a Bible verse to go with it.  They correspond with the alphabet as well - so day 25 is letter A, day 24 is B, etc. (v and w share a day).  I try to do that day's with Hudson while he's having a snack before bedtime.  With everything going on we don't always remember or have time but then we just catch up the next time.   It's a good way for Hudson to learn about the Christmas story, and Jesus, and hear the Bible verses that correspond with the story. So far, he's pretty interested in it and he likes reading the Bible verses and hearing about Baby Jesus.  We'll see if we can make it through to Christmas!

Here's the letters and verses (and don't think I came up with all this one my own, copied it off a blog I saw!):

A- Angel came to visit Mary (Luke 1:26-31)


B- Baby Jesus (Luke 1:31)

C- City of Bethlehem (Matthew 2:6)

D- Donkey (The Bible does not state exactly how Mary got to Bethlehem, just that she went with Joseph - Luke 2:1-5. It is possible that they used a donkey as a mode of transportation. Good opportunity to talk about the distance they traveled and the possibilities of how they might have gotten there.)

E- Everlasting - Share about God's power and relate it to the season. (Psalm 90:2)

F- Family - As your family we want to teach you about the truth of Jesus. (Deut. 6:5-9)

G- Gift (John 3:16)

H- Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35-37)

I- Inn (Luke 2:7)

J- Joy ( Luke 1:39-45)

K- King (John 18:37)

L- Lamb (John 1:29)

M- Multitude of Angels (Luke 2:13)

N- Name of Jesus (Matthew 1:23 & Phil. 2:9)

O- Obey - Mary and Joseph obeyed Jesus (Matthew 1:24-25)

P- Perfect - Jesus is without flaw.

Q- Quiet time (Psalm 46:10)

R- Rejoice (Luke 1:14)

S- Sins - Jesus was born to save us from our sins. (Matthew 1:21)

T- Twinkling Star (Matthew 2:2)

U- Unto Us a Child is Born (Luke 2:11)

V and W - Visit from Worshiping Wise Men (Matthew 2:7-12)

X - is for Christ (2 Peter 3:18)

Y- Jesus will be a blessing to YOU! (Ephesians 1:3-14)

Z- ZZZZZ - We can rest in knowing that Jesus is Alive! (Psalm 91:1)