I put together advent baskets to thank the ladies that help with childcare during our mom's Bible study. Since we were studying Colossians this fall, I wanted to tie that in. Here's what I came up with:
| Day |
Gift |
Verse |
| 1 |
dove gingerbread
cookies |
1:2b |
| 2 |
little seed pots (or
seed packets) |
1:3-8 |
| 3 |
Record child saying
this verse |
1:9 |
| 4 |
fruit (orange) |
1:10 |
| 5 |
candle |
1:13-14 |
| 6 |
Gingerbread man |
1:15-20 |
| 7 |
Paper snowflakes |
1:21-23 |
| 8 |
Chocolate coins |
1:24-29 |
| 9 |
crochet heart
ornament |
2:1-2 |
| 10 |
treasure (pots of
gold chocolates) |
2:2-3 |
| 11 |
tree in a box |
2:6-7 |
| 12 |
chains |
2:8-10 |
| 13 |
mini bottled water |
2:12 |
| 14 |
nail |
2:13-15 |
| 15 |
cheese/crackers |
2:16-17 |
| 16 |
chocolate |
2:23 |
| 17 |
cotton ball (cloud) |
3:1-2 |
| 18 |
Lifesavers |
3:3 |
| 19 |
lotion |
3:12-15 |
| 20 |
Christmas carol |
3:16-17 |
| 21 |
Ojo De Dios Christmas
ornament |
3:18-4:1 |
| 22 |
notebook/prayer
journal |
4:2 |
| 23 |
spices |
4:5-6 |
| 24 |
picture of fully
grown tree from day 11 |
4:12 |
| 25 |
it's a boy! |
1:15-20
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| Day 1 - Dove Gingerbread Cookies Colossians 1:2b |