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Advent Activity
Christmas Nativity Scene Snack
Needed:
4 large pretzel rods
2 pretzel sticks
2 graham crackers (double cracker) The children’s offering that is
1 marshmallow brought each Sunday is designated
to “purchase a piglet” through the
1 Hershey treasure candy ELCA Good Gifts program. We keep
5 animal crackers a tally chart of the weekly offering
1 tootsie roll the children bring each Sunday and
it is displayed in the Sunday school
1 can of frosting area. The children watch as the tal-
ly goes up each week and we are
Use frosting to secure pretzel rods happy to say we have purchased our
first piglet for a community in
vertically and let sit until firm. Us- great need! The children also are
ing the frosting attach the graham
involved in a coloring contest and
crackers to the pretzel rods for the are coloring a page with a piglet on
flat roof. Inside the “barn” using it that is in a coloring book called
the frosting attach the treasure
candy to the floor to represent the God’s Global Barnyard that is from
the ELCA. The children’s pictures
manger and the tootsie roll on top will be on display in the Sunday
of the chocolate as baby Jesus.
Pretzel sticks standing next to the school area after Christmas and will
th
be judged on January 13 . Everyone
manger (in frosting of course!) are is welcome to come downstairs to
Mary and Joseph. The marshmallow see our talented artists work!
represents a sheep and the 5 animal
crackers are the rest of the ani-
mals.
Create and enjoy with the kids!
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