Today’s Reading
Matthew 1:18-21 ESV
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Today’s Activity
Today let’s make Christmas wrapping paper:
- Take a potato, and cut in half.
- Take a cookie cutter in a pleasing shape and push through the cut side of the potato. Remove any excess potato. This will leave you with a nice, crisp edge to print with.
- Pat the potato dry with kitchen paper.
- Put your chosen paint colours out in little dishes onto a newspaper-covered surface.
- Take large sheets of plain paper; I like to use brown wrapping paper, lining paper is another option, and simply dip the potato shape lightly into the paint (too much will blur the design) and print down randomly on the paper.
- Repeat until your child is satisfied with their design.
- Allow to dry.
Enjoy listening to Christmas carols as you get on with wrapping some Christmas gifts together 🙂
See you tomorrow for more advent fun.