We get up and eat breakfast.
Then around 9:30, we go to Chuck E Cheese...because it's Jesus's birthday and He might have liked going there.
We play games for about an hour and a half and then eat pizza. Then we go to a store that carries Fontanini resin figurines. They are not cheap, but they are durable and beautiful. Children can play with them and they, for the most part, do not break or come apart. Here is a website that carries them if you are interested. Some gift stores also carry a limited supply.
(2011 addition-In a few years I think we will have all the Fontanini figures that we might want. And this year we actually ordered them online...they are here in the box waiting to be opened today. I was thinking, though, that if you didn't want to do this activity and were looking for something else, maybe making one of the Jesse Tree Ornaments every year would be good. Then when children grow up and move out, they would have their own set.)
This might be a good day to do some kind of service project. We haven't ever done that, but as the kids get older, everything does not take 3 hours to accomplish and there might be time for that. Maybe clean out a closet and donate some things? Food bank? Apparently, you can call Salvation Army and ring the bell for a period of time...
Also, there is some preparation involved for Christmas Day that could be done.
That evening, we spotlight Mary. She was a teen, so the food we eat that night is kind of teen food. I usually do
Divinity is also a good choice.
(2011 addition...the hamburger thing didn't work out...so my teens suggested Subway. They love Subway. So we went there...and that may very well become the new Mary dinner. )
The ornament is a white lily artificial flower.
Here is the story of Mary or listen to it here...you'll need to listen through some earlier reading.
