For Families in Advent
Activities and Suggestions for Family Engagement during Advent
Prayer and Sacraments
Las Posadas
Advent Calendars
Digital Playlists or "Flexible Curriculum" for Advent
Social Media to Engage Families During Advent
- 10 Meaningful Advent Traditions to Try This Year (Busted Halo)
- Five Ways Families Can Explore Waiting and Hope This Advent Season (Christian Reform Network of North America)
- Three Ways to Practice Hope (Busted Halo)
- Holy Heroes Advent Adventure (Holy Heroes)
- Making Room for Jesus (Diocese of DesMoines)
- Fostering Love at Home: An Advent Practice for Families (Diocese of DesMoines)
- Family Movie Nights (Diocese of DesMoines)
Prayer and Sacraments
- An Advent Examination of Conscience (Waterloo Catholics adapted from Joyfully We Wait - Twenty-Third Publications)
- A Lesson in Waiting: An Advent Retreat - directions and the handout (Busted Halo)
- Blessing of a Christmas Manger or Nativity Scene (USCCB)
- Blessing of an Advent Wreath - English (USCCB)
- Blessing of an Advent Wreath - Spanish (USCCB)
- Nativity Scene Prayer - English (Catholic Relief Services)
- Nativity Scene Prayer - Spanish (Catholic Relief Services)
Las Posadas
- Bringing Jesus to your Neighbors: a Las Posadas Family Activity (Diocese of Des Moines)
- How the Posada Takes Us on the Holy Family's Journey (America Magazine)
Advent Calendars
- Hallow's Advent Calendar 2022
- Busted Halo Advent Calendar 2022
- Catholic Relief Services Advent Calendar 2022
- The Institute for Catholic Formation Advent Calendar 2022 English (Diocese of Bridgeport)
- The Institute for Catholic Formation Advent Calendar 2022 Spanish (Diocese of Bridgeport)
- Create Your Own Digital Advent Calendar - (My Advent)
- Children's Advent Calendar - English (Loyola Press)
- Children's Advent Calendar - Spanish (Loyola Press)
Digital Playlists or "Flexible Curriculum" for Advent
- Living Advent by Kristi Quinlan (Diocese of DesMoines)
- St. Jude Advent Playlist 2017 - a template (St. Jude, New Lenox, IL)
- Ten Family Advent Traditions to Try This Year (Ascension Press)
- We Wonder Podcast and Advent Stories (We Wonder)
Social Media to Engage Families During Advent
- Messy Family Project - Instagram
- Advent Word Instagram - (Building Faith)
- InstaAdvent Photo Challenge (Busted Halo)