For Families during Advent

Activities and Suggestions for Family Engagement 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)​

Podcasts for Children and Their Families

• 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)