One of the things that we used to love doing with Meghan and Sara when they were little were taking them to a "Journey to Bethlehem"...different churches have done this over the years, and we have been so blessed by it! This year, we took Ronnie & Anna with Ronnie's cubscout den. It was so beautifully done...and very oriented to the kids...everyone in costume (although Anna was a little afraid of the "Roman Soldiers")...it was a very special night and a special memory!
There were so many activities for the children to do...in the first room, they had a large variety of spices for the kids to smell and/or taste...above, they were using a morter and pestle to crush cinnamon, then they added whatever herbs they liked to make a sachet. Then, Anna took a little bread dough they gave her, added a bunch of herbs and brought it home...we baked it this morning and it was great!
Anna with her little sachet...She was the perfect age for this night!
They went thru the 'carpenters' room, and then on to this room where they learned all the natural means to dye fabric or yarn, such as red onion, red cabbage, spinach, berries, tea and onion skins....
Then each child was able to dye a piece of muslin fabric to take home. Anna said hers was the color of a sunset!
Next, it was onto meet the 'scribe', and hear how he wrote the Torah, and the training they had. 
Then, each child copied Hebrew...Ronnie and Anna copied the Hebrew for Messiah, then Ronnie told the scribe he could write Alpha and Omega in Greek, so the scribe 'challanged' him to do that....and he did! He was so excited that he knew that, since we had just studied that.
One of our stops was with the angel, who told the kids about appearing to the shepherds and asked them questions before sending them to meet the shepherds....I wish this picture was better, but she was actually sitting on a tall stool, with lots of 'clouds' on the ground under her...it was pretty cool!
Ron and Anna 'sculpting' with clay at one of the stations.
Ronnie and Anna with the Holy family....who had a real baby boy....Anna was enthralled.
There were so many activities for the children to do...in the first room, they had a large variety of spices for the kids to smell and/or taste...above, they were using a morter and pestle to crush cinnamon, then they added whatever herbs they liked to make a sachet. Then, Anna took a little bread dough they gave her, added a bunch of herbs and brought it home...we baked it this morning and it was great!
Anna with her little sachet...She was the perfect age for this night!
They went thru the 'carpenters' room, and then on to this room where they learned all the natural means to dye fabric or yarn, such as red onion, red cabbage, spinach, berries, tea and onion skins....
Then each child was able to dye a piece of muslin fabric to take home. Anna said hers was the color of a sunset!Next, it was onto meet the 'scribe', and hear how he wrote the Torah, and the training they had. Then, each child copied Hebrew...Ronnie and Anna copied the Hebrew for Messiah, then Ronnie told the scribe he could write Alpha and Omega in Greek, so the scribe 'challanged' him to do that....and he did! He was so excited that he knew that, since we had just studied that.One of our stops was with the angel, who told the kids about appearing to the shepherds and asked them questions before sending them to meet the shepherds....I wish this picture was better, but she was actually sitting on a tall stool, with lots of 'clouds' on the ground under her...it was pretty cool!Ron and Anna 'sculpting' with clay at one of the stations.Ronnie and Anna with the Holy family....who had a real baby boy....Anna was enthralled.~After this, we walked down a long, dark aisle and met the wise men seeking the newborn king...they very seriously asked the children to give the best gift to Jesus all year, by showing love and giving to others all year.
As we walked out, a nice man gave them each a Christmas ornament of the Nativity as a remembrance....what a special, memorable evening we had! I am so grateful that I get to experience these special times all over again with my little ones...and make new memories as well with my older girls, too. May you treasure, as Mary did, the miracle of Jesus' birth in your hearts this Christmas season! ~Sue~
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