Advent Workshop—The Big Plan

This is the plan I have used for years. It is a casual evening. I provide a soup bar buffet. Guests mingle, eat, and craft.

Each craft station has a sign with step-by-step instructions and a finished sample. They are all simple, easy, do-it-yourself crafts. Each year I vary the crafts to keep things fresh. I also try to incorporate one service project.

Some of the children get together to practice a short skit. They read their lines from index cards. It is not fancy. Then we sing carols and have a wreath lighting demonstration.

I hang out in the wreath section to help people make wreaths. My kids make crafts and play with their friends. My husband hovers near the food.

Schedule of Events:

5:30 Arrival of Guests

5:40 Welcome, Prayer, and Explanation of Activities

5:45 Craft Centers and Buffet Open

6:45 Children’s Skit and Carols

7:00 Wreath Lighting Demonstration

7:15 Closing Remarks

7:30 Cleanup

Craft Centers:

Wreath Making

Jesse Tree Ornaments

Prayer Chains

Christmas Cards for Meals on Wheels

Christmas Story Bracelets