Oct 3, 2010
Advent Baskets: Start thinking about them now!
Christmas 2007 was a dark one. I had buried my daughter 3 months before, almost to the day. We took off on a wild 6-week road trip all over the East Coast to get away, to escape.
But there was a little beam of light in the Advent season of 2007. That was the year I received an Advent basket.
What’s an Advent basket?
An Advent basket is a gift-a-day walk through the Advent season (December 1-25).
How do you do one?
1. Collect little knick-knack gifts for each day of Advent (so, 25 gifts altogether).
Now’s the time to start gathering fun little things for your basket! Start watching the dollar bins at Target, Michaels, etc. The items don’t have to be Christmas-related. When I did an Advent basket for a friend last year (pictured above), I tried to do a variety: Christmas-related stuff, snacks, bath & body stuff, a bottle of wine, a CD. The little pocket Advent chart was from Target, and I stuck a little sheet in each pocket with one of the names of God inside and a verse.
2. Wrap them up, and label them 1-25.
3. Include instructions for the person to open a gift a day, starting with Day 1. (On December 1st, open gift #1, on December 2nd, gift #2, etc.).
4. Reveal your identity somehow in gift #25 (on Christmas day).
5. Arrange for someone secret to deliver the Advent basket to the person before December 1. This was a really fun part for me! When I did mine, I found someone a few steps removed to do the delivery so it really threw my friend off! She had no idea it was from me.
6. Pray for that person especially during Advent!
Who should I give one to?
Only you can decide who your Advent basket is going to be for. The one I gave last year was for my friend Christy, who lost her mother unexpectedly a few months before. She was in the beginning stages of her grief journey, just like I was in 2007. And I remember so well how much joy that little basket brought me during Christmas of 2007. It was like each day I had a little something to wake up for. And the excitement and guess-work of wondering who it was from made it all the more exciting.
So, I won’t tell you who to give a basket to, but I’d encourage you to think of someone who’s had a particularly hard year, or someone who’s not looking forward to Christmas for any number of reasons. This is your chance to share the joy of Christmas with them this year and lift their eyes to see Jesus.
When I got my basket in 2007, it was from a family I know and love. When I opened their final gift on Christmas day, I just wept. I was so touched and humbled by their love.
Go ahead, try it!
I’m not one of those people who particularly likes to shop for Christmas stuff in October, but it’s a good idea to start looking for fun things now! And even if you don’t start the actual shopping now, you can be doing some brainstorming and praying about who you’d like to give an Advent basket to.
I’d love to know if any of you:
- have received an Advent basket in the past.
- have ever given an Advent basket to a friend.
- have never heard of this idea.
Never heard of it. Love the idea, though, and will be using it this year. :)
I had never heard of an Advent Basket before receiving one yesterday. I immediately went to the internet to find out more about it, and I came across your blog. I was so fun to open the first gift tonight. It was a small wall hanging that says…”Jesus is the reason for the season.” It is interesting that I am also from the Twin Cities.
Thanks for enlightening me about the Advent Basket. I too am a Christian.
I’ve never heard of this idea, but I really like it! I’m thinking and will be praying for ideas of who to give one to. Thanks for sharing!
Well, I’ve never given or received an advent basket exactly like this, but I HAVE done a very similar thing for 12 days of Christmas. My family and I did it for some people we wanted to reach out to when I was 10, and I still remember the excitement of figuring out secret ways to deliver the gifts each day. It turned out that they enjoyed it a lot too were SO surprised when they found out who it was. Then when I was a little older my family was going through a hard time, and a couple of families in our church teamed up to do it for us. It was such a special, memorable experience. I should start thinking of someone to do it for this year!
I’ve never heard of this before. Wow, do I love the idea…I hope to be able to bless someone this year with it. Thanks for sharing!
We did a similar thing with the 12 Days of… for Pastor Appreciation Month in a year our friends needed a little something extra. We called it 12 Days of CAM (Clergy Appreciation Month) and tried to fit the surprise to the song verse theme a bit. Day 1 was a chicken dinner with apple crisp dessert. Day 5 was calling cards so they could talk with the kids who were already at college. And so on. By Day 12 they were totally miffed and blessed. We finished with a dinner party with 12 special guests and little drums filled with treats. We also did it over the month to avoid the stress of pulling off a surprise 12 days in a row.
I love the idea – but might stick with the 12 Days… I don’t shop much and live far from places like Target so 12 Days can be a stretch.
Hi Molly,
That is a really lovely idea and one I definitely would like to use for myself.
Have you heard of the Christmas Elf idea? You do something similar to the basket but for your Children. The Elf leaves something each day, it could be a small gift or a list of instructions for a game, or all the ingredients laid out for some Christmas baking (complete with little footprints in the flour…), or some colouring sheets to decorate the house… You can get a soft toy elf to do it with or have the elf write the notes and never be seen! I want to do one of those for my nephew.
I’ve never heard of this, but love love love the idea. In fact, I already know who I am going to do this for this year. Thanks, Molly
What a wonderful idea!!! Love it!
obviously, I’d never heard of it before. I am already thinking this is an awesome idea for my children, too.
I think this is a great idea (I had never heard of it before). I was supposed to have my baby in October, so this December was supposed to be very different. Having an advent basket would definitely make Christmas easier this year. I’m dreading it right now. Thanks for posting about this.
This is such a great idea! I haven’t ever heard of making a whole basket quite like this, but we have been doing something sort of like it with our children for a few years. For them, we usually include more fun activities than gifts (like driving around to see the lights, doing their own Christmas shopping, or watching a favorite movie), but we do include some small gift items in the mix.
We have an advent calendar with doors, and I can just put slips of paper in with our scripture reading for the day and the activity, a clue to where their treat is hiding, or anything else that seems to fit.
I do LOVE the idea of giving someone a basket, though!
I absolutely LOVE this idea. I’ve never heard of it before, but it’s exactly what I’d hoped for. I’ve been feeling like I need to give back to people who need it and this is perfect.
Thanks for sharing and I’ll definitely make sure to share the idea and post pictures once it’s complete! :D
What a neat idea! I have never heard of it before :) Would love to try it this year!
I recieved an advent basket from two of the older women at BBC years ago for my kids. It was was the perfect thing as I was really run down with a sick baby (Lily I think…back in that season when she puked 8-10 times an hour.) Last year we put a huge one (we sent it in a stroller box) together for my mom as she was finishing her last 30 days of chemo in December – something positive for her to look forward to each day was worth the effort. I’m not sure who we will make one for this year but you are right – it’s time to get planning!
I have never heard of this, but I think it’s fantastic! Definitely going to consider/pray about it for this year. I think October was the perfect time for you to post! Just in time!
WOW I was *just* about to post my “I’d never heard of this, but it’s a great idea!” comment when I saw someone with my name had already done it :D
I love this idea & I totally have someone in mind. Thanks for sharing…I appreciate the advanced notice.
My family did something similar growing up and I’m looking forward to making this a tradition in our home.
Molly, We got one of these the year after we lost Owen too. It was very sweet for us as well. I am wondering if it was from the same sweet family!
Kellie
What a sweet idea! Advent is my favorite season – as a dear priest friend put it, “a life lived on shuffle needs an advent” – and I’m always looking for ways to focus on Advent instead of getting swept into the pre-Christmas melee.
FYI- Advent is a specific liturgical season that changes in the number of days each year. It encompasses the 4 Sundays prior to Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. This year Advent will begin November 28.
never heard of it, but i’m all about it! great idea.
I have enjoyed reading your site since I found it earlier in the year. I always find something helpful in your writing, including this Advent basket idea…Love it!
I have never heard of this before! But what an awesome idea. I for sure want to do that this year!
What a great idea, Molly! I’m going to blog about this tomorrow because I think it’s so important to think of others and be a blessing to them and my kids will LOVE doing this! Thanks so much for posting this.
Ashley
Molly — I first heard of a surprise advent basket the year you received yours (maybe from the person who gave you yours??). I created one that year for someone and loved the joy of it. I actually purchased the stuff for the 2008 basket almost exclusively at the after-Christmas sales of 2007. :-) I gave it to some dear missionary friends home on furlough.
No, I’ve never received one – but one of my best friends lost her Dad a few months ago. I know how hard this has been on her because she loved her Daddy fiercely and she misses him desperately. I think I will do an Advent basket for her and her step-Mom, because I know what it’s like to lose your husband…this will be their first Christmas without him. It’s hard.
Thank you for sharing this, for reaching out…God bless.
Hi! Never heard of this before~love the idea. Thanks for sharing ;-)
Never heard of it, but love, love, love it! Not sure who to give one to, yet, but I’m sure the Lord can place a name on my heart. Thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of this but I can not wait to try!! I already know who, but know I have to figure out to get it to them!! Thank you so much!!
Hi Molly,
I have never heard of this idea – but I will be making one this year! (this is especially wonderful for the gift giver in me!)
I knew exactly who I was supposed to make one for as soon as I saw this post! Thank you SO VERY much for posting this!!! It was the exact answer to my prayer for what to do to encourage this friend! Now, to keep the shopping under control… that’s the difficult part.
I’ve never received or given a secret Advent basket, but all throughout my childhood, my grandmother sent us tiny Advent presents. She lived on the opposite coast from us and we rarely saw her more than once a year, so it was a special thing to share with her. When she got very old and was in a nursing home and then hospice, my sister and I turned the tables and sent HER the Advent packages. She was very touched. And it was so fun finding tiny little things for her, some funny, some sweet. And such a great reminder for all the parties involved to pray for each other and give gifts to remember God’s gift to us!
Thanks for sharing this. I love the secret idea and the surprise on Christmas!
We received an Advent Basket last year. My family especially the kids had a great time opening a gift each day and it really gave us the Christmas spirit. We immediately decided to give one the next year, we hit the after Christmas sales and put them away until this year, not knowing who we would give it to. We were still discussing it last night and prayed about it. My sister-in-law just got diagnosed with Leukemia and my mother-in-law is staying with her. Neither one is at home and will probably not be home for Christmas. We feel like God had a plan and put it on our hearts to send this to them this year. I also love the idea that you pray for the one you send it to. I didn’t know that part until I read your page.
Thank you for posting. Merry Christmas!
I’ve never heard of this before but I love it!
oh this brought tears as i replay christy’s gratefulness for your advent basket and your joy in doing it. so glad you posted this. (do i say that every time? “so glad you…” anyway, i am.)
Oh, I am so going to do this for my Secret Sister at church! What an awesome idea, thanks!!!
I had never heard of this before! Thank you for sharing the idea! I’m excited to try it this year…what a neat way to bless and encourage a friend!
Oh, thank you, Molly! I’ve never heard of doing this! Now I have to decide who to do it for….there are a couple of people that came to mind…the first being a old friend who just lost her first baby and will be spending Christmas away from her husband (he’s deployed).
I am also thankful that you wrote about this now….I hate hearing about creative ideas for gifts a week before Christmas!
I’d never heard of this, but now that I’ve heard of it I know the perfect couple to give one to…this last Saturday a young couple who live just down the street from our church lost their three-month-old baby girl and they are absolutely devastated. Our church is reaching out to them in all sorts of ways, from paying for the funeral and holding the service there, to giving them food and provisions and loving company. Perhaps an Advent basket will bring them the same simple but important glimpses of joy that it brought you and Abraham.
I, too, have never heard of this, but it sounds like a wonderful idea! My two older girls love giving gifts, and it’d be fun to involve them too.
If one got inexpensive gifts (or if one was very generous!), you could make two or more baskets at the same time if you bought multiple items. Just an idea.
This would be a great blessing to others. I pray many are blessed by this idea…by the giving and the receiving! Thanks Molly!
I have mainly only seen those advent chocolate calendars. I don’t think I have ever seen an advent basket with a gift for each day. But I LOVE this idea. What a beautiful way to bless someone!!
Thanks for sharing this idea! P.S. I have that Christmas countdown from Target :) I love it
What a beautiful idea! I love the idea of praying for someone while showering them with gifts all through advent!
I have never heard of this, but I’m going to do it this year. What a wonderful idea!
I’ve not heard of an Advent basket, but think it is an absolutely lovely idea!
We have an Advent wreath that we light the candles and share a Scripture verse each day. Some years we do well, others not so well!
I have never heard of this before, but I LOVE the idea and I will definitely be doing it this year! Can you give a few more details about what you put in yours to help with ideas? Thanks!!
Oh I love it! Never heard of it but I’m excited to think about who to do this for! Thanks for sharing the idea.
I have never heard of this but I LOVE this idea!! I think we’ll do a basket for my girls’ dance teacher who lost her baby at 7 months in March. I know this will be a tough Christmas for her!
Molly, I have never heard of this and I am so delighted to try it and hopefully make it a tradition. I especially love that on the very last day you find out who it’s from. What a sweet blessing and so fun to give. Thanks for sharing it with us!
love the idea! i know just who needs it this year. what are some ideas for the final gift to reveal yourself?!
I, too, had never heard of an Advent basket, but what a wonderful idea! I can see this being a great way for my children to think about serving and showing love to others in the midst of the Christmas season, when they’re so apt to be focusing on what they will be receiving themselves. Thanks for the idea!
Never heard of the idea before, but I LOVE it!
And I have already started my Christmas shopping (in July as in most years), so I already feel a little late in getting started, but I know exactly who my basket will be for.
Thanks!
Hi, I’ve never heard of advent baskets before, but I think it’s particularly interesting! Especially since the identity of the giver is to be kept a secret until the final day. I am inspired by this project idea, and wanted to thank you for sharing it with us!
I’ve been following your blog for awhile and am just so touched by the love you have for your daughter, and that you are willing to share your story. I think that’s why this advent basket is so interesting to me… it has the power to truly touch someone, like it did you at such an unspeakably difficult time.
What a lovely idea! I’d never heard of it until now, but it’s so wonderful I have someone in mind for this year already, and am looking forward to making it a tradition.
I haven’t ever heard of this idea, but I am intrigued and excited! There is a family in my church who lost their mom unexpectedly and tragically in August of 2008. I know that the father still struggles a great deal with losing his wife, and I know his 4 little girls would love to open a gift every day in December. I might do a family advent basket for them.
I have never heard of this but I sure do like the idea. I am going to fix one for my Mother as she will be facing the first Christmas without my Dad. Thanks for sharing this idea.
I’ve never heard of this, but I’m going to see if the other families in my small group would like to do this together for another family in our church. It seems like it would be a neat group project, too!
Hi Molly!
I found your blog last Christmas after someone sent me a link to the YouTube video of Orison reciting Luke 2. I just fell in love with him, and have so enjoyed reading your blog and the way you share your heart here. What a beautiful family you have. Lately I’ve been wanting to comment because I feel like I know you, like you are a friend. Love your “You may be a stranger, but you’re not a stalker” post, by the way!
Like most of the other commenters, I have never heard of an Advent basket, but I think it is such a wonderful idea! I am going to use this to bless a friend who is new to my city this year and having a tough time adjusting. Also, I hope to work with my mom to make a basket for some church friends – the husband lost his mother about a month ago and then his father died unexpectedly in a car accident just last week. I know that the holidays will be difficult this year and hope this will be a tangible reminder of God’s love through the season.
Thanks for posting this!
Sarah
I have done many of these baskets, but have never heard of them called Advent baskets. Our family has done many together for hurting loved ones and I have done some for church friends and coworkers. It is so fun to see their excitement as they go thru hard times. Have a few people already in mind, esp. our family friend for many years who lost her only child in June at the age of 22. thanks for reminding me again to get started!
Hi Molly,
I’m Rachel, Christy’s sister out in Colorado and I can’t thank you enough for bringing her that wonderful advent basket last year! It was hard to be apart and grieve Mom so deeply and so unexpectedly. Bringing her that basket ministered to me also, knowing that my sis was being thought of and prayed for out in Minn. I love the advent calendar with the names of God and just the variety of fun and different gifts you gave!
Previously, my Mom and I joined together bringing an advent basket to a friend who had lost her precious baby boy. Last year, I gave one to a friend that was going thru a divorce and grieving the loss of her marriage. Actually, that basket of advent stuff my Mom had bought before she went to be with Jesus, so I had to carry on the advent basket tradition like she would’ve done! I had found all the gifts in a basket ready to go, when I was decorating my Dad’s house for Christmas last year.
Loved that you blogged about this and the fun pics to go along with it.
Thanks for being a dear friend to my sister, as so many times I wish we lived closer!!
Your babies are precious!
Blessings,
Rachel H.
Oh, Molly, what a wonderful idea. I am totally going to do this for my best friend whose 6 year old son was killed this year (in a bus accident). Thank you for posting this!
I’ve never heard of the idea. But we are Australian so all the great American ideas seem to take years to come Down Under. Thank you for sharing Molly!
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have never heard of this idea, but am already gathering items in which to bless others. I am so excited about this opportunity and pray that the Lord will guide me to those who need some uplifting. Thank you again.
Love the idea! A great place to be collecting things is Walgreens by using their register rewards program. Just this week I have gotten 6 Nivea lip balms for FREE….a lot of web sites give you lists of what is free or very cheap with links to print out coupons to make it fee. It is a great program to get involved in – I view it more as a game/challenge – how much stuff can I get for just a few dollars? I had a great stash this week – about $60 worth of stuff for $13 – including bags of candy bars for .50 each – all my Halloween handout candy cost me $2! On the day you posted this I was lookng at all the lip glosses on the laundry room counter wondering what I was going to do with them….I did the 12 days of Christmas last December for a mom who was honoring the one year death of her baby at birth. I might have received that idea from your blog for all I know :)
I’ve never heard of it before, but it sounds like a great idea!
I have never heard of this idea before but I LOVED it!! I’m already thinking of who I’m going to make one for this year. I’ve been surrounded by grieving people this year…or so it seems. A woman in our church lost her husband and father this year. SO sad. I know she wouldn’t expect ANYTHING like this…and especially not from me. It’d be so great to give it to her. :) Thanks for sharing this idea, Molly!
Molly…thank you for this thoughtful idea. There is a woman in our church who recently lost her husband. His death was unexpected and I know it’s been terribly difficult for her. I am sure this year’s Christmas will be a tough one without her husband. As I was reading through this blog entry, her name came to my mind and my husband and kids are going to do this! I am super excited. Thank you for sharing the idea.
I can’t wait to get started on mine. A good friend’s youngest child, almost 2, was born with many severe physical and mental disabilities. It has been a long road to walk everyday for their family.I know my friend says she just wishes she could do “normal” things more (ie go to McD’s for a play date rather than her millionth appointment with the neurologist). She came to mind and my husband is all for it! Thanks for sharing about this!
Molly, how do you suggest revealing your identity on day 25? I already started shopping for my basket!! :)
Molly, great idea, but I’d love a few more thoughts about it, could you give us a few more specifics? Do you focus verses on a specific theme? I assume you could use verses that revolve around the particular aspects of the week…joy, peace, love etc.
Also, wondering how you reveal your identity?
Thanks- Donna K
Molly,
I read this on the day you posted it and loved the idea, not knowing who to give it to. Then yesterday I found out that friends of ours lost their toddler in a horrible car accident. Now I know who to do this for. We have lost touch over the years and I would have to send it in the mail, but I think we should still do it. I may even try to send it from a different state when we travel for thanksgiving so as to hide our identity.
Here are some ideas for all of us who are trying to think of ideas right now:
Seeds Family Worship (.net) CD’s for the kids of the families- these are awesome and have blessed our daily lives. Plus when you buy one you get another one with it so you can keep one and give one away- check it out!
Vally of Vision prayer book
snapfish gift card
Target, Michael’s, Bed bath and beyond all have either dollar spots or cheaper items
fun new pens or journals
Just a few I was thinking of. I think it might be helpful for all of us to share some creative ideas for this.
Thanks Molly!
Kara
Never heard of it but do know someone in my family who could use a pick me up during this time of the year!!!!! Thanks, I’m not so crafty and this will be just the perfect thing to maybe bring a smile to her face!!!! Thanks for sharing.
My sister and I do this every year for 1-2 families each. I dont know how we got started but our kids are always inovolved as well. This year I am doing a family I dont know. I am a florist and a woman came in looking very tired with a 2 year old boy and a 5 year old boy(i found this out from a friend that knew them)2 and a half weeks later the 2 year old passed away from CANCER. I think with this being the first xmas w/out him it will be tough. At the same time they were in the shop my 2 year old was having some problems and needed a diagnosis.
I started working on my advent basket right away when I read this, and realized after a month that I am not going to be able to get the 25 gifts in time for December 1. I had only picked up a few and realized I didn’t have money to buy anything else, or even to make the rest.
BUT I figured out a way that I could still do SOMETHING, and I hope my friend will like it.
Since I don’t have a basket and I can’t buy one, I found a big, beautiful Christmas gift bag that is like new (we tend to not write names on the tags, but put a card inside so that the bag can be used again).
So my friend will be getting an Advent bag. In it there are four wrapped gifts (one to open on each Sunday of Advent). There is also a card that tells her to look on her doorstep Christmas Eve for the final gift that will reveal who the bag is from.
Maybe some of your readers who feel that it’s too late to finish this project will be encouraged that there is still time to do something.
hi molly!
i just wanted to share our fun advent basket story with you- after i read your post, i knew i wanted to do this for someone but i had no CLUE who. so i just started praying about it, like you suggested. a month or so ago, a family who used to go to our church’s 5 month old daughter died very unexpectedly. because i have a baby girl of my own, this obviously hit close to home and i couldn’t stop thinking about them. BAM! advent basket! but the fun thing is- i enlisted my high school girls’ small group to take this challenge on with me and they RAN with it. it was so fun to watch them get excited to serve this family they have never even met. last night we sneak attacked them and left it on their doorstep. it was one of the most meaningful things my small group has ever done- just thanks to you sharing your story and planting the idea! i am hoping and praying that all the families you have touched this season will be filled with joy and God’s love through their advent baskets. THANK YOU!
Molly
I read this the day you posted it and knew RIGHT then that I wanted to do one for somebody. It was a hard year for several people at my church, so I had difficulty picking just one person…but I finally did. I had her daughter-in-law’s mother deliver it to her Sunday. This lady(who delivered it) called me as soon as she dropped it off and said, “Oh, Emily…she loved it! She didn’t even open anything, and she was in tears. She said it was such a God thing…” I was SO excited!!! Also, I spread the word around about these baskets and got 4 other people to do one for somebody!!! :)
Hi Molly!
I just had to email you. I did the same as the last two posters. I read your post in Oct. and knew right away that I wanted to do this and knew who it would be for. I prayed about it and felt the Lord leading me to go ahead with it. I can’t go into details right now. I’m not sure if my friend reads your blog or not so I don’t want to mess up the surprise but I have to tell you–this is one of the most exciting things I’ve done for Advent. I LOVED IT! I’m hoping this will be a yearly tradition for our family for Advent. My children helped and we were so blessed to do this for a family that is not looking forward to Christmas this year.
THANK YOU so much for posting this and for posting this early enough for others to be able to do it too. Life is so busy but this is the kind of thing that is really worth the time you put into it. I’m hoping my friend and her children will be blessed and know how much the Lord loves her and is keeping her in His care. :-)
Hello,
Our church does these annually for local shut ins/elderly. I also lost my father unexpectedly this past summer and I am going to start shopping now and prepare one for my mom. She is very lonely and lost without him after 45 years of marriage. I know this holiday season will be difficult for all of us but even more for her. Thank you for the ideas.
Christina
Hi Molly,
I just stopped by this page to print it out for my small group. Our whole small group did this last year for a man in our church whose wife had died of cancer the previous Christmas season. This year, I’m proposing that we do it for a single mom whose 30 year old son was killed in a car accident last December. Thank you so much for this idea; it is a blessed tradition, and with our whole small group chipping in a couple of gifts per family, we were able to put together a very nice package!
Hi Molly,
Just a quick note to say I love this idea of the advent basket.
I have included it in a list of advent ideas on my blog.
If you would like to have a look …it is here….
http://allysonadeney.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/12-handmade-gift-ideas-with-tutorials-advent-calendars/
God bless
Ally of harrysdesk
Hi Molly,
for many years now my sister and I have given our Mother an Advent Basket. It is very difficult to find Christmas gifts for as parents age and since our Mom loves to open packages, this is perfect. We find small gifts throughout the year and at the beginning of Advent, we wrap each package, put them all in a large basket and give the basket to Mom. At first we numbered and dated the gifts but that was too confusing for her so we just let her pick a gift each day. The only stipulation we put on the gift is that she must be talking to one of her children when she opens the gift for that day. Sis and I enjoy this as much (almost) as Mom does!
Molly,
I love the idea of the advent basket and I meant to do that for someone this past year but couldn’t make it happen. So, I have decided to do a basket for the month of February for someone who lost her husband in an accident last summer and is still having a hard time. With Valentines Day coming up I figured she could use something like this.
Beth
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Made our “idea list” tonight as a family for our advent basket for this year. It’s our third year making one since reading this post a few years ago. God has used it in our family and others. It’s one of our highlights every year!