Day 15 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness: Send a text with encouragement to a friend or family member.

Today’s Bible Reading: Luke 2:13-20

Today’s Family Activity: Build a graham cracker Nativity stable using graham crackers and frosting. Then decorate.

Day 14 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness: Support the Troops and your local police officers, firefighters, EMT workers. Check your community newspapers or search online for local opportunities.

Today’s Bible Reading: Luke 2:8-12

Today’s Family Activity: Make a snow angel. (Warmer climate – make a sand angel.)  Then enjoy a glass of cider.



Day 12 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness – Make an extra serving of dinner and bring it to someone who is sick or make them a get well card.

Today’s Bible Reading – Luke 1:67-80

Today’s Family Activities – Make salt dough (recipes online) Christmas story characters and re-enact the Christmas story.

Day 11 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness: Wrap up cookies for mail carriers, teachers, baby sitters, sanitation workers, custodians, librarians, newspaper carriers, etc.

Today’s Bible Reading: Luke 1:57-66

Today’s Family Activities: Make sandwiches for lunch. Cut into star shapes. Talk about the Christmas star. Read Matthew 2:1-2.

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Day 8 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness:  Let someone go ahead of you in line.

Today’s Bible Reading:  Matthew 1:18-25

Today’s Family Activity:  Have a Christmas movie night. Make Christmas popcorn. (popcorn, butter, mini marshmallows, red and green M & Ms, Christmas confetti sprinkles.)

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Day 7 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness – Participate in Toys for Tots or Operation Santa Claus or Operation Christmas Child or The Angel Tree.

Today’s Bible Reading –  Luke 1:26-38

Today’s Family Activity – Gather around the Christmas tree. Talk about the symbolism of the evergreen and everlasting life. Read John 10:28.

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Day 6 – Acts of Kindness for December

Today’s Act of Kindness: Fill Bags with necessities and give to the homeless. (socks, tooth brush, tooth paste, bottled water, Christmas cookies, a fast food gift card, gloves, hat, scarf, mittens, etc) 

Today’s Bible Reading: Luke 1:18-25

Today’s Family Activity: Set out the nativity as you read the Christmas story.

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Something extra: Listen to Pastor Dodge’s teaching on Luke 1:5-25.