Advent Conspiracy
I heard of this today while listening to the Imago Dei podcast. I must admit I am very curious and I am doing to some research to see what it is all about.
This information is taken from their site.
Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by substituting compassion for consumption.
From what I am gathering from what I am reading their goal is to “Worship More, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All” I don’t know about you but that sounds good to me!
I think this has got to be my favorite page on the site thus far…
Here are some of the ideas they have –
Here’s some creative ways to give the gift of spending time together during the holidays.
Prepare a feast with a meal, candles and ambiance music
Buy your child a baseball bat for a trip to the batting cages together
Wrap a pound of local coffee or a tin of favorite tea with a date to get together with a close friend
Nutcracker Suite ballet tickets for a trip with another child
Wrap popcorn and a classic DVD for a movie night with a friend
Host Monday night football and make some homemade pizzas
Wrap 2 copies of a classic book to read with a friend
Hot cocoa, bundling up, & walking through the Christmas lit streets in town
Creative Coupons:
Creative coupons are a way of relationally giving away your skills, talents or time to bless someone close to you. You can make these out of paper or card-stock and feel free to decorate ‘em up!
“Babysitting†for those parents who could use a night out
“Massage†for that person who’s been working a bit too hard lately
“Road trip†to get on an out-of-town adventure together with your child
“Free Pint†to get together and talk theology and what God is doing in your lives
“Car Maintenance†to change the oil in a friend’s car if you know how
Bath & Body:
You can make some great bath & body products without ever setting foot in the mall. Here are some great websites where you can find recipes for these and similar products.
Brown sugar body scrub: www.pioneerthinking.com
Facial soaps: www.bellahandmadesoap.com
Scented candles: www.cajuncandles.com
Things to Make:
A recipe book with your favorite recipes for a neighbor
A photo album of the kids for the distant relatives
With the kids hand-paint some new pottery mugs or dishes at a ceramics store
A memory book with photos, ticket stubs, etc. of things you’ve done together
Paint or draw a picture
Scrabble board appreciation-arrange an old scrabble board of words that express memories and attributes of that special person. Glue the pieces down and put a picture hanger on the back for them to hang it up as art!
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