The Pine Tree Parable is our new favorite Christmas book. It arrived two days ago and I can’t tell you how many times my kids have asked to read this book.
“The Pine Tree Parable tells the heartwarming tale of a farmer and his family who nurture tiny seedlings into fragrant Christmas trees.
When the trees are tall enough to offer to their neighbors, the farmer’s wife plans to keep the most beautiful pine tree for her family, until one snowy December night when a child teaches her the true meaning of Christmas.”
This book is perfect for children ages 1-5 years old. It is a classic Christmas story in a popular sturdy, oversized board book. The winner of a Gold Medallion Book Award and part of the best-selling Parable series with over 1.4 million copies sold. Click here to enjoy the flip book.
The first time we read this book, it was a cold December night, we were curled up on the couch under a quilt. My two year old kept saying “Moh please” {more please!}. Since then, we’ve read it every night before bed.
Who would love a copy of this book? Tommy Nelson is giving away one copy to one of my readers!
We are planning to bake cakes and sell them at church to raise money for an organisation called ‘Pregnancy Choices’.
The kids each made up their own Operation Christmas Child box and we are hoping to adopt an elderly person from one of the local nursing homes.
We are doing full filling the wish list for a sweet child off our angel tree from church.
We are helping to collect jackets, mittens, hats, socks and blankets for our church to hand out. We are also collecting food for the food bank at our church, as well as helping out with the homeless shelter our church is sponsoring.
We will be giving a huge amount of good “stuff” that we no longer need to the Hospice so that they can use the funds they raise to helping local families in our area. Also, we will be visiting local Care Centers in our area and singing and playing instruments for them for Christmas.
We are participating in Operation Christmas Wish in our Homeschool Group, to help other families in our group who are really struggling financially right now. Also my husband and I like to forego gifts for each other, and instead give to someone in need as our gift to each other. We are still deciding what that will be, but are thinking about doing something through World Vision.
Our mom’s group is providing diapers and wipes to needy families.
We love Christmas stories + dad is a farmer = we would love to win it!
Oops, I just read the musts…
My 6-year-old Karina is taking part in a play that is being played for handicapped people on a Christmas celebration this Sunday. They already had a show last Sunday for families in need.
We participate in our Church’s annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, it is a fun chance to teach our girls about giving and the importance of it, we also did the operation christmas child shoebox collection
Christmas celebration for children
We are planning sponsor a family who needs coats.
Oh, Samuel would love this book! We just got the old book The Small Pine, and he adores it. This would be a welcome addition.
We adopted an 8yo to give gifts. Already finished shopping, wrapping, & delivered. Will also deliver fresh bread to neighbors.
I am thinking about trying to get several homeschoolers together to go caroling at a nursing home. kbalman@gmail.com