Waiting For Christmas Stories

Little children throughout the world wait impatiently for Christmas to arrive. As parents know, it can seem as if the days just crawl by. Now your family can learn and put to use Advent traditions from the country of Germany during the Christmas season. No doubt mothers have long been inventing ways to keep young children occupied during the Advent season—like Gerhard Lang’s mother, who in the mid-1800s helped her young son count the days on a calendar of cookies. In 1908, the grownup Gerhard, a printer, created the first commercial Advent calendar, twenty-four tiny pictures in the form of a calendar, from his fond memories. Waiting for Christmas tells the story of the young Gerhard—a story children everywhere will recognize as their own—and teaches us that we must wait patiently as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Mike is so eager to open his Christmas gifts that he convinces his older sister, Pam, to unwap and play with them in advance, but when Christmas morning arrives they are unhappy about what they have done.

Papa Rabbit tells his children seven bedtime stories on Christmas Eve.

Papa Rabbit tells his children seven bedtime stories on Christmas Eve.

Llama Llama holidays. Jingle music. Lights ablaze. How long till that special date? Llama Llama has to wait. If there's one thing Llama Llama doesn't like, it's waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cookies, decorating the tree . . . but how long is it until Christmas? Will it ever come? Finally, Llama Llama just can't wait any more! It takes a cuddle from Mama Llama to remind him that "Gifts are nice, but there's another: The true gift is, we have each other."

Mason just wouldn't stay in his bed on Christmas Eve. He was determined he was going to wait up for Santa. He had to see him with his own eyes. When Mom & Dad get up in the morning and rush into Mason's room yelling "Merry Christmas!" they find their little boy is gone, his bed cold and empty. But could what might be the worst day of their lives turn out to be one of the best days ever and a Christmas to remember? A cute Christmas story for all the family, from age 6 up. This is a SHORT STORY of approximately 2,180 words.

God's promise of a Savior is retold in poems, stories, and songs. Includes family activities, easy-to-do projects, and full-color illustrations.