My children get excited for December 1st, for that’s when they get their advent calendars. Each day they open a small door in their calendar and get a piece of chocolate.
Last night at dinner I asked, “If you were designing an advent calendar to sell, what would it be like?”
My 8-year-old son Josiah said, “I’d make the doors and numbers extremely hard to find. It would be like a puzzle. You’d have to work for your reward.”
My six-year-old, Julia, said, “I’d make an ADVIL calendar. It’s for grownups.”
To which my 12-year-old quickly added, “Cause the holidays are such a headache.”
Creative ideas don’t come to smart people; they come to those willing to have fun with their thoughts, to make connections that are foolish, childish, even silly. If you need a creative idea, go ask a child.
May the love of Christ bring you peace as you celebrate His advent!
~Art