Greetings and happy first day of Advent to everyone. I've put up my silly construction paper chain, 25 links long, to count off the days. When we were kids, we had a number of Advent traditions. There was the paper chain, of course. We had a paper Advent calendar that we re-used every year. It had little windows that the child whose turn it was could open to reveal a small picture. It was accompanied by a little story book, with a page for each night. The page with the matching little picture would have a small bit of the Christmas story, with pretty illustrations. We had another small paper Advent calendar. This one had no book, and instead of a picture, each window revealed a little poem. When I was about six, my mom made an embroidered angel in a frame, with 25 little pockets. Each pocket held a little present, clue, or IOU for the child whose night it was. Finally, after the reading of the calendar, we would usually be awarded a small piece of candy, such as an After Eight mint.
Here is a silly virtual Advent calendar from the Guardian. If you don't mind midi-songs that play automatically, you'll like this one. Here is one that is a but more flavorful. However, this one is my favorite.
