{review} Prepare Him Room

Even if you're a die hard 'no Christmas until after Thanksgiving' person, you have to at least be starting to think about Christmas. The shopping. The menus. The parties. It has a way of taking over! So now is the time to make a plan about how you are going to keep Jesus - the most important part of Christmas! - at the center.

Prepare Him Room by Marty Machowski is the perfect solution. 

Here's a little about the book:

Guide kids and their families into the heart of Christmas with this gospel-focused, four-week Advent curriculum.  

Prepare Him Room by children’s best-selling author Marty Machowski takes a biblical, theological approach to the Old Testament promises and New Testament fulfillment in Christ in a way kids can understand. 

With age-appropriate instruction and activities for three different learning levels—preschool, lower elementary, and upper elementary—Prepare Him Room builds gospel hope and enduring theological depth into each child’s celebration of Christmas. 

Prepare Him Room is a tool for families hoping to focus on Jesus during the Christmas season. Parents, teachers, and caregivers will find a whole Christmas story—from the prophecies concerning Jesus to his birth, death, and resurrection; culminating in the return of Jesus. 

Readers will have the resources necessary to counter the commercialism, materialism, and sentimentalism our culture celebrates each Christmas.Four weekly lessons feature a New Testament Bible story, a look at Old Testament promises, an object lesson, a craft, a coloring page, and a Christmas carol to sing together.  

I love the idea of making sure that while we want our children to enjoy the magic and wonder of the holiday season, we can also take time to teach them that Jesus is the real reason we have all of that joy and wonder. With fun, child-appropriate crafts and lessons each chapter gives you the tools to help in that teaching. Here's a peak inside:

The author, Marty Machowski, has done such a thorough job of combining all the elements of the holidays with the Gospel with this little book. It is a great tool for parents with young children to use year after year. 

To learn more about this book or the author, you can head over to the New Growth Press website. And FYI - this book is on sale right now! Yes, I received a copy for free in exchange for a review but I don't get any kickbacks for your purchase! It's on sale for $11.99 right now! Skip this week's lattes and grab a copy of this to start preparing your family for a Gospel-centered holiday season.