We used a chocolate cake mix (dark, to represent our sins), and frosted it with vanilla frosting (white representing the purity of Jesus covering our sins).
We put one large candle in the middle representing the light of Jesus, then we each lit a small candle from the large one and put it in the cake to represent how we can be a light through Jesus.
For gifts for Jesus each kid thought of one act of kindness to do for each one of their siblings today.
You can google "birthday party for Jesus" and find lots of good ideas and more elaborate, symbolic cakes to make. Simplicity was the key for me this year. Actually it was more like simplicity was extremely necessary for me this year. And nobody wants mama to cry, right? Right. Simple it is.
Also today I sent the kids off on their own for a while to work together to create a presentation of the birth of Jesus. I'm quite certain it will be entertaining.
We finished the day by watching The Very First Noel. We found this DVD last year and love it! It is a sweet story told by one of the wise men about the journey to find baby Jesus.
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I love the b-day cake for Jesus. We have done that in my family since I was a baby and probably before. Ours is a little different. I do like the each kid thinking of something kind to do for their siblings. I'll have to implement that as well.
Great idea!
Just making sure that it's not just an excuse to make a cake...
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We do the b-day cake for Jesus also, but it's always a red velvet cake (which you can buy as a mix.) We read the scripture from Isaiah 1:18 and talk about how Jesus came to fulfill that prophecy and how God likes to "reason" with us and be in relationship with us. We thank Him that our scarlet sins are now white as snow. The red reminds us of our sins and also of His sacrifice -- His own blood spilled out for us. I like the candle idea -- we always top ours with a miniature stable scene (creche.) I am definitely going to do that next year. We always laugh when putting on candles, because no one knows how old Jesus is (older than time!) We just let one of the youngest children choose.
We do the b-day cake for Jesus also, but it's always a red velvet cake (which you can buy as a mix.) We read the scripture from Isaiah 1:18 and talk about how Jesus came to fulfill that prophecy and how God likes to "reason" with us and be in relationship with us. We thank Him that our scarlet sins are now white as snow. The red reminds us of our sins and also of His sacrifice -- His own blood spilled out for us. I like the candle idea -- we always top ours with a miniature stable scene (creche.) I am definitely going to do that next year. We always laugh when putting on candles, because no one knows how old Jesus is (older than time!) We just let one of the youngest children choose.
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