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Rediscover Christmas: A Family Journey to Joy, Wonder, and the Heart of the Season
Rediscover Christmas: A Family Journey to Joy, Wonder, and the Heart of the Season
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Seven Lessons to Help You Celebrate with Meaning
Bring peace and joy back to your Advent and Christmas season with this 7-lesson, step-by-step course designed especially for homeschooling families. Using Charlotte Mason’s gentle methods, you’ll explore Scripture, classic Christmas stories, great art, music, handwork, and simple family traditions that restore wonder and worship to your home.
This collection includes over 100 hours of reading and listening enjoyment, plus weekly lessons to help you use the materials easily and meaningfully with your family.
What’s Inside
Each week’s lesson weaves together reading, listening, and making to help your family enter deeply into the story of Christ’s birth.
- Classic Christmas Stories — A Christmas Carol, The Cinnamon Bear, The Other Wise Man, The First Christmas Tree, Christmas Every Day, and more—available in eBook and audio.
- Art by the Great Masters — Picture studies from Giotto, Botticelli, Bruegel, and Lippi in Behold: The Christmas Story in Great Art.
- Music and Hymns — Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, favorite carols, and Old World Christmas melodies.
- Folktales and Poems — Christmas Tales and Christmas Verse to read aloud by candlelight.
- Handwork & Gift-Making — Eleven easy crafts plus traditional paper sloyd and repoussé projects.
- Recipes & Family Traditions — Christmas recipes shared by homeschooling mothers—each with a story.
- Projects for the Heart — Create a Jesse Tree, Advent Calendar, or Story Stocking; share the season through acts of kindness.
How It Works
Inside you will find seven weekly lessons that guide you step-by-step through the digital collection. Each lesson includes:
- A theme for reflection and conversation
- Suggested readings and listenings
- Art and music study ideas
- Family projects and creative handwork
- Guidance for devotions and prayer
It’s a gentle, joyful plan for celebrating Christmas as a family—restoring the rhythm, peace, and sacred beauty of the season.
For the Homeschooling Parent
“Our children need these times to renew and restore—to receive the sense of continuity and belonging these traditions provide.”
Let this season be one of renewal for your home and your heart. Step away from the rush, gather your family close, and rediscover the joy and meaning of Christmas.
Includes:
20+ downloadable resources (books, audio, art, music, crafts, recipes, and family guides)
Format: 7 weekly lessons | For families with children ages 5 and up
