With so many Christmas decorations already out in stores, it can be a reminder that we can also plan and prepare for Advent. You may wish to use a traditional Christian Advent Calendar or Nativity set, which may involve a trip to Gatto’s Christian store. Rather than chocolate or candy calendars for kids, there are even calendars you can order online that have a progressive nativity to build, day by day.

This can be a constructive way to utilise the pre-Advent period as an extended time of preparation so if you need to make any orders etc, you are still ready by Dec 1st.