Advent Candle Craft for Kids | Printable Advent Wreath Activity | Hope-Peace-Joy-Love Sunday School Craft | 3D Christian Advent Calendar Candles
Prepare children's hearts for Christmas with this Printable Advent Candle Craft for Kids! This hands-on Christian Advent Calendar activity helps children explore the four weeks of Advent through Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, while keeping the focus on Jesus.
Children can create their own 3D paper Advent candles using the full-color templates or color the black-and-white versions themselves. Add a flameless LED tealight inside the finished paper candle for a warm glow and a beautiful Advent display.
Use one candle each week as an alternative to a traditional Advent wreath craft, or create the complete set together. Each candle includes Scripture, kid-friendly teaching points, and a simple reflection activity to help children understand the meaning of Advent.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ADVENT CANDLE CRAFT
12 Printable Pages Include:
▶︎ 5 Advent Candles - Full Color
Ready to print, assemble, and display.
▶︎ 5 Advent Candles - Black & White
Children can color and personalize their own Advent candles.
▶︎ Blank Advent Candle Template
Create your own candle! Add a Bible verse, Advent theme, prayer, drawing, or lesson that fits your classroom or ministry.
▶︎ Educator Notes Page
A simple guide to the four weeks of Advent, the meaning behind Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love, and the traditional purple and pink Advent candle colors.
FIVE PRINTABLE ADVENT CANDLES
The set includes:
▶︎ Advent - Preparing Our Hearts for Jesus
▶︎ Hope - God keeps His promises.
▶︎ Peace - Jesus gives us peace.
▶︎ Joy - Jesus is our joy!
▶︎ Love - God loves us so much!
The Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love candles can be used throughout the four weeks of Advent, helping children connect each week's theme with Jesus and the Christmas story.
DETAILS:
Choose the full-color 3D Advent candles for easy prep, or use the black-and-white versions as an Advent coloring craft. After coloring, children cut, fold, and assemble the printable template to create a freestanding paper candle. Place a flameless tealight inside for an optional glowing effect. For safety, use flameless LED tealights only. Never use a real flame with this paper craft.
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This printable Advent craft works well for Sunday School, children's church, Christian classrooms, homeschool Bible lessons, kids ministry, Advent lessons, Christmas Bible activities, and family Advent traditions.
Use the candles individually during each week of Advent, create the entire Hope Peace Joy Love Advent set, or display them together as a kid-friendly alternative to a traditional printable Advent wreath.
This meaningful Advent activity gives children something they can create and display while remembering the reason we prepare our hearts at Christmas: Jesus.
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Read More: Read more about this activity in our Sunday School Activities blog post.
Printables: All files are 8.5″x 11″ and meant to be printed and trimmed yourself. These files are yours to keep and print as you like. Colors may vary depending on your printer. Don’t have a printer? Just email the files to your local quick print shop. Here is a tutorial on how to upload and print at Staples.
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