Christmas Ideas...Getting Kids Ready for It

I wanted to prepare my kids for Christmas and really have them meditate on the meaning of it.  I found this website:

http://www.biblestoryprintables.com/Pages/BibleCrafts/NamesofJesus.html

There is an advent activity to do with your kids every day for the month of December.  We started today.  Actually, we did not print out the Names of Jesus ornaments but rather we drew them and decorated themselves.  My kids like to be creative.  My son dislikes just coloring something.  He'd rather come up with things on his own.  :)  You can either hang these on your tree or my kids decided they wanted to string them along the wall.

We also are going to read through the following passages that deal with the coming and birth of Jesus.

Sun. Is. 40:1-5
Mon. Is. 52:7-10
Tue. Is. 40:9-11
Wed. Gen. 3:8-15
Thu. Gen. 15:1-6
Fri. Deut. 18:15-19
Sat. Ps. 89:1-4

Second Week

Sun. Is. 11:1-10
Mon. Zech. 6:12-13
Tue. Mic. 5:2-4
Wed. Mal. 3:1-6
Thu. John 1:1-8
Fri. John 1:9-18
Sat. Mark 1:1-3

Third Week

Sun. Luke 1:5-13
Mon. Luke 1:14-17
Tue. Luke 1:18-25
Wed. Luke 1:39-45
Thu. Luke 1:46-56
Fri. Luke 1:57-66
Sat. Luke 1:67-80

Fourth Week

Sun. Is. 7:10-14
Mon. Luke 1:26-35
Tue. Is. 9:2-7
Wed. Mt. 1:18-25
Thu. Luke 2:1-20
Fri. Mt. 2:1-2
Sat. Luke 2:21-35

Any traditions or crafts that you will do or have done with your kids that have been really meaningful?