Last Minute Faith Formation Gift Guide

 For babies/children/youth:
    Books:
     Everything points to Jesus in Jesus Calling: My First Bible Storybook (boardbook)
        https://www.amazon.com/dp/0718076052/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_2 (baby)
 
       Read real stories of everyday peacemakers in Walking with Jesus
    https://store.mennomedia.org/Walking-with-Jesus-P5136.aspx (elementary)
 
       A prayer journal for kids. Writing to God
       http://www.soundmindandspirit.com/2012/08/whats-on-your-bookshelf-writing-to-god.html (elementary)

       Give your teen a devotional book to Dive into
       https://store.mennomedia.org/Dive-P1078.aspx (youth)
 
  Toys:
       Help children understand and experience the Christmas story with nativity toys like:
       This finger puppet nativity from 10,000 villages
       https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/nativities/finger-puppet-nativity (preschool/elementary)
            Or
       This wooden nativity from Target
       target.com/p/10pc-wooden-christmas-nativity-decorative-figurine-set-wondershop-8482/-/A-54528656 
       (preschool/elementary)
 
       A busy baby scarf mom can wear that gently exposes babies to some of the symbols of our faith.
       https://www.amazon.com/DEMDACO-Mommy-Fabric-Activity-Scarf/dp/B07JM3Y6P9?th=1 (baby)
 
       An instrument from 10,000 villages to support fair-trade business and encourage a joyful noise!
​       https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/chimes-whistles-flutes/ (any age!)
 
For Families:
       Something (anything) for the family to do together—like this gingerbread house kit from Target
       https://www.target.com/p/holiday-deluxe-gingerbread-house-kit-38-8oz-wondershop-8482/-/A-54615213
 
       Creative prayer books like Praying in Color or Praying in Color Kids Edition
       https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Color-Drawing-Active-Prayer/dp/1557255121/ref=sr_1_1?
 
       https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Color-Kids-Sybil-MacBeth/dp/1557255954/ref=sr_1_2?
 
       A set of The Lord’s Prayer coloring posters for the whole family
   store.illustratedministry.com/collections/coloring-sheets-posters/products/hand-lettered-lords-prayer-coloring-posters
 
      The Bible project poster collection
      https://thebibleproject.com/products/poster-book-collection/
 
      For grandparents, the book Please Pass the Faith about spiritual grandparenting
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Please-Pass-the-Faith-P1255.aspx
 
For people who cook:
      The Mennonite cookbook trifecta
      More with Less
         https://store.mennomedia.org/More-with-Less-Cookbook-P5277.aspx
      Simply in Season
         https://store.mennomedia.org/Simply-in-Season-Tenth-Anniversary-Edition-P4820.aspx
      Extending the Table
         https://store.mennomedia.org/Extending-the-Table-revised-edition-paper-P4229.aspx
 
For the history buff:
      The Martyrs Mirror
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Martyrs-Mirror-P418.aspx
 
For the peacemaker:
      Repurposed bombshell jewelry, symbols of peace, strength and resilience
      https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/bombshell-jewelry
 
      A RAW garden tool, repurposed from a gun
      https://rawtools.org/product/garden-mattock/
 
For the Reader:
    Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass 
​  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062659472/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=faithont-20&linkId=5dcedd8fc56732a7d61a40ba093e4ae7
 
    Fire by Night: Finding God in the pages of the Old Testament, Melissa Florer-Bixler
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Fire-by-Night-P5428.aspx
 
    The Bible Unwrapped: Making Sense of Scripture Today, Meghan Larissa Good
      https://store.mennomedia.org/The-Bible-Unwrapped-P5388.aspx
 
    Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the way the church views racism, Drew G. I. Hart
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Trouble-Ive-Seen-P4634.aspx
 
    Take Our Moments and Our Days, the Anabaptist Prayer Book, ordinary time
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Take-Our-Moments-and-Our-Days-P1328.aspx
    Take Our Moments and Our Days, The Anabaptist Prayer Book, Advent-Pentecost
      https://store.mennomedia.org/Take-Our-Moments-and-Our-Days-Volume-2-P493.aspx
 
For the person who has everything:
      Make a donation in their name!Donate a flock of chicks ($20), rabbits ($60), goats ($120), etc.
      https://www.heifer.org/
 
      Donate to an MCC project
      https://donate.mcc.org/
 
      Donate to Central Plains Mennonite Conference!
​      http://www.centralplainsmc.org/donate.html