Nativity Sets are a wonderfully organic tool for religious home education. Small hands love to manipulate figurines of the Holy Family, the animals, and the supporting cast of characters in the nativity story.
December 16, 18, 19: Ember Days
December 4: Commemoration of St. Barbara
The veneration of St. Barbara has a strong cultural history, although it is now considered doubtful whether she was a historical person. She seems to be based more in legends than in fact. Nevertheless, the December 4 commemoration marked a day of feasting in times past and continues to be observed in some parts of the world today.
