Advent Unit Studies

Make Advent Meaningful—One Simple, Joyful Day at a Time

Advent begins Sunday, November 30, 2025.

Sonlight's Advent Unit Studies provide everything you need to create a rich and memorable season together. Each kit includes a captivating storybook from the Ytreeide series with short daily readings, paired with Scripture, discussion questions, and engaging activities. You'll also find thoughtful suggestions for crafts, recipes, and traditions that bring the story of Advent to life. To make it even simpler, we've gathered many of the harder-to-find supplies for you—saving time and helping your family focus on what matters most: preparing your hearts for Christ's coming.

Each book in the 4-book series follows the four 10-year olds, Jotham, Tabitha, Bartholomew and Ishtar as they search for their parents and learn the true meaning of Christmas along the way.  Set in the real and often harsh world into which Jesus was born, each book focuses on one character’s journey but are connected and interwoven to form a larger narrative. 

Choose your Advent journey:

Jotham's Journey: Follow a young boy on a suspenseful path across Israel in search of his parents and reunited to witness the Savior born in Bethlehem.

Bartholomew's Passage: A refugee's road to hope and the coming King.

Tabitha's Travels:  A story of friendship and perseverance as God's plan unfolds.

Ishtar's Odyssey: Young Ishtar follows a star across the desert and finds the newborn King.

Each unit study is designed for a season and can be done in any order. Many families start with Jotham's Journey, then rotate in subsequent years.