NARRATOR: How can parents get their kids to think out

the true meaning of the season?

Josh and Lindsay Helms have two kids

of their own, Jacob and Everly, and came up

with a fun family activity that helps

keep the focus of Christmas on Christ.

Christmas-- it's very, very noisy.

Our kids' attention is pulled in so many different directions

with everything that they see on TV to different parties

and events.

Taking away that noise and taking away the distractions,

we think that Shepherd on the Search

is an opportunity for us to do that.

We don't believe you should have to choose

between faith and fun.

We believe you can do both.

Sometime after Thanksgiving, in the advent season,

the shepherd comes to your house.

We have a little party when he shows up

to welcome him back to the house, which the kids love.

You read the book with your kids.

You can read the book the first time.

We read it multiple times.

And then the next morning, the shepherd begins his journey.

And then every day that they wake up until Christmas day,

he's moved to a new space, new place along his journey.

We didn't want this to become something

that overwhelmed families.

Some days, it's just the activity of finding him.

Maybe one day, your shepherd leaves a note for your children

to go visit a nursing home, or maybe the local animal shelter.

And it teaches them that it's not only a season

about receiving things.

It is more so a season about giving your time and kindness

to others.

It would be really nice to care for somebody else.

NARRATOR: The Helms hope that Shepherd on the Search

will become a special part of many families' Christmas

traditions.

It gives us an opportunity and really a responsibility

to make sure that Christmas is a time

to celebrate Jesus and help our kids remember

the real reason for the season.

JOSH HELMS: We'd love to see your pictures.

We'd love to see your stuff you're doing with your kids.

So please share that with us.

Hashtag #ShepherdOnTheSearch on social media.

And then, of course, visit ShepherdOnTheSearch.com

for a lot of other amazing ideas of how

to use the shepherd every day until he finds

baby Jesus on Christmas day.

Yeah.

And finding baby Jesus when it's Christmas.

That's what we want them to do,

too, is wake up every morning and look for Jesus.