Category Archives: Christmas
Two Sock Puppets Sing a Christmas Song
Archie and Socrates sing “Lowly Manger” to the tune of “Jingle Bells”
Two Sock Puppets Sing a Christmas Song
All-Age Worship Resources
All-Age Worship Web Resources MessyChurch (in the UK) is one church’s attempt to be church for families who might want to meet Jesus, belong to their local church and bring up their children as Christians but can’t cope with traditional … Continue reading
Santa’s Lap
As a little girl climbed onto Santa’s lap, Santa asked the usual, “And what would you like for Christmas?” The child stared at him open-mouthed and, horrified fro a minute, then gasped, ” Didn’t you get my E-mail?”
The Carpenter’s Cradle
The background for this poem is Matthew 1:18-25 . It was used as part of a Christmas sermon on this passage and was read with an improvised piano backing. The Carpenter’s Cradle Timber now fashioned, and rough sanded down With … Continue reading
Christmas Parachute Story
I have just written a new story/program which uses a parachute (sheet or blanket) to tell the Christmas story. The outline can be adapted to your setting either at a school, home or at a Sunday School. The Christmas parachute … Continue reading
The real christmas story (kinda), on facebook
You should check out this very creative Christmas story ( by Derek Tang) as it might have appeared on Facebook. Facebook Christmas
Fractured Christmas Carols
No one can fracture a Christmas song better than a child. See how some old favorites have been changed. Deck the halls with Buddy Holly. We three kings of porridge and tar. On the first day of Christmas my tulip … Continue reading
Advent and Christmas Resources
The Uniting Church of South Australia has a helpful web page of Advent and Christmas resources. Family Activities include – Family Prayer boxes , Advent promise Calendars, Starry Advent Calendar, Parent’s Page Christmas Alter Nativity , Parent’s Page Christmas and … Continue reading
Nativity Play
At a nativity play, all was going well until the angel appeared and told the little girl playing Mary that she was going to have a baby. “But how can this be,” said Mary, “since I am a Viking?” Eliab’s … Continue reading
A Christmas Creed
I believe in Jesus Christ and in the beauty of the gospel begun in Bethlehem. I believe in the one whose spirit glorified a little town; and whose spirit still brings music to persons all over the world, in towns … Continue reading
Christmas Bulletin
I have just posted my new skit that I wrote for our Children’s Christmas Eve Service. Feel free to use it if it suits your setting. It’s called Christmas Bulletin.
Where do I find Nativity plays?
http://www.kidssundayschool.com/Gradeschool/Skits/1skit07.php http://www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/camsjohn/nativity.html http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/dramaXmasSkit.htm http://www.christmasplays.com/Christmas_plays_2.htm http://bruggies.com.au/tales/files/Nativity%20Play.pdf http://www.allsaintsmilton.org.uk//drama/nativityplay.html
Four Gifts of Christmas
Four Gifts of Christmas – An intergenerational worship service for Advent or Christmas CHRISTMAS and GIFTS seem to go together in everyone’s mind. Here is a planning resource for a service that celebrates four gifts of Christmas joy, hope, love … Continue reading
Easy Christmas Crafts
Easy Christmas Crafts at Kids Craft Weekly 1. Clothes Peg Trees 2. Simple Sticker Gift Tags 3 Glitzy Lid Decorations
Sharing the Christmas Story With Preschoolers (ages 2-4)
Sharing the Christmas Story with Preschoolers In preparation to tell the Christmas story. 1. Be reminded that God’s Son Jesus came to earth as a little child to rescue humankind from their sins and to bring people back into relationship … Continue reading
Carolling Christmas
I have just posted my new short Christmas puppet ( or vent) script. It’s called “Carolling Christmas”. Ricky can’t get to sleep because he has Christmas carols going around in his head. He comes to hear about the Nativity and … Continue reading
The Nativity Scene
After hearing the Christmas story, and singing “Silent Night” a Sunday School Class in Sao Paulo was asked to draw what they thought th Nativity Scene might have looked like. One boy did a good likeness of Joseph, Mary and … Continue reading
Christmas-1st Corinthians 13 Style
Christmas-1st Corinthians 13 Style If I decorate my house perfectly with bows,strands of twinkling lights and shiny baubles, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of … Continue reading
The carpenter’s cradle
The background for this poem is Matthew 1:18-25 . It was used as part of a sermon on this passage and was read with an improvised piano backing. The Carpenter’s Cradle Timber now fashioned, and rough sanded down With … Continue reading
