Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star

(Twinkle Twinkle Little Star tune...)

Twinkle twinkle Christmas Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Lighting up the Christmas sky
Star of hope, star of love
Twinkle twinkle from above.

Twinkle twinkle Christmas Star
How I wonder what you are
Shine on meadows, shine on sheep
Shine on shepherds as they sleep
Wake and see a light so bright
What is happening tonight?

Twinkle twinkle Christmas Star
How I wonder what you are
Shine on angels as they sing
Can you hear they news they bring?
"Born this night-oh what a joy!
God's own Son, a baby boy!"

Twinkle twinkle Christmas Star
How i wonder what you are
Shine on Joseph, Mary too
Shine & shine the whole night thru
Oh now watch, see them lay
Baby Jesus on the hay.

I love the stars that twinkle bright
I love the stars on Christmas night
Christmas night is for me too
Jesus came for me, it's true
Thank you God for what you've done
Thank you God, for your own Son.

Two Sock Puppets sing another Christmas Song

What is Advent?

Two Sock Puppets sing a Christmas Song

Archie and Socrates sing "Lowly Manger" to the tune of "Jingle Bells".

Christmas Interactive Story for Children

Check out this Christmas interactive story for children aged 4-12. It would be suitable to be used in a school, Sunday School or family setting.
Christmas Interactive Story

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 story is a great one for all ages to join in together in retelling the nativity Luke and Matthew Bible passages.

Christmas Parachute

Sock Puppets Sing a Christmas Song

I just created this short video on an iPad of two sock puppets singing a Christmas song.

Advent Calendar Ideas

Kid's Craft Weekly have once again come up with four great ideas for making Advent calendars.
You can check out their post here - Advent Calendars

100 ways to celebrate Christmas

A free downloadable booklet of 100 ideas to celebrate Christmas is available from The Uniting Church of Australia website.

100 ways to celebrate Christmas booklet.

Also Advent & Christmas Resources

Advent Wreath & Advent Calendar

Advent programs and resources from Barnabas in Churches

Christmas Activities

An interactive series of activities on Christmas for school children.
check it out here - http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/re/b-dag/ngfl-container/re-unit1-en.html

Talking with Santa

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 for a minute, then gasped: “Didn’t you get my email?”

Dear Santa,

There are three little boys who live at our house.

There’s Jeffrey. He’s two.

There’s David. He’s four.

There’s Norman. He is seven.

Jeffrey is good some of the time.

David is good some of the time.

Norman is good all of the time.

I am Norman.

Children's Christmas Plays and Photos

Eliab's Christmas Page - Free stories, puppets skits, songs and chants
Christmas is Coming resource booklet -for children's Christmas programs.
Original Puppet plays, skits, stories, and Christmas clip art.
Free high resolution Christmas Photos for use in publicity, worship or cards.

Fresh Christmas Resources for Children's Ministry

Here are some great ideas re possible Advent/Christmas activities for your context…
Bible Society Seeds Christmas Issues
Christian Playgroup Storytime Christmas Surprises 

From the Uniting Church in South Australia…
 
Adorable Multi-Age Worship Resource

Summer Sundays and Celebrate Jesus 

From Barnabas November eNews
A Sheep's Tale
Christmas Story Beads
Christmas games - activities for a children's or all-age session
Church-sized Christingles - get everyone involved in a twist on this traditional service
Christmas - Have I got good news for you! -the Bible in TV programmes
Operation Christmas Child - a reflective story
Packing up Christmas - some games that tell a story
Presenting the Christmas message through sounds
Seasonal Shopping - an all-age nativity sketch
Multi-Age Advent - an Advent service focusing on John the Baptist's prophetic ministry.

 
 

Christmas is Coming

Christmas Resources For Children's Ministry

The Carpenter’s Cradle - a poem I wrote for a worship service focusing on Joseph.

Christmas Songs -Lowly Manger- two songs to familiar tunes reworked.

Sweet Christmas- A Christmas Story told using chocolate bars.

Christmas@Pooh Corner , My Christmas Pillow- two original stories for children.

Bon Christmas - a short Christmas talk with a puppet.

Nativity Plays

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?”

Free Nativity Play

Christmas Skit

Christmas Plays

Christmas Around the World Drama

Christmas is Coming PDF booklet

Nativity Play

Open House Nativity Play

The Nativity Story - Animated Christmas Nativity Story

Christmas Lights

Christmas Lights
An object lesson for children

Use Christmas lights for a Christmas object lesson that teaches about the light of Christ! Bring a string of Christmas lights to plug in and light up.
   These lights look great don't they? At Christmas time we sometimes hang lights around a tree or outside our house. Have you ever had Christmas lights at your house?

     When I see these light up at Christmas I think 'Oh great Christmas is coming soon'. The lights remind me that Christmas is a special celebration- a celebration everyone can join in. Christmas is Jesus' birthday when we remember when God's Son- Jesus was born at Bethlehem.
(Switch the lights off then on again)
     One of the greatest things about these lights is that they help us to see when it's dark.
The Bible calls Jesus the "light of the world". When he grew up he showed God's love and care and that all those people who believe in him will know Jesus light shining in their lives as well and it will never be turned off.

John 8:12: "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."



He is the one that shows us the way to Heaven because He is the only way. We must follow Him.
John 14:6: "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Making Kids Christmas Cards

Looking  to make kids Christmas Cards? Check out Kids Craft Weekly with 5 different types with instructions.
And some simple Christmas Cards

It's Christmas Crossword Puzzle

A Christmas  Crossword Puzzle for children

Christmas Drama

You may have heard of the Christmas play where the little children dressed up as little angels, shepherds, wise men and the other characters of Christmas.
The highlight of the Christmas play was to show the radiance of Jesus. An electric bulb was hidden in the manger. All the stage lights were to be turned off, leaving only one light in the manger.
At the appropriate time, all the lights went out.
Even the manger light.
The silence was broken when one of the shepherds loudly whispered,
"Hey, you turned off Jesus! "