Christmas Zone

Holiday Ideas are here! Deck Your Brain with these Christmas Ideas from Kidology!

From complete Christmas Lessons like Wise Kids Seek Him (a 4 lesson series) to a party theme like a Birthday Party for Jesus or fun PowerPoints like the Kid's Church Top 10 - Christmas or The Greatest Gift visual story! There are devotionals like Why Come as a Child? and performance ideas like Why Christmas? (a poem) or games like Play-Doh Christmas or The Chistmas Story Shuffle. There are fun family ideas in Christmas Potpourri and even fun after Christmas ideas like the After Christmas Blues Song!

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All Access Balloon Sculpting with Pastor Brett - Part 10: Penguin

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Balloon Training
All Access Balloon Sculpting with Pastor Brett - Part 20: Reindeer Hat

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Balloon Training
All Access Balloon Sculpting with Pastor Brett - Part 21: Snowman

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Balloon Training
All Access Balloon Sculpting with Pastor Brett - Part 34: Gingerbread Man

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Balloon Training
All Access Balloon Sculpting with Pastor Brett - Part 35: Candy Cane

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Balloon Training
All Access 3 Things Make a GIFT

Here is a great lesson that helps to teach just what it means that SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT.

Christmas
All Access An Emoji Christmas Story

Tell the Christmas Story with Emojis!

Emoji Christmas
All Access Birthday Party for Jesus

Host a Birthday Party for Jesus, here are some ideas for what to do.

Christmas
All Access Candy Cane Relay Race

Teams compete to see who can collect the most candy canes without using their hands! Use along with the Candy Cane Tags Download!

All Access Candy Cane Tags

Print these tags and attach to Candy Canes to remind the children of Jesus' sacrifice for our sins. For greater impact, use along with the Candy Cane Relay Race!

All Access Christmas Donut Games

Everyone loves donuts! Here are some Christmas Donut Games! No donuts included, but all the fun graphics you need!

Christmas Game
All Access Christmas Envelope Prediction Trick!

In this fun trick, the leader says they have predicted which envelope the kids will choose. Kids pick a number from 1 to 6, and the leader shows that they will choose Jesus every time!

Prophesy
Starter Christmas SAY WHAT PowerPoint Game!

This is a 'guess a letter' PowerPoint game that introduces Christmas and the theme of God's love through the gift of Jesus.

Popular Christmas Sayings
All Access Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe

A Fun Free Christmas Game - Tic-Tac-Toe Christmas Style! Download this fun themed pre-service game that kids will love!

Christmas Game
All Access Christmas Word Guess! Game

Here is a FUN Christmas Word Guess Game to introduce any lesson during the Christmas season.

Christmas Game
All Access Galactic Christmas Carol Downloads

Download Karl's Galactic Christmas Carol Muppet Parody, available only to All Access Members.

Christmas ToyBox Tale Downloads
Starter Keep Christ in Your Ministry

I have no doubt that children's ministry leaders and volunteers will keep "Christ in Christmas" during this season. I am more concerned about whether we will keep a relationship with Jesus at the center of our life and ministry. Christmas serves as a perfect object lesson on this topic because Christ slips away from our ministries the same way He slips out of Christmas.

Keeping Jesus First in Ministry
All Access Kidologist's Christmas Songs

These are Christmas songs written by Karl Bastian to the tune of other popular children's church songs.

Christmas Songs
All Access Kid's Church Top 10 - Christmas

What are the Top 10 Toys that DIDN'T make it to market? This is a FUNNY lesson intro for Christmas time.

Power Point Christmas
All Access Looking for Jesus

Encourage Families to Look for Jesus this Christmas.

Christmas, Jesus
All Access Narnia Entrance Banners

If you are doing a Narnia unit, here are two files that might save you a little time. They are simply banners for outside that say 'Welcome to Narnia' and another about leaving shoes outside, and bring their imagination inside.

Narnia room decor
All Access Oh, You Better Watch Out! (Jesus Version)

That's right! Jesus Christ is Coming Again!

Christmas Song
All Access Place Jesus in the Manger Game

A twist on the classic Pin the Tail on the Donkey Game.

Christmas Game
All Access The Nativity Challenge!

A NEW Christmas Game from Pastor Karl

Christmas Game
Free The Ultimate Birthday Party for Jesus Planning Pack Super Sunday

A FUN Party Plan for Celebrating the Birthday of JESUS!

Fun, Stand-Alone Birthday Party Plan for Christmas
Starter Why Come as a Child?

Jesus didn't have to come as child... he had some other options...

Jesus
All Access The Story of God's Trees

This is a retelling of the classic story of The Three Trees written by Karl Bastian, provided here in three different formats. The original author is unknown. This is Karl's version of the beautiful fable. Ideal for Christmas or Easter.

Christmas
All Access 10 Christmas Bulletin Board Ideas for Church

If you’re looking for a Christmas themed bulletin board for your church or Children’s Ministry, here are ten(+) ideas to get you started!

Christmas, Decoration Ideas, Bulletin Boards
Free 100+ Silly Christmas Jokes

Clean, silly Christmas jokes to use in your kidmin!

Christmas Fun
Free 3 Things Every Pastor Should Say During Christmas

Every pastor or minister wants to be relevant during the Christmas season and point people toward Christ. Here's timely advice on what they need to say.

Pastor, Christmas
All Access 5 Exciting New Ways To Teach The Nativity Story

It’s almost Christmas time, aka one of the two times of the year where what you’ll be teaching in Sunday School is firmly locked in place. Of course, therein lies the problem. How do you make a story that all the little ones know by heart exciting again? Fret not, Kid Mins. I have scoured the big ol’ interwebs and found 5 ridiculously awesome (and inexpensive) ways to liven up your nativity teaching.

Nativity Lesson Plans
All Access 5 Things to Remember During a KidMin Christmas

Discover ways to stay sane during the holidays and throughout the year. 

Christmas, Events, Family
All Access 7 Ways to Welcome Guests for the Holidays

How you welcome your holiday guests is a powerful tool in your arsenal of customer service offerings. Keep in mind: you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Welcome, Guests, Holidays
All Access A Better Christmas

The message of this Christmas skit is clear: giving is better than receiving!

Christmas, Children's Skit
All Access A Christmas Reinactment

One of the most special things we did with our elementary children this Christmas was a reinactment of the Christmas story.

Christmas Drama
All Access Advent is About Waiting

The essence of Advent that has been lost in a culture that never stops is learning to wait.

Christmas, Advent, Waiting
All Access Advent Prayer Chain

Kids Corner has just the thing to help you countdown to Christmas this Advent season. It’s our KC Advent Calendar Paper Chain.

Christmas Countdown
All Access Candy Cane Balancing Act

Jesus quickly gets overshadowed at Christmas by all the hype. This opening icebreaker object lesson helps kids learn to make Jesus #1 all year long.

Making Jesus #1 in our Lives
All Access Christmas "What Am I Thinking Of?" Game

A quick and easy Christmas themed game for use in your kidmin.

Christmas Game
All Access Christmas Coloring Pages

Feel free to use these in your church, school or event.

Christmas Coloring Pages
All Access Christmas Devotional: A Time of Giving or Receiving?

 Teach your children that receiving is better than giving...

Christmas, Devotional, Gift Giving, Receiving
All Access Christmas Fellowship and Study

Here are a couple of Christmas ideas that we might implement this year at out church.

Christmas Ideas
All Access Christmas I-Spy Printable Worksheets

Looking for a last minute activity for Christmas Eve Children's Service? Here is a fun printable worksheet you can use this week. 

Christmas Printables
Free Christmas Object Lesson: The Wrapping Paper

Use this object lesson to illustrate how Jesus is the best gift that we can receive, at Christmas or any time. 

Christmas, Object Lessons
All Access Christmas Party Game: Musical Gift Wrap

Use this game as a lesson intro, time filler, or just to have fun!

Games, Christmas
All Access Christmas Play: The Birth of Jesus

Need a Christmas skit that the children in your ministry can perform? This narrative skit on the birth of Jesus is written directly from the Bible and is very powerful. Teach your children the Christmas story through this skit and let them share the good news with others!

Christmas, Children's Skit
Free Christmas Potpourri

Here is an assortment of ideas to make Christmas more meaningful for your family. Select the ideas that seem appropriate to your family’s needs and interests. Trying one new idea could start a family tradition for your family.

Christmas Ideas
All Access Christmas Worship Stations

 A four station journey to search for, discover, follow and share the Light this Christmas.

Christmas, Evangelism, Gospel Message
All Access Family Advent boxes

4 Week Family Advent Devotions and activities to help your families keep Christ at the center of the month of December.

Christmas Curriculum
All Access Family Advent Celebration

Welcoming Advent with 25 Days of Ornaments

Christmas, Advent
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