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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Family Christmas Devotional Bags
Equip your parents with devotionals for the Christmas season. |
Christmas, Devotions, Family | ||
Gift Exchange Game
At Christmas time, when you want to spice up the ornament exchange or the white elephant exchange, try this fun game! |
Gift Exchange | ||
Gifts for your Volunteers at Christmas
Need gifts for your volunteers and teachers? Check out this list! |
Christmas, Gifts, Volunteers | ||
Giving Hope To Broken Families
How can you give hope to others during this season? |
Hope, Christmas, Broken Families | ||
Happy Holidays? Does it Really Matter?
Does it matter if we say Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas? Perhaps the bigger issue is how we, who know Jesus, celebrate every day of our lives! Use this handy guide to help you do just that! |
Christmas, Holiday | ||
Holiday Diet Secrets
A humorous look at dieting during the holidays. |
Holiday Diet Tips | ||
How a Christmas Bon Bon (Cracker) reminds me about Jesus
Challenge a child to pull on a Bon Bon. Then look at the three things in them and discuss how they point to Jesus. |
Christmas Talk | ||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Use the classic story by Dr. Seuss to share salvation during the Christmas season |
Christmas Idea | ||
How To Be Present This Christmas Without Coming Unwrapped
Find out how you can be fully present, in the moment, each day this Christmas Season. |
Christmas | ||
How To Find The Missing Peace This Christmas
Do you feel broken, beaten, battered or busy this time of year? Take a look at how God has a plan of peace for you. |
Finding Peace | ||
Jesus' Two Big Sticks
Jesus as our good shepherd and King using a staff and Scepter to clarify why we celebrate advent. |
Advent | ||
Journey to Bethlehem
Easy to set up Christmas re-enactment of Christmas story in Luke. |
Christmas lesson drama | ||
Kidmin Leadership by Santa Claus
Here are six things that I have learned from Santa about leading in children's ministry! |
Leadership, Children's Ministry, Christmas | ||
Looking For Advent Resources For Your Family?
Advent Resources for Parents |
Advent, Christmas | ||
Names of Christ ADVENTure for the Family
A fun family ADVENTure that takes families on a journey through the names of Christ with scripture and fun activities. |
Christmas, Family | ||
Oh! You'd Better Watch Out! (Jesus Christ is Coming Again!)
My version of a Christmas Classic. Instead of watching out for Santa, kids ought to be watching out for Jesus... He's coming again! |
FUN Christmas Song | ||
Preparing for Special Needs Kids
Are you prepared for special needs kids in your ministry? Here are 10 tips to help you! |
Special Needs | ||
Preschoolers Angel Breakfast
Christmas events are often for elementary school children and above. We run this Angel Breakfast just for our preschoolers to make Christmas special for them too. |
Angel Breakfast | ||
Putting Christ into Every Holiday
All of this got me wondering, does it really make any difference? Perhaps the bigger issue is how we, who know Jesus, celebrate every day of our lives! In fact, instead of watching the world take Christ out of Christmas, what if we put Jesus into every holiday? Why not try celebrating a bit differently in 2013! |
Holidays | ||
Reminds Me of Jesus
Here is a Powerpoint presentation that gives several different object lessons, each illustrating a Christmas item and why it reminds us of Jesus! |
Christmas Object Lessons | ||
Retaining Visitors Who Attend Your Children's Ministry Christmas Event
How do you plan to retain the visitors to your church during this holiday season? |
Christmas, Retention | ||
Seeking the Messiah
Compare and contrast the circumstances surrounding the birth of an earthly king with the birth of the King of Kings. |
Christmas Experience | ||
Snowball Brigade
"Just for fun" game to open/close your service. Teams with the most snowballs in their bucket at the end of 1 minute wins. Play the game 3-4 times with 5-6 kids on each team. |
Winter crowdbreaker game | ||
Snowman Jokes
Here is a collection of Snowman jokes |
Christmas Jokes | ||
The 3 S's That Can Trigger Unexpected Emotions and Memories at Christmas
Help children of divorce better cope with the holidays by being aware of the things they may be missing this Christmas. |
Christmas, Divorce, Parenting | ||
The Best Christmas
Here is a great Christmas skit for children on how to give Jesus a present for Christmas! |
Christmas, Children's Skit | ||
The Birthday Message
Need a children's skit or a puppet script for your children's ministry? This week's script helps teach children that Christmas isn't about Santa Claus and presents, but it's about the birth of Jesus! |
Christmas, Children's Skit | ||
The Greatest Gift
In this power point with a Christmas story, a town is all worked up to present a special gift to give to Jesus, but one little boy, who thinks he has nothing to give, discovers he has the most valuable gift to give... himself! |
Christmas Story | ||
The M&M Nativity Legend
We wanted to complete our Advent study, and with a fifth Sunday, it seemed like a great idea to do something unique. That’s where the M&M Nativity Legend comes in. |
Nativity Object Lesson | ||
The Messenger of Advent
The Messenger of Advent Text: Luke 2:8-20 |
Advent | ||
The REAL Meaning of Christmas
A FREE download resource from DiscipleLand.com on the REAL Meaning of Christmas |
Christmas | ||
The Reason for the Season Object Lesson
Kids learn the real meaning of Christmas and where traditions came from. |
Christmas, | ||
The True Gift of Christmas
Here is an object lesson that uses a Christmas present to demonstrate that Jesus is the best gift of Christmas! |
Christmas Object Lesson | ||
Three Last Minute Christmas Lesson Ideas
Since the holidays are such a busy time, we all get behind in something. For this Christmas season, I wanted to provide you with three last minute Christmas lesson ideas to help you, if you are in need of a quick children’s ministry lesson! |
Children's Ministry, Christmas Lessons | ||
True Meaning of Christmas PowerPoint
Karl has this interesting story in the Christmas Zone. I put pictures to it to turn it into a visual story. |
Santa explains the real meaning of Christmas | ||
What Does Jesus Want for Christmas?
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What does Jesus want for Christmas?” What do you buy for God, who has everything? |
Christmas | ||
Jesus is the forever king
Jesus shown as our true king comparing and contrasting the Crown of Thorns and Gold. |
Advent | ||
Christmas Angel Breakfast
Something special for the Preschoolers |
Christmas | ||
Christmas Pile
A great object lesson about all the stuff that gets 'piled' on top of the true meaning of Christmas. |
Christmas Clutter | ||
12 Days of Christmas | Christmas | ||
A Christmas Chronology
This is a summary of the historical events that helped to shape Christmas as we know it today. |
Christmas | ||
A Christmas Elimination Quiz
An elimination quiz about Christmas. |
Christmas | ||
A Puppet Routine on Giving | Christmas | ||
A. C. T. UP for Christmas | Christmas | ||
Advent Program Ideas | Christmas | ||
After Christmas Blues Song
This song is sung to the tune of Don Fransico's "He's Alive" - it is a spoof - you sing it seriously, but it is actually very funny, especially if you introduce it as a song the Lord laid on your heart last night as you reflected on Christmas being over. |
Christmas | ||
An Unexpected Light | Christmas | ||
Baby Jesus in a Manger
This is a creative craft where the kids make a manger to look just like the one would have that Jesus laid in! |
CHRISTmas craft | ||
Birthday Party for Jesus
Fun activities for a Christmas party |
Christmas Party | ||
Bulletin board for the holidays! | Christmas |