TWELVE Christmas Ideas
- Janine McNally - Equipping Fireflies
- Nov 3
- 2 min read
Christmas is a great time to reach families and kids who might not normally attend your church.
Here are some children's ministry ideas you could use during the Christmas season.
Make a Christmas gift for someone during a Sunday service. Decorate a wooden ornament or make a Christmas card.
Cookie Decorating: Buy large cookies and have the children decorate them.
Christmas Advent Calendar: Use this calendar to countdown the days until Christmas.
It includes Bible readings and fun family activities.
Crazy Christmas Dress-Up Day: Dress in your favorite Christmas gear - shirts, pajamas, dresses, Santa hats, and socks.
Christmas Paper Chain: During the last week of November, make an Advent paper chain, each link suggests one activity to do each day leading up to Christmas.
Provide cookies and hot chocolate after the service. This is a great opportunity to chat with families.
The Christmas Nail Ornament
Tie a red ribbon around a nail and attach the Christmas Nail card
Photo Booth: Provide an opportunity for a family photo. Purchase a vinyl backdrop and allow families to take photos.
Christmas Activity Books for the children. They can be used as a Christmas gift, in a welcome bag, or used during the Christmas service. EQUIPPING FIREFLIES has two different levels, which include the gospel throughout Download them here.
Distribute a Christmas Gospel Tract to each child to remind them of the true meaning of Christmas.
Candy Canes Cards: Hand out Candy Canes and tell the story behind them.
Christmas Book Wrap
Use up the last of your wrapping paper and wrap all of your Christmas books after Christmas, then put them away. Next year, put them in a basket and let your children pick one each night for a bedtime story.
Use the same books every year... at the beginning they are all new and exciting, but as they get older, they try to guess & find their favorites.
Write 'Last One' on "The Night before Christmas." Open on 12/24."
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