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Tic-Tac-Toe - What do I know about Jesus’ birth? |
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Discuss the role of prophecy in the birth of Jesus |
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Caryl Waller Krueger shares a family tradition of reading the nativity story as the children act out the story with nativity sets.
(Print chronological translations of the nativity story from King James and
The Message) |
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Put Christ Back Into Christmas - a printable list by Caryl Krueger that helps children focus on the true meaning of Christmas |
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The Angels of Christmas - students discuss the different angels heard by specific characters in the story of Jesus' birth, and as a class make a bulletin board of all the angel messages in the story. (Ages 7-12) |
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Write the Nativity story from voice we don't hear
in the scriptural account |
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Use wooden puzzles to help children learn the story of Jesus' birth |
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Create Nativity Folder - students memorize nativity story to share on Christmas Eve |
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Map of Mary and Joseph's Journeys - print this map of Israel and have students circle key cities in the story of Jesus' birth |
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Anagram for Christmas - a way to lift those ever-lengthening lists out of the
“I hope I get…” mentality to a more giving spirit. |
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Draw a Picture of a Gift You Would Give to Jesus
(see pictures of previous children's pictures submitted to BibleWise) |
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Make a Christmas Card for God |
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Create a thank you note to God for His gift |
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Talk About Gift-Giving |
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Recommended Christmas Reading |
| Puzzles, Mazes, Coloring, etc. |
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Nativity Quiz - Read about Jesus' birth in Matthew and Luke see if you can tell which answers are true and false. Explain why something is false. |
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Nativity Word Search - Find the main characters in the Nativity story |
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10 Christmas Coloring Pages - Have the children color these pictures and tell the story of Jesus’ birth. |
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You are the Artist (Shepherds) - Add shepherds, sheep, an angel, and a path to the baby Jesus to the picture |
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You are the Artist (Wisemen) - Add wise men, gifts, stars and camels to the picture. |
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Find the Difference (Wise Men) - Find the differences in the two pictures |
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What's His Name - Use the Bible verses to discover the many names of Jesus |
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Where Was Jesus Born - Cut out the squares and put together a picture of where Jesus was born. |
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Luke 2:12 - Guide the Shepherds through the maze. |
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His Name is… - Decode the name of Elisabeth’s and Zacharias’ son. |
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One Happy Couple - Choose the right word for each sentence and find out what Zachariah did. |
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Bible Story Word Hunt - Find the hidden words that tell the story of the birth
of John. |
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Mary Is the One - Use the clues to uncover Mary's response to the angel |
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What’s in the Stable? For younger children – have them identify the things that might have been in the stable where Jesus was born. |
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To Bethlehem is for 6-8 year olds. Help them color the even numbered stones and then read the uncolored stones for the message. |
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Hidden Pictures - Find 3 stars, 2 bells, 1 angel, 3 crosses, 1 staff and 2 candles hidden in the manger |
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Stable Mates - Unscramble the letters to discover animals in the stable |
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Simeon and Anna - Decode Simeon and Anna's message about the savior |
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Glory to God in the Highest - Fill in the blanks using the code. Then make the angel. |
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The Angel’s Message - Connect the dots to see what the angel told the shepherds |
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Angels' Message - Unscramble the words to find out what the angels said at Christ's birth |
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Go Tell It - Discover the good news from the angels. |
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Shepherds Listen - Color the shapes on the angel's robe to discover the message the shepherds heard |
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Missing Objects - Compare two pictures to find the missing items |
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Wise Men Maze - Help the wise men through the camel maze to find Jesus |
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Follow the Star - Decode the message and learn what the wise men planned to do when they found Jesus |
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The Gifts of Kings - Decode the meaning of the three gifts given to Jesus |
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Gifts for a King - Find the names of the gifts in each container. |
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The Gift of God’s Love - Break the code to find God’s gift. |
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Find the Message - Cross out letters to find out why Mary laid baby Jesus in a manger |
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Mary's Song - Find the missing words from Mary's song of praise and put them in the right place |
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Jesus Goes Home - Fill in the missing pieces from the picture of Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus. Color the finished picture. |
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Wise Men Maze - Help the wise men through the maze to baby Jesus |
| Bible Stories and Discussion Questions (read online and lookup in your Bible) |
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The Angel Talking to Zacharias
Read Luke 1:5-25
• The Angel by the Altar (older children / teens)
• An Angel Visits the Temple (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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The Angel Talking to Joseph
Read Matt 1:18- 25
• Discussion Questions |
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The Angel Talking to Mary
Read Luke 1:26-38
• Mary and the Angel (younger children)
• The Angel Visits Mary (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Elisabeth and the Birth of John
Read Luke 1:39-80
• A Baby Named John (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Jesus’ Birth
Read Luke 2:1-7
• A Special Baby Called Jesus is Born (preschool children)
• Jesus Is Born (younger children)
• The Special Baby (younger children)
• The Manger of Bethlehem (older children / teens)
• The Story of a Wonderful Baby’s Birth (older children / teens)
• A Wonderful Baby's Birth (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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The Shepherds
Read Luke 2:8-20
• Shepherds Visit Baby Jesus (younger children)
• The Coming of the King, The Story of the Shepherds (younger children)
• The Shepherds and the Angels (older children / teens)
• The Shepherds (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Simeon and Anna
Read Luke 2:21-38
• Taking Jesus to the Temple (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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The Wise Men
Read Matt 2: 1-12
• Visitors from the East (younger children)
• Wise Men Bring Gifts for Jesus (younger children)
• The Magi and the Star (younger children)
• The Wise Men Who Followed a Star (older children / teens)
• The Wise Men Follow a Star (older children / teens)
• Discussion Questions |
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Escape to Egypt
Read Matt 2: 13-23
• The Escape (younger children) |
| Listen to Bible Stories (online) |
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Interactive Nativity Story Sing-A-Long
(Listen to the nativity story and sing Christmas carols about Jesus' birth.) |
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Listen to the Nativity Story told by Margaret Foerster. |
| Podcasts |
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The Story of the Nativity
Genelle Austin-Lett tells the story of the Nativity for parents and Sunday school teachers to learn more about this blessed event. |
| Bible Overview |
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The women of the Nativity: Elizabeth, Anna, and Mary by Mary Jane Chaignot |
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The Nativity |
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Facts About Jesus' Birth |
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Isaiah 7:14 it states, "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Do these words refer to Jesus? |
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We had considerable discussions over the holidays about when Jesus was actually born. Do scholars know? And if he wasn't born on December 25, in the year 0, how did that come to be the date it is celebrated? |
Parenting with the Bible |
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The True Meaning of Christmas |
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Gifts for the Christ Child |
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Angel Gifts are "gifts given to worthy causes "in the child's name.” |
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As a family read part of the Christmas story each week |
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Find Christmas carols that tie in with the Gospel story of Jesus' birth |
| Living with the Bible |
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Christmas Love by Marjorie Eddington |
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Two King Christmas by Roberta Meyers |
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Who's in the Center of Your Family? by Marjorie Eddington |
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Elizabeth couldn’t have children. But God granted her wish, even in her old age. Here is the wonderful healing of barrenness and the way Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist, was brought into the world to prepare the way for the Messiah. |
| Teen Time - Questions and Answers |
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How can we reconcile the differences in the nativity stories found in Matthew and Luke? |
| Teen Time - Make a Difference |
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Find the Blessings this Christmas |
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Express Christmas love -- love yourself and others |
