I'm starting out with the best today.
Mitzi from comefollowmekid.com asked me to draw/design some of her fun ideas for this weeks Christmas lesson. She is kind of a genius, and I'm grateful to be included in plans.
Hide these pictures around the room, when the children find the pictures, ask them if the picture has to do with the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Then attach the pictures to toilet paper rolls. Add them to the 3D stable.
I just rolled up little pieces of paper so they would stand, and my kids thought they were finger puppets, so that was a fun surprise(:
Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father’s gift to me.
To help your children focus on the gift Heavenly Father gave us by sending His Son, you could wrap a picture of Jesus Christ like a Christmas present. You and your children could talk about favorite Christmas gifts you have received or hope to receive. Then they could unwrap the picture of Christ and discuss how He has been a precious gift for us.
If you want to make one for each child to open.
Here is a picture of Jesus Christ that you can put in the present. Or you can buy small pictures of Jesus's Birth at Desert or Seagull Book.
Here is a big one incase you just are doing one big present.
A song like “He Sent His Son” (Children’s Songbook, 34–35) could add to this conversation. Help your children find phrases in the song that describe blessings we have because of Jesus’s birth.
Only in Color
Jesus Christ was born to be my Savior.
Your children might enjoy sharing with you what they know about Jesus’s birth. The Gospel Art Book has several pictures that could help them tell the story (see nos. 28, 29, 30, 31). You could also look at pictures depicting the Savior’s life and atoning sacrifice. Why did Heavenly Father send Jesus Christ?
Your children might also enjoy drawing their own pictures of Jesus’s birth and ministry. Maybe they could draw what is described in 1 Nephi 11:13–23; Mosiah 3:5–10; Helaman 14:1–13; and 3 Nephi 1:4–22. Then they could share with you what their pictures teach about Jesus Christ.
Download zipped file HERE. To open zipped files right click on the file and go to Extract.
To emphasize that the Bible and Book of Mormon both teach of Jesus’s birth, you could list the events described in Luke 2:4–14; Matthew 2:1–2; and 3 Nephi 1:15, 19–21. Then your children could search these scriptures to determine which events happened in Bethlehem, the Americas, or both. Why are we thankful to have the Book of Mormon as a second witness of Jesus’s birth?
“Show pictures depicting the Savior’s atoning sacrifice- such as His suffering in Gethsemane....Ask the children to tell you what they see in the pictures. Help them understand that Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ to earth to suffer for our sins, die for us, and be resurrected so that we can return to live with Him.”
Have a wonderful Christmas!
Love
Crystal
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