Seasonal Activities For Christmas Festivities Paperback

Seasonal Activities for Christmas Festivities is ideal for children's leaders looking for lively, thought-provoking session material in the run-up to Christmas.

The resource provides three exciting programme ideas designed to unpack the true meaning of Christmas with 7-11's. Each programme contains five sessions that fit readily into the autumn half-term leading up to Christmas, and includes an optional short presentation for a Christmas service or relevant event.

Choose from three stand-alone but interrelated themes, each unpacked through icebreakers, discussions, games, crafts, dramatised Bible stories, prayer and take-home activities.:

* Christmas Unwrapped: explore the parts played by five nativity characters in the Christmas story and discover how we can reflect their gifts and attitudes today.
* Christmas Unpacked: link five key Bible stories from Creation to Easter to tell the great story of God's love for us and to discover why we celebrate Christmas.
* The Gift of Christmas: find out how five nativity characters symbolise the people Jesus came to befriend and think about those God wants us to remember at Christmas time.

Suitable for children of ages 7-11, this title helps them to explore the true meaning of Christmas in the world. It includes short dramas encapsulating some of the themes explored which can be performed at a Christmas service or related event

Includes photocopy permission on the dramatised Bible stories and craft templates.