DECEMBER 13, 2020 - CGKIDS

Parents - 

Below are some resources for our children in children’s ministry. Please note that our Preschool - 3rd grade children are hearing the same story so that portion of the resources for the Sunday will be the same. The response options are different and have been created to be age appropriate. However, if you choose to reenact the story, you can have all ages participate. If you have multiple children in your family the Godly Play option for the K/1 grade room is a good option to adapt to all family members. 



For Our Younger Preschool children:

  1. Pray with your toddler. It can be something simple like - God, thank you for loving us. Thank you for all of your promises that you made and that you keep. Thank you for Jesus. Amen.

  2. Sing Happy Birthday to Jesus Our King. This song is sung to the tune of Happy Birthday. Here are the lyrics:

Happy Birthday we sing, to Jesus our King.

Whose birthday is Christmas.

Hear the happy bells ring.

  1. Watch the video above with today’s story.

  2. Today we talked about the angels. Here is a coloring page.



For Our Older Preschool Room children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. Thank you for all the people in the Bible. Thanks for all of your promises that you keep!

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  4. Wonder - Answer the wondering questions on the video. 

  5. Respond - Make an angel out of cupcake liners following these instructions.

  6. Sing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem.




For Our Kindergarten and 1st Grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. We thank you for the promises that you made to the People of God and to us. 

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above. 

  4. Wonder - answer the wondering questions from the video.

  5. Respond - Make an angel out of cupcake liners following these instructions.

  6. Sing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem.





For Our 2nd and 3rd grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. Thank you for sending us your Son, Jesus. Please help us make others aware of Jesus’ love for them and how He gave to save us from our sins. 

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above.

  4. Wonder about the questions in the video. 

  5. Response- If you have a few marshmallows and some pretzel sticks, the kids can make sheep to remember the shepherds tending to their flock. If you don’t have those items in your house, you can have them recreate sheep with cotton balls.

  6. Think of a Christmas Carol or Christmas song. Is there one that you know that reminds you of today? Sing it or have your parents play it on their phone for you.

 

For Our 4th and 5th Graders:

  1. Have your child pray.

  2. Read Luke 2:1-21. Matthew 2:1-12

  3. Journal - what do you think of when you hear the word “Savior?” What is the significance of Jesus’ birth? Where was Jesus born? How did people know that Jesus was born? 

  4. Activity: Write Jesus on one side of a piece of paper and write your name on the other side. Under Jesus’ name, write things down that Jesus can do. Under your name, write down things that you can do. Are there things that Jesus can do that you can’t? Are there things that you can do that Jesus can do as well? We can be like Jesus - we can care for the poor, love others, share about God’s kingdom, and so much more. We can’t save ourselves from our sin though. Only Jesus can do that!



I want to highlight some resources for you to talk to your children about race, racism and diversity. 

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