God's gift - His son, Jesus
Christmas lesson activity: God’s gift—His son, Jesus. He is truly the gift that keeps giving.
TOPICS:
Giving, Christ, Salvation
MATERIALS:4 - 5 boxeswrapping paper toy baby
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WHAT YOU WILL DO AND SAY:
Lesson preperation:
Assemble four or five boxes. Each one needs to be intact without any missing sides. In the smallest box, put in a tiny baby doll or baby Jesus from a nativity scene. Wrap up the smallest box with wrapping paper then place it inside the box that is slightly larger than that one. Wrap that box. Keep placing boxes inside the other one and wrap each one. You’ll have a gift wrapped in a gift. Place the box on the teaching table. Finish by putting a label on the box that says, “To You, From God.”
Lesson:
Begin the lesson with the nativity story
“Let me ask you a question. Who first told you about Jesus? Was it your Mom or Dad, a teacher or a friend?”
Ask the children Does everyone know the story of Jesus and how he left heaven and came to earth to save us?” If so, just talk about the highlights, if someone doesn’t know about Jesus, tell them the story of the Nativity.
Ask the children who first told them about jesus.
"Now guess what? It’s your turn to tell someone about Jesus. He’s like a gift in a gift. Let me explain what I mean. If I give you this gift, you open it and play with the toy inside and that’s it. Nobody else gets to enjoy that gift, unless you decide to share it. But with God’s gift, we can give Jesus over and over again. I need a volunteer to show you what I mean.”
Call on a child and ask him to open the first box. Then call the next child and ask them to open the second box. Continue until the smallest box is open and the tiny baby is found. Show the baby and encourage the kids to tell someone about Jesus.
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