Christmas Ideas for Children’s Ministry
Christmas is coming soon, now is the time to plan that special activity, craft, or Bible lesson. This page lists some of the most popular resources on our website related to Christmas. Be sure to check back, we will be adding new content to this page leading up to Christmas.
In A Hurry? Then browse only our 5 most popular Christmas resources.
Christmas Bible Lessons for Children
Free Lesson Plans for Christmas
Over the past few years, we’ve posted a large number of Christmas lesson plans. These free materials are easy to print and have been used by thousands of churches. They include both Kids Church and Sunday School lessons. You will find a variety of teaching styles represented, so browse them all and find what works best for your ministry. Like all our content you are welcomed to modify them to best fit your needs.
Don’t overlook the printable Christmas Story Booklet and The 12 Symbols of Christmas. These can supplement any of the lesson plans or be used on their own to teach kids about the birth of Jesus. We also have free Christmas thank you card sheets for children.
Christmas Craft Ideas
This is a new resource for Christmas 2010. Mandy Groce has created an original Advent coloring book. Each of these coloring pages shows a different aspect of Christmas with the phrase “Because of Jesus we have ….” This is a fun way to remind kids about the real meaning of Christmas. When all put together, kids will have a Gospel-centered art project in to celebrate the season. There are a total of 6 coloring pictures in the series, all 100% free for you to download and print.
- Free Christian Craft Ideas for Christmas – This page links to several high quality craft ideas on other websites.
- Christmas Tree Coloring Page – This is a simple activity where kids can color-in and decorate a tree with the words “God gave his son.”
- Happy Birthday Jesus Coloring Sheet – This is a super easy coloring page perfect for a Jesus Christmas card or Birthday party.
Christmas Songs for Preschool Children
Children’s Sermons & Object Lessons
- Candy Cane Poem (Christmas Children’s Sermon)
- Twas the Night Before Jesus Birth – Christmas Poem Booklet
- The Wise Men and Christmas – Children’s Sermon
- 3 Christmas Object Lessons for Kids Church
Christmas Story Activity Worksheets
- Jesus and Me Worksheet (PDF) compares my birth and Jesus’
- The Angel’s Announcement to the Shepherds Activity Page (PDF)
Christmas Plays & Musicals for Church
- Where to find Christmas musicals for kids at church?
- Christmas in Genesis? free children’s Christmas program for church
- The Birth of Jesus – a free Christmas play for kids
- “Changed in a Night” – the first-person Christmas story told by a Shepherd Boy
- The Twases of Christmas - download this free program for children
- “Christmas Hope” program script
More Christmas Ideas
- Christmas Game Ideas for Kids Ministry
- Jesus Birthday Party and Happy Birthday Jesus Coloring Sheet
- 12 Ways to Make Christmas Come Alive for Kids
- Bible Verses about Christmas
- Family Ministry Ideas for Christmas & Advent
- Operation Christmas Child: A Service Project for Students
- Forum: What To Get Ministry Volunteers For Christmas?
- Christmas Devotional about Bethlehem
- View our category page for Christmas ideas
Videos Clips of the Biblical Christmas Story
- “He’s Here” from the Jesus Storybook Bible
- “The Angels Telling Good News” Christmas story part 1 from Cullen
- “God Wants Us to Celebrate” Christmas story part 2 from Cullen
- “Jesus is Born” Christmas story part 3 from Cullen
- “Birth of Jesus” Christmas story part 4 from Cullen
More Video Clips
- What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus? video clip
- Hallelujah Chorus Invades a Mall Food Court [video]
More Helpful Links
- Family Advent Calendar Online
- Keeping Christmas “Christ Centered” in your family
- Are Christmas Gifts Dangerous For A Child’s Soul?
- Children’s Picture Books about Christmas
- Reflections on Children, the Nativity and Christmas
- Children’s Sermon about the Christmas Lights
- How to write a Christmas Sermon – some great hints that apply to teaching kids too.
- Short history of Santa Claus from the Resurgence
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I was wondering if anyone could link me to the lesson about breakfast with the shepherds. It was bringing in fig newtons, honey, pita bread and some other things. I have been looking on the site but cannot find it? Thanks in advance!
Dear Tony,
Just want to thank you for all the wonderful ideas you post to help us make the children ministry easier and more productive.
We used your Christmas play outline for our children presentation during our church carol 11th Dec. It was tasking but turned out beautifully simple.
Thank you and God bless. May you experience His joy and presence this season as we recall His name EMMANUEL which means God with us.
Keep up the good work your labour will be well rewarded!
CTA Inc also has some free Christmas program downloads for preschool and elementary children.
We had our Advent Workshop last week. We made Crismons with white craft foam and gold or silver gliter, advent wreaths with floral picks from the craft store, and a Christmas Countdown calendar made to look like a candle…I’ll try to post pictures another time.
Tomorrow, we are constructing the Town of Bethlhem out of gingerbread houses made from Graham Crackers and royal icing. Then the kids will get to eat a gingerbread cookie they decorate. We are watching a Christmas movie…yet to be retrieved from the attic.
Does anyone have any ideas how we can get our babies (ages birth-premobile 1 year olds) involved in a Christmas Program? Our toddler children (age 1-4) will being doing a Christmas finger poem. Obviously, they can’t participate like the toddlers, but we would like to have them on the stage too. Thanks so much.
You could dress them in star shaped costumes and keep them seated on the stage.
We are doing “Angel Alert” for Christmas and desperately need the spit track cd of the play. If your church or anyone else that has the cd please get in touch with me by email and I will give you my info on how to find mel Thanks
Is it possible to use the graphics for “Twas the Night Jesus Was Born” for our Sunday school program on our Power Point program? Is it possible to receive them for a one time use?
~Pastor Don
These were all complied from clip art images, so please feel free to use however you like.
Tony, I have a “rough” Christmas play that my friend and I wrote for my church’s use this year. If you would like it to post here for free, I would be glad to offer this. It is a play that has a 2 scene stage (modern times, and Biblical times). Please let me know and I will be glad to email you the document.
Our church had a great falling away. We only have 3-4 children. But we would still like to do a Christmas play, somehow. I would appreciate it, if you had any ideas.
thank you,
Kathy
You might try having the children act out parts while and adult narrates the play and the congregations sings hymns along with the story. Here is one free play we posted on our website
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