CHRISTmas Program 2009 for Children’s Church
“Keep CHRIST in CHRISTmas!”
The focus of this program is that CHRIST is the reason for CHRISTmas and we should act Christ like at all times. All activities are designed to impart this message to the children.
BEFORE PROGRAM:
1. Set date for a Sunday around Christmas (check with the Pastor). Arrange for help (will need it during craft time). Publish in bulletin. Announce and explain purpose of program during the Sunday service. We are asking the children bring a Christmas present for Jesus (Stockings for the Hope House. We will make a CHRISTmas card and each child needs to bring a small toy, a small Christian gift, etc. to put in a stocking – Our goal is to fill 4 stockings).
2. Don’t forget to arrange for refreshments. Keep them light – cupcakes/ cookies and juice bottle. Have enough for 24.
3. Make about 24 goodie bags before program. May need to buy extra stuff – but should have plenty to fill them if you bought after last year’s program. Will need to buy candy for bags right before filling them. Children from church that did not come to program and those in the Nursery will also want to get one before leaving church so we need extra and any extra goodie bag items can be recycled. Extra items can be saved for next year, used for the Christmas boxes or in the “Treasure Box” for Children’s Church (prizes given to children every first Sunday for being “good”). Give the extra candy to the next Children’s Church teacher to pass out.
4. Make sure there is cardstock in office – ask Bro Ken to buy some if there isn’t any.
5. Give out invites/reminders the Sunday before the program in Sunday School and ask children to bring a friend to the program. Give an extra invite to anyone who wants to invite someone – “What do we ask you to do all the time? {invite a friend} We have asked you to invite someone to Sunday School and this would be a great time. Tell them we are having a CHRISTmas party. During the program they will hear about Jesus”. We are asking the children bring a Christmas present for Jesus (Stockings for the Hope House. We will make a CHRISTmas card and each child needs to bring a small toy, a small Christian gift, etc. to put in a stocking – Our goal is to fill 4 stockings).
6. Copy coloring books.
7. Get anything else ready for program.
DAY OF PROGRAM:
8. Gather supplies and put them in Fellowship Hall: scissors, tape, glue dots, crayons, craft materials, camera, etc.
9. Have children meet in Children’s Church right after Sunday School until the choir passes. Use time to pray for the world to know Jesus is the reason for the season and bless the food.
10. Have children sit in a semi-circle on the floor in Fellowship Hall (gets their attention better) and discuss the program. Lead into that CHRISTmas is ALL about CHRIST. Talk about why Jesus is the reason for the season, why we should act Christ like and how we do it. Ask how they can be Christ like – give them a sticker when they answer.
11. Read poems and versus from coloring book (goes home with child – don’t color during program unless you run out of program before Sunday Service is up).
12. Ask for non-tangible gifts we can give to Christ (ex: being kind, good, being nice to other people, etc.).
13. Ask kids what songs we can sing about Christ being the reason for CHRISTmas. Let them name them themselves – ex: . Sing 2 or 3.
14. Ask kids if they’d like to give Jesus a CHRISTmas present. Gather the children around the tree and ask them to hold up their item (or the one you gave them), let the 4 youngest hold up the stockings and take a picture to be put in the bulletin – give it to Bro. Ken. Then let the children put their gift into an appropriate stocking – two girls’ and two boys’ (buy a few extra presents so everyone can put one in. Can use extra items from goodie bags for this if you need to).
15. Do crafts: There are several crafts for CHRISTmas in the zip lock bag – you can choose one or two.
a. Make a CHRISTmas card – have each child make one for someone they know. Ask 4 older children to make cards so one can go in each stocking (2 girls and 2 boys). We will put Carmel’s address on the card.
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16. Have refreshments.
17. Give children goodie bags and coloring books on the way out of the Fellowship Hall.
AFTER 2009 PROGRAM:
1. Chose theme for next year’s program:
2. Check supplies in hall closet. Order any items needed for goodie bags to go with theme from Oriental Trading and buy sale items at stores after CHRISTmas while on sale. Put in large labeled zip lock bag that is in hall closet.
3. Keep receipts and turn in to Brother Ken. This program is under Children’s Activities (write on receipt) – keep within the budget!
