CHRISTmas: craft

Merry CHRISTmas! Today we added Mary and Joseph to our nativity scene. Through Mary and Joseph the prophecy was fulfilled that the Messiah, Jesus, would be from the house of David. Also the fact that, humanly, Mary could not have had a child fufilled another prophecy! Today we painted a nativity scene. As the kids see it on display at their homes, they are reminded to focus on Jesus!

Please remember to practice our memory verse: For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NLT

(The kids used craft paint to paint nativity scenes. When the paint dried they did the outlines with permanent marker. I used graphite tracing paper to trace the figures onto wood ahead of time. We used 1 x 3 select pine. Each scene used 20 inches. The star is the tallest piece at 6 inches. I found the figures online in the holiday section at billybear4kids.com Aren't they cute?! The instructions with those figures are for a paper doll type nativity. That would be a great option with younger kids or larger groups. P.S. The scene in the photo was done by a student!)

CHRISTmas: story

Merry CHRISTmas! Between now and Christmas we'll be working our way through the nativity scene. We started today with Bethlehem...the prophesied birthplace of Jesus! We also heard a fun radio drama from Adventures in Odyssey called Redeeming the Season. This drama talked about many Christmas traditions and their Christian meaning. As we begin this busy season full of distractions one way we can keep our focus on Jesus is to make Him a part of all our traditions. For example, when we see a pretty light display we can be reminded that Jesus is the light of the world. When we put up a tree we can let the evergreen remind us of the ever lasting life Jesus brings. Even when we share Merry CHRISTmas we can focus on Jesus the Christ!

Please remember to practice our new memory verse.

(We listened to BTV: Redeeming the Season from Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family. Our nativity scene started today with the stable representing Bethlehem. We'll be adding to it each week.)

B-I-B-L-E: review

Today we practiced our verse finding skills and baked "Bible Bars"! Each ingredient was found in a different verse. We also watched a video of the Sunday school kids reciting memory verses. This same video was played for the congregation during the morning service. The decorations we colored last week adorned the sound booth. Most of all, we want to appreciate the Bible...God's true word!


(There are several "Scripture Cake" recipes out there. If you click on the picture above you should be able to read the recipe I used.)