CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY. JESUS IS OUR GREATEST GIFT 3-D baby Jesus ornament. Children will love roleplaying as Mary or Joseph putting the baby Jesus in the manger (box). Then, they can proudly hang the ornament on their Christmas tree or doorknob to remember He is our greatest gift.
Great for COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Family Home Evening, Sunday School, Bible Study, Daily Scripture Devotionals
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
JESUS IS OUR GREATEST GIFT 3-D baby Jesus ornament
Children can place the baby Jesus inside the manger-box scene and proudly hang this ornament on their Christmas tree or in their room to remind them that “Jesus Is Our Greatest Gift.”
TO MAKE:
1. Using cardstock, print or copy, color, and cut out the ornament. Option: Before cutting, laminate with contact paper.
2. Fold down tabs and all box sides. Fold baby Jesus center and place inside.
3. Glue side tabs inside the box. Fold and glue bow zig-zag line to box zig-zag line. Poke a hole above bow with a pencil and thread a 12″ string through to hang on the tree.
THOUGHT TREAT #1 Gift-Wrapped Treats. Tell children that the gift inside is sweet, but the sweetest gift of all is the gift Heavenly Father gave us when He sent His Son Jesus Christ to the earth to be our Savior and to teach us how to be happy.
An Angel Foretells Christ’s Birth to Mary
The Wise Men Seek Jesus
Glad Tidings of Great Joy: The Birth of Jesus Christ
THOUGHT TREAT #2
: JOY Happy Birthday Jesus Cake (shown right; see below for recipe).
This treat is also used in CTR-A Lesson #7 using the activity (crown/hat) to role-play the Christmas story.
TO FIND LESSON: Present Lesson 46 – Primary 2 Manual – CTR-A: Jesus Christ Is the Greatest Gift (Christmas).
MORE LESSON ACTIVITIES:
THIS IS THE LAST ACTIVITY FOR THE CTR-A MANUAL.
CTR-B MANUAL IS NEXT SET OF LESSONS.
CLICK HERE FOR THE PREVIOUS ACTIVITY: CTR-A LESSON 45 We Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Easter).
CLICK HERE FOR THE CTR-A TABLE OF CONTENTS.
