CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES for Sharing Time and Singing Time: #1 Gifts to Jesus match game or pick-a-song; #2 Christmas Tree Sing-With-Me pick-a-song

USE ACTIVITIES FOR Primary Sharing Time, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Sunday School, and Family Night, MUSIC Singing Time

#1 GIFTS TO JESUS match game or pick-a-song
(Use for Primary Sharing Time or Singing Fun)

DESCRIPTION: Write practice songs on the backs of service action (ornaments). Once a match is made you can sing the song and talk about the service.

ALSO, USE FOR SHARING TIME “SERVICE” ACTIVITY AS YOU TALK ABOUT SERVICE

Explain that when we give gifts of service to our family it is like giving to Jesus.

TO MAKE & DO: Mount tree on the board with ornament pieces below.
• For Sharing Time, play a match game and talk about service
• For Singing Fun, look on the back of puzzle pieces (ornaments) to find song titles to sing. Choose songs about service or Christmas songs (all listed below). Many of the songs suggested below have songs visuals for every verse that you can be DOWNLOADED INSTANTLY here.

PDF includes: • 1-page Instructions and Thought Treat • 14 pages (7 to print in color, or 7 to print in black-and-white)

#2 CHRISTMAS TREE SING-WITH-ME pick-a-song (Use for Singing Fun Activity)

DESCRIPTION: Enjoy the songs of the season with this fun pick-a-song activity. Decorate the tree as you sing or choose from an already decorated tree singing songs on ornaments. “You sing like an angel” singing award is also included.

Fun to help children choose and sing Christmas songs found in the Hymns or Children’s Songbook or other traditional Christmas songs. 

TO MAKE & DO: Mount tree on board with ornaments below. Place song titles on the back for children to select & sing. Choose Christmas songs. Some of the songs (listed below) have song visuals for every verse you can DOWNLOAD INSTANTLY here.

Christmas Songs (mount titles and source on back of visuals for the above activities)

CHILDREN’S SONGBOOK SONGS (some you can download song visuals for every verse*):    * “Away in a Manger” (p. 42) DOWNLOAD Song Visuals here or below    •  “Christmas Bells” (p. 54)    •  “Have a Very Merry Christmas!” (p. 51)  * “He Sent His Son” (p. 34) DOWNLOAD Song Visuals here or below    •  “Little Jesus” (p. 39)    •  “Mary’s Lullaby” (p. 44)    •  “Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby” (p. 48)    •  “Once within a Lowly Stable” (p. 41)    •  “Picture a Christmas” (p. 50)    * “Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus” (p. 36) DOWNLOAD Song Visuals here or below     • “Sleep, Little Jesus” (p. 47)    •  “Stars Were Gleaming” (p. 37)    •  “The Nativity Song” (p. 52)    •  “The Shepherd’s Carol” (p. 40)    •  “There Was Starlight on the Hillside” (p. 40)    •  “When Joseph Went to Bethlehem” (p. 38)    •  “Who Is the Child” (p. 46)