Make
This Christmas
real for little ones
Make
This Christmas
real for little ones
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Don't let the wrapping fool you. Grandpa Mouse tells the Christmas Story
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Telling the Christmas Story to little ones.
The message of Christmas is timeless, yet capturing and keeping the attention of little ones is difficult. Here are some suggestions to make your job easier. 1. Use visuals. Christmas Story Bag; Candy Cane Story 2. Use good story telling skills. Be dramatic. You Can Tell a Great Story3. Keep your story short. Remember they have short attention spans. 4. Involve the children. (Sound effects, motions, hold visuals) 5. Make it relevant. Help them see God loves them so much He gave His best gift to them. 7. Use music. A Very Mary Christmas; 8. Ask questions to see if they understand. 9. Reinforce with object lessons, videos and games. Candy Cane Story Shepherd and Manger Story Mitt and Finger Puppets $7.95
Product # BLASM Teaching little children can be challenging, but good visuals make your task fun and more effective. This felt visual can be glued together to form a two sided glove that goes on the hand of your child like a mitt. One side is the manger scene, the other side is the field with shepherds. The little felt figures will stick on the mitt for the child to tell or retell the Christmas story. It can be used in learning centers as a visual aid for the children to play with. Don't glue the sides together and it will become a visual for two children. (Not recommended for children under 3 years old.)
Lesson From A Candy CaneCandy Cane Story
Use this puppet skit then reinforce the skit with the Candy Cane Song. Give each child a candy cane to take home with them. Encourage them to share the story with their parents. Sharing what they learn will do two things teach them to share Jesus with their relationships and increase their retention.
Be sure you use a tiny, sweet voice for
this skit to be effective. It’s a true story
about how candy canes were made. A candy maker from Indiana wanted to make
a very special Christmas candy. It had to be hard candy because the gospel
is built on the rock solid promises of God’s word. Its shape would be
very special, too. It would be shaped like a shepherd’s staff. And when
turned upside down it would form a “J” to represent the precious name
of Jesus, the good shepherd that gave His life for His sheep. Oh, that's right. That's right. The sin part. Because Jesus never did anything bad the candy had to be white. The white reminds us that Jesus was pure and clean. Jesus never sinned one time. Imagine that, He never told a lie. He never took anything that didn't belong to Him. Can I eat the candy cane now? Yeah,
that's right the red... red stands for the blood of Jesus.
Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment for the sins of the world.
He could do that because He never sinned. The large red stripe reminds you that Jesus
purchased your salvation with His blood on the cross. I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I'm not really a kid and I can't really eat this candy cane, cause in case you haven't noticed, I'm just a puppet. I only pretend to be real. I can only move when the puppeteer moves me. I can only talk when the puppeteer moves my mouth, but God didn't make you a puppet. He gave you a free will. You make choices with that free will. You either choose to accept God's free gift of salvation or reject it. If I handed you a candy cane, you would say thank you and just enjoy it. Salvation is a gift like that. Why don’t you take God’s gift today? You can receive it right now. The teacher will tell you how. And one more thing. Next time you eat a candy cane, think about what I said? Those candy canes sure look good.
Click on the titles to hear a short music clip.
(The teacher may want to follow
with the simple ABC plan of salvation.)
God's Gift for You Gifts are wonderful. They are fun to select. They are fun to give and they are a delight to receive. They come in all sizes, shapes and prices. We receive gifts from parents, grandparents and cousins. Do you know that God has a wonderful gift for you? Well, He does and it's just as easy as ABC to receive this gift (Wiggle a mouse as you mention each letter and description.) All have sinned. Believe on Jesus and Confess your sins and you can have God's gift of salvation.
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Use this red striped puppet
for $31.95 to retell the story of the candy maker and his very special
candy. 
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