The Gift of Love - Group Activities

Interactive Group Activities
by Carol Williams

Scripture Reading: Luke 1:39-55

CHOOSE A GIFT: Wrap several packages with brown paper and string containing an inexpensive gift the children might like; wrap some other PRETTY little packages with very LITTLE in them ... such as a cracker, a picture, some cereal, etc. Let the children pick a package to open after the lesson and it'll be another reminder that the BEST GIFT was NOT in beautiful paper and many missed it!

CHRISTMAS CARD STABLE: Dollar stores will have nativity scene Christmas cards. Have children glue popsicle sticks on the sides of the card and on the top to look like a stable. Children could print THE BEST GIFT IS JESUS, on the popsicle sticks at the top of the stable roof. A magnet could be stuck to the back for a refrigerator magnet, or a ribbon could be glued to be hung on a wall or a door.

"BEST GIFT" TAKE HOME POSTER: On construction paper, have the children use glitter glue to write out THE BEST GIFT IS... and then have them glue on broken toothpicks spelling out JESUS. (Symbolizing that Jesus was humble.. like the stable... compared to the glitter and glamour that the world offers.)

LITTLE BROWN GIFT NECKLACE: Have the children wrap a miniature brown paper gift (I suggest those little raisin boxes); tie it with string and hang it around their neck as a reminder of this very special lesson today! The teacher or child could write "THE BEST GIFT IS JESUS" on their little packages. Encourage the children to tell someone else what they learned in their lesson today!

Song: "The Greatest Gift of All"
Music: Sheet music in PDF format.
MP3: Piano Accompaniment (right click on link and save to your computer)

The Greatest Gift of All

For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son,
A gift from up above to show the Father's love.
In a manger lowly, this precious child so holy,
Was born, the greatest gift of all.

About Carol Williams

Carol and her husband have been in the ministry for 32 years. They have served churches in Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Michigan, and for the last 13 years in Indiana. Carol loves to work with children so you will find her teaching in Junior Church and children's Sunday School. She also has clowning ministry in which she is known as Bubbles tc (the clown).