Sermon Title: "The Gift that Keeps on Giving"

Scripture Reading: John 1:12-13

GIFT GAME #1: This will be played like Musical Chairs, but the children will stay seated in a circle and pass the gift around until the music stops. The child with the gift is then out and one chair will be eliminated as well and continue the game. Children might enjoy playing both Gift Games with the changes made.

GIFT GAME #2: This can also be played like Musical chairs except a decorated GIFT box will be sit on a chair and play the music as children walk from chair to chair. The child who has the gift box in the hand when the music stops at that chair, will be out and take the chair out as well. The child will put the gift box on another chair and the music and game will continue.

GIFT EXCHANGE: The teacher can either bring small gifts for the children to play a "White Elephant" gift exchange, or the teacher can call the children during the week and tell them to bring a toy or something from home to exchange during Sunday School this week. Play the White Elephant game with the children and tell them that they all have "gifts that keep on giving" and that can lead into the Bible lesson today.

GIFT WRAP: Let children wrap an empty box and add a pretty bow or ribbons to the gift. Give each child a card to decorate and write JESUS IS THE BEST GIFT, and attach to the gift.

CANDY CANE GIFT: Children can glue an "upside down" candy cane to be a "J" on a piece of heavy card stock. Decorate and color the card and write "J IS FOR JESUS - THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING! Children can enjoy a candy cane J for themselves during class as well!

J is for JESUS ART: Let children draw a large "J" on a piece of paper. Spread glue inside the big lettered "J" and sprinkle glitter or cereal on the J. With colored markers, write THANK YOU JESUS FOR LOVING ME SO MUCH!

JESUS CHAIN: Give children strips of construction paper. On each strip of paper, children can write THANK YOU JESUS, or J IS FOR JESUS, or JESUS LOVES ME, and other ideas and words from our lesson today. Children can then begin to make a JESUS CHAIN with loops inside other loops and see how long their Christmas chain can be. Hang the chain around a window or lay it out down the middle of the table.

Song:  "Jesus Loves Me"

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Song:  "The Greatest Gift of All"

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