I Need A Devotion…and FAST!
December 24, 2006
HELP!
I need a good, short, hands on Christmas devotional for very young kids (2 years) to age 10. Anybody got anything?
I did the M&M devotional last year…it was excellent again, I’d post that if I knew where I posted it (Diana to the rescue yesterday…how on earth did you find that?) All the kids put their own into their own jars as I told the “Christmas” symbolism of chocolate M&Ms. I really don’t know how to top that.
Deadline: Monday Afternoon.
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1. gchyayles | December 24, 2006 at 3:43 pm
http://www.biblekidsfunzone.com/devotions/Christmasbestgift.html
http://www.cherbearsden.com/kidsdevos/devo17c.html
The children did a christmas play this morning at our church about the North star. Four stars are auditioning for the ‘master star’ to be given a place in the sky. The fourth one always gets knocked down saying she needs to ‘grow more.’ Eventually she is given one big project. She has to lead the shepherds to the baby Jesus. The lesson was that growth in God through patience, trust and belief will lead you to the purpose God has for you. Also the reminder that Jesus is the ultimate destination for us on Earth. I can write more in an email if you need me to. Just some ideas for you to meditate on.
2. Jules | December 24, 2006 at 4:54 pm
This is really cute and the kids really get into it and get it.
It’s called Glub, Glub!
You need a goldfish in a bowl and a bible.
Have 2 volunteer children help. One volunteers to teach the other something that is simple like make chocolate milk. The key is that the child teaching cannot talk what so ever. The children will find it funny.
Ask children who volunteered:
Did you have difficulty teaching and learning without speaking? If you didn’t hear instructions, how did you know what to do?
Most children will see that, though difficult the task can be taught with non-verbal cues.
You then explain that God made us so that we can talk, write messages, and express with our hands, faces and other movements. It is a part of being human.
Now bring out the goldfish in front of everyone.
You would share,
“Now I’d like to teach this goldfish the same lesson on how to make chocolate milk.”
Talk to the fish, show it what to do, ask it questions….really, earnestly try to make it understand. The children will find this very entertaining.
Ask:
Is there any way to make this fish understand me?
If I wanted to tell this fish that a cat was around and he’d better hide, how could I do this?
Answer:
Since I am a human, there is no way for he and I to communicate and understand one another. But if I were to become a fish, would he understand me better? Of course.
How does this example of the fish help us to understand why Jesus came as a human to our world?
God wanted to give us a message. We couldn’t get to know God unless He made a way for us to understand His “language”.
Read:
John 1:14
John 1:18
John 8:19
John 12:49-50
*you might print them out and have kids read them out loud.
Share:
God loved us so much that He was willing to become a man, Jesus, so we could know about God’s love for us.
What do you think it was like for Jesus to become a human like us?
Jesus became like you, so he could tell you about how much he loved you and how God was giving you a way to have eternal life with him. Christmas is a reminder of the greatest gift we could ever receive.
*if you can’t find a goldfish on short notice, a bug in a jar will do the same thing.
3. Maggie | December 24, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Ah! Jules! I like this…and I’m thinking, a Christmas teddy bear would work in this dire circumstance (and my inclination to not go find a bug or have one in my possession at current!)
Excellent! Thanks!
4. Mary Tackett | January 21, 2009 at 1:51 am
I teach the Prek at my church. I wont to teach
the children in a way that would give them something
really interesting they would remeber the next week
Mary in Oklahome
5. Helen Lakstins | October 19, 2009 at 1:39 am
I would love to find out more about the Christmas story referred to by gchyayles about the 4 stars arguing. I need a story for the end of year play.
Regards
Helen