Looking for some ideas on things to do for New Year’s Eve with your youth or even with your family?

Check out some of these ideas from the Creative Youth Ideas Website:

• New Year’s Eve Pictionary: A classic game of pictionary with a New Year Theme

A New Year’s Story by 
Hans Christian Andersen

Merry Christmas! I really want to thank you for being part of my Creative Youth Ideas family. It really fills my heart with joy to read your emails and how I’ve been a blessing and a part of helping you in your ministry.

When it comes to decorating for Christmas, some youth pastors find this to be one of the most difficult things to do. While there are some awesome Christmas decoration setups that people have created, they cost a bundle that not every youth budget can afford. Of course, even on a budget, you will still be able to host a youth Christmas party and have a setup that youth will end up talking about for a long time. The best ingredient for a Christmas Party is games and relationships, but you still want a to have a little bit of decorations to enhance the Christmas atmosphere.

When it’s Christmas time, every business wants to show their Christmas spirit by having an office party. Sometimes as busy ministry staff we forget to have fun together in the church office. Why not also have an office party for the church staff?

Once again, the holiday season is going full blast, Christmas is getting closer by the day, and you are thinking about throwing a Christmas party for your close friends and family or maybe for your youth group. One of my favorite times as a youth minster is inviting youth and church members to my place for a Christmas Celebration.

Christmas is a great time for getting all of your family, friends, church members and even colleagues together to celebrate the holidays, have a good time, and to create great memories too. A Christmas party is always going to be an excellent way of bringing these groups of people together to have a good time and you can throw a party in almost any venue you choose as well.

Do you have any idea how easy it is to make Christmas snowflakes? There are several ways to make paper snowflakes for Christmas decorations, and there a ton of wonderful things that you can do with them. So let’s learn how to make your basic snowflake and learn some simple techniques to make the most beautiful decorations for Christmas. Once you get the hang of cutting and folding your paper, it is so easy to make your snowflakes that you will want to show your whole family and even your friends.

It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the prisoner,”What are you charged with?”

“Doing my Christmas shopping early,” replied the defendant.

“That’s no offense,” said the judge. “How early were you doing this shopping?”

“Before the store opened.”

No Stress Thanksgiving Party Games for the Whole Family to play as they are sitting around the dinner table

Thanksgiving A to Z
- Use this Thanksgiving Activity along with ABC’s of Thanksgiving to encourage family and friends to consider the things they should be thankful for.