I had the nicest Christmas list,
The longest one in town,
Till Daddy looked at it and said,
“You’ll have to cut it down.”
I knew that what he said was true
Beyond the faintest doubt,
But was amazed to hear him say,
“You’ve left your best Friend out.”
And so I scanned my list again,
And said, “Oh, that’s …
In days of old, when men were bold, and kings were commonplace,
A land was torn, until was born, a child of chosen race.
God as man, a special plan would rest within this child,
To save the land, and by his hand, redeem what men defiled.
A quiet night, in stable light, He came into the world,
Was born …
Materials
None
Game Play
Played like the traditional “Duck, Duck, Goose.” In this game, participants sit down in a circle facing each other. One person is “it” and walks around the circle. As they walk around, they tap people’s heads and say whether they are a “wiseman” or a “Jesus”. Once someone is named “Jesus” he/she must get up and …
Materials
Candy canes, pie tins, whipped cream.
Santa lost his candy canes in the snow and has asked his reindeer to sniff them out.
Game Play
Each team chooses a reindeer as a representative. Each reindeer is given a pie-tin or tray of whipped cream. In each, lie two hidden pieces of candy canes. The aim is to sniff for …
Materials
Nativity scene with multiple individual pieces.
Game Play
This is a scavenger hunt type game. Hide the pieces from the nativity scene around the room. Some should be easy to find and some more difficult. Place one on the snack table, one could be in with the presents, one in the tree, and so on! Give each person a …
A young man once dreamed that he held an unlit candle in his hand. Nearby, Jesus stood by peacefully with a candelbra. The young man moved forward and Jesus lit the candle with his own. As the young man moved off into the darkness, eager to share his new light, his own breath blew out the flame. The young man …
Materials
Red Santa Hat or green elf hat for each participant
Game Play
This games takes place during the duration of the entire event.
1. Everyone must wear a hat.
2. At the start of the Christmas Party announce the simple objective: The objective is to NOT to be the last person left with a hat on.
3. There is …
Materials
Large gold stars, preferably self-sticking; Hide the stars in various locations around the room.
Game Play
Tell the participants that there are stars hidden around the room. The person who comes closest to the correct number of stars (or correctly identifies the locations of the most stars) wins a prize.
Variation
Hide one star for each participant. Participants must …
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Dear Father,
As you know, I am celebrating my Birthday with the host who invited me this year. I rejoiced at the opportunity and looked forward to spending the Holidays with them. However, these people are really quite strange. They really have not paid much attention to me at all since my arrival.
There is much talk about “Chris”, a …