This year I have again been looking for some meaningful Christmas craft activities that children would enjoy.
- Something that gets away from the materialism and hype.
- Something that tells the real story of Christmas.
- Something that uses contemporary language.
- Something that is engaging and kids would enjoy.
- Something that gets them reading.
- Something that is “easy” but not superficial.
- Something that encourages discussion.
- Something that is free.
It has proved quite difficult. Here is the best one that I have found so far. http://cdn.biblesociety.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/SEEDS141_web.pdf. It includes codes, mazes, a dot-to-dot and cooking, as well as a jigsaw puzzle to make …
The presentation is different, the story line creative and it looks great. I hope your children enjoy it.
Finding Christmas craft activities that fit all of my criteria has proved to be quite a challenge. I’ll keep you updated if I find more.
May your Christmas be blessed this year as you revisit one of the most unusual stories ever told – the story of arguably the most influential character in all of human history, born in a borrowed stable, visited by shepherds (the lowest of the low) and magi (the learned men of their day), whose birth was announced by a heavenly choir but who had to flee to Egypt as a refugee …
I’ll be back after Christmas with more thoughts, tips and tricks to help children to learn to read and spell successfully, that is when my broken arm has healed sufficiently for me to be efficient with my computer again.
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