Create a Christmas They'll Remember
by Lynne M. Thompson (Focus on the Family)
Christmas is magical. Regardless of age, it transports us back to our childhood: tinsel on the tree, stockings hung by the fireplace, colorful packages needing to be shaken, and traditional celebrations with faithful friends and relatives. For our children, this holiday is still being written upon their future memories. This is why we as parents need to make sure that what they remember is packaged in precious truths about how God's love reached out to a dying world, one silent night in a town called Bethlehem. So this Christmas, as you reveal the greatest love story ever told, try these fun-filled age appropriate activities that will direct children, and adults, back to the true meaning of the holiday.
Here are some idea’s for your little ones:
In order to avoid making Christmas a "don't touch holiday" for little ones, give them fun things they can touch.
Get out the glitter and make paper ornaments.
Use a Nativity Scene to tell the story of Christmas.
Also, start a family tradition by picking out a new holiday picture book to read each Christmas Eve. Some of my favorites are: 10 Minutes to Showtime by Tricia Goyer, The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, The Stable Where Jesus was Born by Rhonda Gowler Greene, The Christmas Rose by William H. Hooks
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