Dec. 29, 2006 - Our New Christmas Tradition
I came up with an idea for how the kids go about opening their presents this year. It was so successful and fun that we plan on doing it this way every year from now on.
Each present had a question on it about the true Christmas story. They had to answer the question before they could open the present. My kids are 6 and under so my questions were quite simple such as:
Silent Night, ______ Night.
What kind of animal might Mary have ridden on?
What did the wise men follow in the sky?
Who did the angel tell the good news to out in a field?
What city was Jesus born in?
What was Mary's husband's name?
What kind of animals might have been in the stable?
For older children, you could very easily make the questions much harder. Maybe even involving questions of prophecy that they may have to look up the answer in their Bible. This would hopefully bring new meaning and interest to the story they've heard a hundred times.
I used address labels to write the questions on. I put one on every present. With some advanced planning next year I could probably make the labels more decorative.
The idea popped in my head when my husband used a present as a visual aid for the Sunday School class to teach the real gift of Christmas.
Comments
Dec. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by jenn4him
Good idea. I will write in in my Christmas Control Journal for next year. My kids would like that kind of thing. Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Happy New Year.
Jenn
Jan. 1, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Tracy
What a great idea, you are such a creative mother.
Tracy
