Christmas Traditions for Children

Whose birthday is it anyway? Are you sure your child understands why you celebrate Christmas? Make Christmas special this year by starting a family tradition of devotion time and prayer with learning more about Jesus and how special he is. Together you can make the crafts and decorate your home to show others you understand who Christmas is all about. You can invite family and friends to share the decorating of a tree with ornaments you and your child have made and share with them the poems for each ornament. Start a family tradition of celebrating Christ s birthday throughout the month of December. Together you and your child can share this special time with these 100 pages of special activities. Have special family devotions so your child learns about Jesus and how special he is. Christmas is the perfect time to show Jesus just how wonderful he is by celebrating his birthday as a family. Your child will learn that giving to others is giving to Jesus. Begin a tradition with your child of making love coupons for the whole family to give at Christmas time. Their gift will extend throughout the year for special giving times. Decorate your home and show the true reason for Christmas. Use the patterns to make Christmas ornaments of some of the monograms of Christ and together decorate a Chrismon tree. This can be extended into a special time with family and friends. Have a tree decorating party. Have someone read the poem for each ornament as your child places it on the tree. Help your child make an advent wreath and count down the weeks until Christmas by lighting a candle and reading the poem to signify something special about Jesus. Pass to your child a Christmas family heritage to be carried for generations to come.