dec 21/22, 2019 large group | 20 minutes 3rd-5th ......dec 21/22, 2019 3rd-5th need to know...

Dec 21/22, 2019

3rd-5th

NEED TO KNOW

● Today’s lesson is flexible and open-ended. There are a variety of activities that you can choose to do in the way that works best for your room.

STATION TIME | 40+ Minutes

● Spend time in small groups doing a mix of Christmas themed games and activities!

LARGE GROUP | 20 Minutes

● Watch an extended video compilation of different Christmas videos.

LARGE GROUP

● Break into small groups and put up today’s Connect Question Timer on the screen. Go around and let each kid say their name and your favorite Christmas song. Then discuss the connect question until the timer’s up.

● Connect Question: What’s the best surprise you’ve ever gotten?

● Say: Welcome to Kids’ Club, we’re so glad you’re here! We want this to be a safe and fun place for you. To do that, let’s all commit to doing a few things:

○ Show respect to each other○ Listen when someone else is speaking○ Have fun!

● Ask: We all love surprises, right? Well today, we’re talking about the best surprise that’s ever been given, or ever WILL be given: Jesus! So here’s today’s BIG IDEA.

● Slide: Jesus was the best surprise ever! ● Say: We’re going to watch an extended video that has all different kinds of

Christmas stories in it, and how Jesus’s birth was the most unexpected and wonderful surprise ever.

● Video: A Very Merry Kids’ Club Christmas (16 minutes)● Say: Wow, that was a pretty cool way to hear about how Jesus was born!

The entire Christmas season is about how Jesus came to the world to rescue us, and forgive us for all the wrong choices that we make. He came to show us how much God loves us. He came to change the world, and bring us close to God again. And that is way better than any present we can ever receive!

● Say: For the rest of today, we’re going to be playing games and doing all kinds of fun Christmas activities! So let’s get started!

THE BIG IDEA | 20 Minutes

CONNECT | 5 Minutes

Jesus was the best surprise

ever!

LARGE GROUP STATION TIME

Activities can be played in any of the following ways. Choose what works best for your room:

● Station Style: Set up each station in a different area of the room, and have a leader facilitating each activity. You may want to designate a whole corner of the room or multiple tables for each “station”. Split kids into small groups, and help them rotate between the 4 stations.

● Small Group Style: Split kids into small groups, and give each group the supplies for all four activities. Each small group can stay in one location and rotate through each activity with their leader.

● Large Group + Small Group Style: The first two activities can easily be done as one large group, or in small groups. This way, a leader can direct the room as a whole for some of the activities, then facilitate small groups for the rest of the activities.

● Play the Christmas music mix timer while groups are doing their activities (it’s a total of 40 minutes, but you can start over if needed).

● Give groups about 10 minutes per activity.● If you want to keep it more flexible, let groups move through the activities at a

pace that works for them.

LARGE GROUP

PREPARE

ACTIVITY/STATION TIME | 40+ Minutes

SUPPLIES

Game Show Activity● Christmas Game Show Question

Page (1 per small group)


Charades Activity● Christmas Charade

Cards (1 set of 28 cards per group)

Snowflakes/Ornaments Activity● Piece of white paper (3 per kid)● Markers/Scissors ● Snowflake Example Page

(1 for every 2 kids)

Challenge Card Activity● Christmas Challenge

Cards (1 per kid)

Extra Time Activity: ● Large sheet of tear off

paper (1 per group)● Markers

LARGE GROUP

ACTIVITY/STATION TIME | 40+ Minutes

Activity 1: Game Show● Gather kids in a central area, and hold the Game Show Question Page.● The question page is full of trivia questions and “would you rather” scenarios, and each has two

possible answers. Point to one side of your small group area (or the whole room) for one answer, and the other side of the area for the second answer. Let kids choose which answer they think is correct (or which they prefer) by walking to the corresponding side.

● For a more active challenge, you could have kids do a funny action as they move (hopping, skipping, twirling, walking backwards, crawling, walking on your knees, doing a Fortnite dance, etc.)

Activity 2: Charades (play one or more of the following game variations)● Shuffle the deck of Charade cards and set them in a pile facedown. Let each kid pull a card and

silently act it out, while the rest of the group tries to guess what it is. ● Split the group into two teams. Split the deck of Christmas Charade cards and set them in a

pile for each team. On your mark, one kid from each team should take a card from the pile and silently act it out for their team to guess. See which team can get through all their cards first!

● Instead of one kid acting out for the rest of the group, let the WHOLE group act out a card while one kid guesses!

Activity 3: Snowflakes ● Give each kid three pieces of white paper. Set out markers, scissors and snowflake

example pages to show kids how to fold and cut paper snowflakes! One side has instructions for an easier 4-sided snowflake, and one side has instructions for the harder 6-sided snowflake.

● They can make up to three snowflakes, and can color and decorate them however they like.

Activity 4: Challenge Cards● Each kid will get one of four possible Christmas Challenge cards for this activity. To prepare,

get a variety of cards from the bin for your group (try to get a mix of different cards, however, there doesn’t have to be a specific number of each card, etc.)

● Lay all the cards facedown on the table (there should be one card for each kid).● Tell kids that they’ll each pick a challenge card that has a special Christmas challenge for us to do

this week (including you, the leader!) Let them each pick one card at random.● Let kids discuss each other’s cards and share with the group: How do you feel about your

challenge? When and how will you do it? (As a leader, challenge and encourage the kids to follow through and complete their challenge. Make sure to take a card yourself, and tell the kids how you plan to do it!)

Do a Nativity Mural! ● Give your group a large sheet of tear off paper and markers and let them work together to

recreate a scene of Jesus’ birth (Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, three wise men, shepherds, angels, donkeys, cows, sheep, etc.)

● Give kids a maze, or a word-search activity sheet to work on until their parents pick them up.


EXTRA TIME?

Big Idea: What’s the best Christmas surprise you’ve ever received? Tell me about Jesus’ birth.

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ACTIVITY/STATION TIME | Played in stations or small groupsItem Usage Details Provided by

Maze sheet / Word search - Christmas

Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 6/7 site

Markers/Scissors/Glue sticks Quantity determined by site. site

Game Show Question Page 1 per small group, reused

8.5x11 cardstock, black & white, reused, Page 8 site

Charade Cards 1 set of 28 cards per group

8.5x11 cardstock, black & white, reused, Page 9-15, Cut into quarters site

Piece of white paper 3 per kid 8.5x11 copy paper site

Snowflake Example Page 1 for every 2 kids 8.5x11 cardstock, black & white, double sided, reused, Page 16-17 site

Christmas Challenge card 1 per kid

8.5x11 cardstock cut into quarter sheets, color, single sided, Pages 18

Shuffle the cards prior to distributing to the rooms.

site

Large sheet of tear off paper 1 per small group, approx. 6 feet long site

LARGE GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Adventure Bible 1 per large group, reused Biblesbythe Case.com site

http://www.biblesbythecase.com/9780310727484.html

Christmas Game Show Questions

1. Would you rather: have your hair be made of christmas lights, or tinsel?

2. What color is Rudolph the reindeer’s nose: red or green? (red)

3. Would you rather: be a shepherd, or a wise man?

4. What gifts did the three wise men bring Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh, or gold silver and copper? (gold, frankincense and myrrh)

5. Would you rather: wear ugly Christmas sweaters everyday for the rest of your life, or an elf costume for the rest of your life?

6. What kind of calendar do you use to countdown to Christmas day: Advil, or Advent? (Advent)

7. Would you rather: sleep in a stable with farm animals, or sleep in a field with sheep?

8. What are Jesus’ parents’ names: Mary and Peter, or Mary and Joseph? (Mary and Joseph)

9. Would you rather: eat tinsel (the shiny strands you hang on christmas tress) or wrapping paper?

10. What guided the three wise men to find Jesus: a star in the west, or a star in the east? (a star in the east)

11. Would you rather:

12. What holiday snack were shaped to resemble a shepherd’s staff, as a way to remind kids of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus: Candy Canes, or Christmas cookies?

13. Would you rather: give up christmas trees, or christmas cookies?

14. Finish this sentence: “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a….. “bug”, or “mouse”? (mouse)

15. Would you rather: know what all your gifts are before you open them, or be surprised by all your gifts?

16. Which of these names was used to describe Jesus in the Bible hundreds of years before he was born: Kris Kringle, or Immanuel? (Immanuel)

17. Would you rather: wash your hair with mashed potatoes and gravy, or cranberry sauce?

Decorating the Christmas tree

Singing/Christmas caroling

Baking cookies Sledding

Building a snowman Wrapping a present

Making a snow angel Opening presents

Hanging stockings Falling snow

Praying The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Chopping down a Christmas tree

Cold weather

Baby Jesus Three wise men

Ugly Christmas sweater

Wild Card: Make up your own!

Ice skating Star

Making a gingerbread house


Candy Cane Snowflake

Snowball fightRudolph the Red Nosed

Reindeer


Eating a feast

6 Sided Snowflake (Hard)

4 Sided Snowflake (Easy)

Bake some Christmas cookies or create Christmas cards and

give them to someone who serves your family or

neighborhood (like your mail carrier, trash collector or

teacher!)

Write down three people’s names, stick them somewhere you’ll see, and pray for them each day this week! For an

extra challenge, add one more person’s name to the list each

day.

Make a list of 3 things you’re thankful for. Add at least three items to it every morning for one week. Share the list with

your family and friends.

Go through your toys, clothes, games and belongings, and

gather a few things you don’t use often. Give them to a

charity or thrift store!

KIDS’ CLUB CHALLENGE

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1. KC Logo Slide: for when kids enter the room (All that You Need instrumental; mp3 only; can be downloaded on website)

2. 5 Minute Connect Question Timer3. Slide: Jesus was the best surprise ever! 4. Video: A Very Merry Kids’ Club Christmas (KC/SM media videos songs>videos>Kids’ Club

Anywhere Christmas)5. Video: Christmas music mix timer

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