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You will find on these pages a wealth of ideas for children's and all-age work. You can either use the search box above, or you can add some of the keywords on the left to find the right ideas for you.

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Christmas - Presentation of Christmas message through sounds

Looking for a new, fun way to tell the Christmas story? Here is an idea involving sounds and simple visuals, which could form part of your Christmas worship this year.

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Dramatic presentation of Christmas linked to Easter

This idea for a Christmas presentation links the miracle of Christmas with the mystery of Easter. It tries to put the Christmas story into the context of the bigger picture of God coming down to earth as Jesus, not just to be born but also to die for us.

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Christmas - presentation of the real meaning of Christmas

Here is an idea for a Christmas presentation that can involve a number of people - children and adults - as they help the congregation to explore what Christmas is really about.

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Advent - Annunciation

An assembly or all-age spot on the annunciation

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Christmas - Suffering world

An assembly or all-age spot on suffering and God's intervention at Christmas

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The Cross and the Crib

An outline for a presentation for Christmas that links the events of Bethlehem to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

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Advent - Annunciation 2

A session on the annunciation for 7-11 year olds

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Advent - Christingle / Christmas song

A Christingle / Christmas song - It's difficult to find singable songs for a Christingle service. With the reissue of Tony Christie's Amarillo, everyone knows the tune and this might be a fun way to finish a service - perhaps marching down the aisle in threes, arm in arm...

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Christmas - New version of 12 days of Christmas!

A rewording of a traditional carol for the Christmas season.

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Christmas - Stars in their skies (Epiphany)

Ideas for a Sunday group Epiphany party

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Christmas - Prayer

A prayer idea on the theme of Christ the rescuer

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Christmas - light and dark sketch

A one-person sketch on the theme of Jesus the light of the world

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The Christmas Big Picture

An activity drawing parts of the Christmas story

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The Story of the other Wise Man

A first-person story leading to a presentation about the meaning of Christmas to be used in an all-age service

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Christmas 1: Mary meets an angel

This is the first of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.

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Christmas 2: Mary and Joseph's journey

This is the second of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.

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Joy to the World

An activity-based session drawing on Christmas celebrations from around the world

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Make an Indian Christmas Star

Instructions for making an Indian star to celebrate Christmas

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Christmas 3: Jesus is born

This is the third of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.

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Christmas 4: The shepherds' journey

This is the fourth of a series of ideas that you could use in sessions in the four weeks before Christmas.

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The Christmas Tree's Tale

A story for children to act out around Twelfth Night

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The Light that lasts forever

An activity for a children's group or for use in an all-age service near to Christmas

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Epiphany: The Wise Men's journey

Some ideas for an Epiphany session, on or near January 6th.

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St Nicholas

Ideas for all-age worship for Remembrance Sunday

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Nine Object Lessons and Carols

An idea from The Barnabas Team.

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Packing up Christmas

An idea from the Barnabas Team.

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Seasonal Shopping

An idea by The Barnabas Team

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Have I got good news for you

The TV Guide to the Christmas story as written by Martyn Payne of the Barnabas Team

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A Sheep's Tale

A retelling of the story of the shepherds' visit to see the baby Jesus

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Activities for the big surprise

Are you looking for a new angle on the Christmas story? This idea suggests several fun group activities to explore the birth of Jesus as God's amazing and unexpected gift to the world.

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The story of the big surprise

Will you be telling the Christmas story at an all-age service this December? This idea offers a simple way to involve everyone in the story as you tell it.

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Worship for the big surprise

Are you looking for a simple act of worship to use with a group at a special Christmas event? This idea offers an outline for a short time of reflection that focuses on the wonder of the Christmas miracle.

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