SENIORS ACTIVITY TOPIC : Christmas MEMORY VERSE :

Today, a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord Lk 2:11
Objective : - To appreciate more the meaning of Christmas - For the children to appreciate more Jesus was born in a manger rather than in a better place - To instill on the children to value more on the giving than the receiving

SCHEDULE : 7:30 8:00 Set- up 8:00 9:00 Mass 9:00 9:30 Gathering of Kids 9:30 10:00 Plenary Session 10 mins Teaching of Songs 15 mins Opening Prayer and Kids Praise 5 mins Teaching of Memory Verse 10:00 11:45 Separate Activity 0-4 YEARS OLD 5-7 YEARS OLD Objective : to be more familiar with the story of Jesus Getting to know you games Storytelling of the three wise men looking for Jesus Games : Question and Answer game Game : fill in the blank story of Jesus Game : word hunt Activity : Make a Christmas Card to parents to be given on Christmas day

Play area for the kids Play short movies about birth of Jesus Christ Alternative activity : coloring activity NOTE: print coloring book or papers

8-10 YEARS OLD Getting to know you games Complete the Story of Jesus Activity : fill in the blank story of Jesus Other activity : word scrabble Divide into groups, per group has a set of letters, they will complete the missing word by arranging the letters Game : Divide into groups, list down as many Christmas songs that you know. Activity : to do at least one good thing every day before Christmas (give a calendar which they can write their good deeds but encourage them to continue even after Christmas) Activity : Christmas card to be given to parents
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11-12 YEARS OLD Separate boys and girls Household style : Bible Study ( lesson : for them to realize the value of giving rather than receiving.. He is the perfect example of a person who gives.. for Christ offered himself as a gift to all mankind because he loves us) Other Activity : Christmas Wishlist for yourself (Pray and let God be the one to answer your prayers- but His answers may be yes, no or not now) ; Wishlist for others (Be an answer to somebody elses prayers just as Jesus gave himself as a gift to us)

Needs: Logistics (Set-up and Sound System) Venue Projector Sound System Sleeping bags Supplies (Registration Needs and KFL Welcome Logo) Registration Kits Ids Colored Papers and Bond Paper Glue Crayons Pencil Scissors

Instruction : Place the word bank below in alphabetical order 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Word bank donkey innkeeper Mary Joseph Jesus birth Savior wisemen star manger shepherd

Instruction : Place the word bank below in alphabetical order 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Word bank donkey innkeeper Mary Joseph Jesus birth Savior wisemen star manger shepherd