Jesus Birthday Party - Christmas Event for Church or Home

A Jesus Birthday Party is a fun way to celebrate Christmas with the children in your church, community or home. With Christmas 2022 falling on a Sunday this year, this would be a fun option for Christmas morning that will help children of all ages to experience the Christmas story in a new and fun way.

Every child has been to a birthday party, so the elements of the party (games, cake, singing) will be familiar. But this is a birthday party with a twist. At this party we celebrate the GIFT and the GIVER by thanking God for sending Jesus to earth. As children play games, sing happy birthday, eat cake and more, they will be reminded of who Jesus is and why He came to earth.

In this 44 page file you'll find ideas for games/ activities, a lyric page for singing 'Happy Birthday Jesus,' printable game files, decorations, and a suggested script for telling the Christmas story. You'll also find tips for decorating for the party, ideas for scaling the party down for small groups or up for large groups and even instructions on how to send home a Jesus Birthday Party so families can celebrate at home instead of at the church.

EVENT DETAILS:

• Time required - 45-90 minutes
• Space required - any room your children are normally in
• Ages - 3+
• 44 pages of printable materials

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ABOUT BETHANY DARWIN 

AUTHOR’S BIO: Bethany Darwin spent 20 years working full time in children’s ministry before recently coming home to raise her son. During her years in children’s ministry, Bethany discovered gaps in the available curriculum and often struggled to find a curriculum that worked in her church setting. It was this discovery that awakened a passion in her for writing children’s ministry curriculum. 

Bethany is a popular curriculum writer for Ministry-to-children and you can find many resources of hers there. You can connect with Bethany through Facebook at ‘Treasure Trunk Books’ or on IG at ‘Treasure Trunk Kids.’ On these pages, she shares articles and resources for families as well as what she is doing to point her little one to Christ. You can also find other resources of hers there. Bethany is a member of Bethany Bible Church in Thousand Oaks, CA.