Coming January 9th

Check out this preview of our upcoming January lesson themes for our Elementary Kiddos!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

From all of us at the KidsCOR blog...Merry Christmas!

May you enjoy the joy of Christ's birth with your family and loved ones.

See you in the New Year!

Family Christmas Eve Service

This service has been specifically designed for children of all ages. There will be a Christmas skit, special music, and a living nativity. In addition, your child will have the opportunity to share your family's special Christmas offering. The 45 minute service will conclude with the traditional Church of the Resurrection candle lighting ceremony. This is your chance to reinforce the true meaning of Christmas in a fun, interactive, and powerful way with your child! Avoid the crowds, make room for visitors at the other services, and enjoy worshipping as a family by attending this special Christmas Eve service. Visit http://www.cor.org/ for additional information.

Service Is Thursday, December 23 @ 4:00 p.m. in the Student Center.

Grow. Pray. Study.

Grow, Pray, Study this week!

Enjoy the Christmas break and doing some of the activities in our guides...for example, drive by and look at Christmas lights as a family and see what the houses focus on...do some show the love of Jesus through their decorations? What do you focus on?

See you back in your normal rooms on January 9th!

Don't forget the younger kiddos (4 and under) can still go to the nursery during worship.

Early Childhood GPS

K - 2nd Grade GPS

3rd - 5th GPS

Your Own Birthday Party for Jesus!

Here are some great ideas for those of you that want to have your own Birthday Party for Jesus!

• First of all, you can find many supplies at this website or you can make your own...think a party station where everyone decorates a brown paper sack with Birthday Party for Jesus stickers to take home their party favors. Party Supplies can be found here.



• Play fun games with your nativity set. Hide and seek with the nativity characters or "I spy" like some of the kiddos have been doing at Sunday School.



• Read the Christmas Story, the birth of Jesus.



• Have the children bring gifts for a family in need but emphasize that the greatest gift of all is Jesus, our Savior.



• A party isn't the same without cake! Make a special cake just for Jesus. I found this great cake idea on a Babycenter blog post...Birthday Cake for Jesus.



• Please share any ideas you have! We love hearing from you!

Advent Caledar Activity-December 16

A Charlie Brown Christmas is one of the most popular Christmas movies on tv. It has been show every year at Christmastime since 1965. Watch the movie together as a family then take a few minutes and talk about the movie. If you need a few questions to get the conversation going try these:

Why was Charlie Brown sad at the beginning of the movie?

Have you ever felt sad at Christmas?

Have you ever been in a Christmas play or musical?

If someone asked you to tell them what Christmas was all about, what would you say?

Advent Calendar Activity - December 15th

What traditions do you do with your family at Christmas time?

Do you do now what you did growing up as a kid?

Some of us are starting our own traditions at home, some have them set already and some need ideas for the future...

Here are some great family traditions...please comment and tell us what you do!

• Buying the kiddos Christmas pajamas that they open and wear on Christmas Eve
• Giving the kids an ornament for each year
• Reading the Christmas story on Christmas Eve
• Going to candlelight Christmas Eve service as a family
• Waiting at the top of the steps before finding out what Santa brought!
• Going to see the best Christmas lights in Kansas City
• Celebrating Advent and lighting the candles each Sunday
• Giving to a family in need or providing Christmas dinner for someone
• Mailing out Christmas cards

Have fun enjoying your new and old traditions!