Christmas Zone

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Pastor Brett Belleque will be presenting a series to help children's workers learn how to sculpt FUN with balloons!

Here is a great lesson that helps to teach just what it means that SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT.

Tell the Christmas Story with Emojis!

Host a Birthday Party for Jesus, here are some ideas for what to do.

Teams compete to see who can collect the most candy canes without using their hands! Use along with the Candy Cane Tags Download!

Print these tags and attach to Candy Canes to remind the children of Jesus' sacrifice for our sins. For greater impact, use along with the Candy Cane Relay Race!

In this fun trick, the leader says they have predicted which envelope the kids will choose. Kids pick a number from 1 to 6, and the leader shows that they will choose Jesus every time!

This is a 'guess a letter' PowerPoint game that introduces Christmas and the theme of God's love through the gift of Jesus.

Download Karl's Galactic Christmas Carol Muppet Parody, available only to All Access Members.

I have no doubt that children's ministry leaders and volunteers will keep "Christ in Christmas" during this season. I am more concerned about whether we will keep a relationship with Jesus at the center of our life and ministry. Christmas serves as a perfect object lesson on this topic because Christ slips away from our ministries the same way He slips out of Christmas.

Christmas songs written by Karl Bastian to the tune of other popular children's church songs.

What are the Top 10 Toys that DIDN'T make it to market? This is a FUNNY lesson intro for Christmas time.

Encourage Families to Look for Jesus this Christmas.

Banners for use while teaching the Narnia series. 

A FUN Party Plan for Celebrating the Birthday of JESUS!

Jesus didn't have to come as child... he had some other options...

This is a retelling of the classic story of The Three Trees written by Karl Bastian, provided here in three different formats. The original author is unknown. This is Karl's version of the beautiful fable. Ideal for Christmas or Easter.

Clean, silly Christmas jokes to use in your kidmin!

Every pastor or minister wants to be relevant during the Christmas season and point people toward Christ. Here's timely advice on what they need to say.

It’s almost Christmas time, aka one of the two times of the year where what you’ll be teaching in Sunday School is firmly locked in place. Of course, therein lies the problem. How do you make a story that all the little ones know by heart exciting again? Fret not, Kid Mins. I have scoured the big ol’ interwebs and found 5 ridiculously awesome (and inexpensive) ways to liven up your nativity teaching.

Discover ways to stay sane during the holidays and throughout the year. 

How you welcome your holiday guests is a powerful tool in your arsenal of customer service offerings. Keep in mind: you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

The message of this Christmas skit is clear: giving is better than receiving!

One of the most special things we did with our elementary children this Christmas was a reinactment of the Christmas story.

The essence of Advent that has been lost in a culture that never stops is learning to wait.

Kids Corner has just the thing to help you countdown to Christmas this Advent season. It’s our KC Advent Calendar Paper Chain.

Jesus quickly gets overshadowed at Christmas by all the hype. This opening icebreaker object lesson helps kids learn to make Jesus #1 all year long.

A quick and easy Christmas themed game for use in your kidmin.

Feel free to use these in your church, school or event.

 Teach your children that receiving is better than giving...

Here are a couple of Christmas ideas that we might implement this year at out church.

Looking for a last minute activity for Christmas Eve Children's Service? Here is a fun printable worksheet you can use this week. 

Use this object lesson to illustrate how Jesus is the best gift that we can receive, at Christmas or any time. 

Use this game as a lesson intro, time filler, or just to have fun!

Need a Christmas skit that the children in your ministry can perform? This narrative skit on the birth of Jesus is written directly from the Bible and is very powerful. Teach your children the Christmas story through this skit and let them share the good news with others!

Here is an assortment of ideas to make Christmas more meaningful for your family. Select the ideas that seem appropriate to your family’s needs and interests. Trying one new idea could start a family tradition for your family.

 A four station journey to search for, discover, follow and share the Light this Christmas.

4 Week Family Advent Devotions and activities to help your families keep Christ at the center of the month of December.

Welcoming Advent with 25 Days of Ornaments

Equip your parents with devotionals for the Christmas season. 

At Christmas time, when you want to spice up the ornament exchange or the white elephant exchange, try this fun game!

Need gifts for your volunteers and teachers? Check out this list!

How can you give hope to others during this season?

Christmas trees with ornaments are all over during the Christmas Season. This object lesson takes five different colored ornaments and uses them to share the gospel message. That way, when children see ornaments on a tree, God can use it as a reminder to them of the gospel message. 

Does it matter if we say Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas? Perhaps the bigger issue is how we, who know Jesus, celebrate every day of our lives! Use this handy guide to help you do just that!

A humorous look at dieting during the holidays.