Resources for celebrating Christmas

All-age services
Articles
  • Blue Christmas
    A selection of resources to accompany the Roots podcast: Finding peace in a blue Christmas - embracing grief with compassion  
  • Welcoming single people at Christmas
    Jackie Elton, from Single Friendly Church Network, looks at how we can make sure everyone is included at Christmas.
Other resources
  • 2024 Nativity trail
    Invite your community to join in a festive and symbolic journey around your town or church grounds.
  • Christmas bake-off
    An interactive resource to help youth groups explorethe meaning of the season by making festive treats together
  • Nativity Essentials
    Use this craft activity session as the basis for a family event, school workshop or children’s party to uncover the ‘essentials’ of the Christmas story. Alternatively, you could split the crafts into five shorter sessions for weekly meetings during Advent.
  • Pass the task parcel
    A fun and nostalgic Christmas party session with traditional games and plenty of engaging tasks and challenges for young people.
  • Around the world at Christmas
    A journey that enables children to explore the nativity story, encountering traditions and celebrations from different countries along the way. 
  • Explore Christmas
    Use this specially designed Christmas journey to give young people the opportunity to reflect on the Christmas story – you could create an event for young people or set up a school prayer space.
  • Christmas Cracker
    A party for young people to have fun and find meaning in the celebration
  • Stepping stones Christmas story trail
    Resources to help very young children journey throughthe Christmas story
  • Spotlight on the manger YP
    Ideas for a youth group session or community party with DIY decorations, games and a serious message.  
  • Christmas celebration 2016
    Tell the Christmas storywith multisensory activities and mini-bunting
  • Celebrating Christmas at home
    An interactive retelling of the nativity story and activities for families to do together.
  • Story: The Christmas gifts CYP
    Retelling of a classic folk tale for children about loving and giving
  • The Shepherds' legend
    Discussion around the variety of stories that surround Christmas. Mythical some may be, but like all good myth it has something to teach us.
  • Crib service
    Short service for primary-school-aged children
  • Ideas: Christmas wonder
    Lots of ideas for bringing the Christmas story to life using the nativity scene figures.
  • Play and wonder
    A Christmas-themed session for very young children
Drama
Prayers and reflections
Resources for the Christmas Day readings
Images