Ideas to make the perfect, on-theme Christmas countdown this year!
Themes
- Christmas activities
- Acts of Kindness
- Bible verses
- Carols
- Jokes
- Movies
- Books
- Stocking stuffers
- Art supplies
Activities
- Decorate Christmas tree
- Put up Christmas decorations
- Make a tree ornament
- Drive around to look at Christmas lights
- Shop for gifts
- Write/draw your want list
- Visit santa
- Make Christmas cookies
- Write a letter to Santa & mail it
- Wrap presents
- Buy/make a gift for teacher
- Gather __ toys to donate (and to make room for new toys!)
- Say “Merry Christmas” to as many people as possible today
- Make a snowman and snow angel
- Build a gingerbread house
- Wear fun Christmas clothes / ugly Christmas sweater
- Go to / participate in:
- Christmas parade
- Christmas concert
- Living nativity
- Christmas play
- Christmas cantata
- Tree display
- Lights display
- Christmas tree lighting ceremony
- Throw / go to a Christmas party
- Throw / go to a White Elephant gift exchange
- Go caroling
- Take a family Christmas photo / in Christmas jammies
- Make hot chocolate & watch a Christmas movie
- Make a Christmas craft
- Pick out (& chop down) your Christmas tree
- Make an elf yourself video
Acts of Kindness
- Deliver gifts to neighbors
- Pick and Angel Tree and shop for the gift(s)
- Shop for a Toys for Tots gift
- Send a Christmas card to someone in the military
- Call someone you won’t be seeing for Christmas to wish them a merry Christmas
- Make Christmas cards for nursing home residents
- Make a Christmas card for someone who works at school
- Make a Christmas card for the mail carrier
- Prepare an Operation Christmas Child box
- Buy an animal for a Compassion Int family
- Shovel a neighbor’s sidewalk/driveway
- Help an elderly friend decorate for Christmas
- Make & deliver an ornament for the babysitter
- Be a bell-ringer for Salvation Army
Bible Verses
- Luke 1:26 Angel visits Mary
- Luke 1:30 “
- Luke 1:31 “
- Luke 1:32 “
- Luke 1:38 Mary’s song
- Luke 2:1 Census
- Luke 2:3 “
- Luke 2:4-5 “
- Luke 2:6-7 Birth of Jesus
- Luke 2:7 “
- Luke 2:8 Angels visit shepherds
- Luke 2:9 “
- Luke 2:10 “
- Luke 2:11 “
- Luke 2:12 “
- Luke 2:13-14 “
- Luke 2:16-17 Shepherd visit Jesus
- Luke 2:20 “
- Luke 2:21 Magi
- Luke 2:10 “
- Luke 2:11 “
- Luke 2:11 “
- Isaiah 9:6 Prophecy of Jesus
- John 3:16 God’s love
- 2 Cor 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift
Bible Passages
- Mark 1:1-3 A messenger to prepare the way
- Luke 1:5-13 Angel visits Zechariah
- Luke 1:14-17 Description of John’s ministry
- Luke 1:18-25 Zechariah & angel, Elizabeth’s pregnancy
- Luke 1:57-66 John is born
- Luke 1:67-80 John’s ministry prophesied
- Isaiah 9:2-7 Prophecy about Messiah
- Isaiah 53 “
- Micah 5:2-5 “
- Isaiah 7:14-17 “
- Matt 1:1-17 Genealogy
- Phil 2:4-11 Jesus’ purpose
- John 1:1-18 Jesus’ purpose
- John 3:16-21 Jesus’ purpose
- Luke 1:26-33 Angel visits Mary
- Luke 1:34-37 “
- Luke 1:39-45 Mary visits Elizabeth
- Luke 1:46-56 Mary’s song
- Matt 1:18-25 Angel visits Joseph
- Luke 2:1-7 Birth of Jesus
- Luke 2:8-14 Angels visit shepherds
- Luke 2:15-21 Shepherds visit Jesus
- Luke 2:22-35 Simeon meets Jesus in the temple
- Luke 2:36-38 Anna meets Jesus in the temple
- Matt 2:1-9 Magi visit Herod
- Matt 2:10-12 Magi visit Jesus
- Matt 2:13-15 Flight to Egypt
- Matt 2:19-23 Return to Nazareth
- Ps 107:1-3 Thanks
- 2 Cor 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift
- Luke 2:1-21 Birth of Jesus ++
