Great for COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Family Home Evening, Sunday School, Bible Study, Daily Scripture Devotionals
ACTIVITY: 3-D Baby Jesus Ornament
Children can proudly hang this ornament on their Christmas tree or in their room to remind them that “Jesus Is Our Greatest Gift.”
MORE LESSON-MATCH ACTIVITIES: Review (CTRA lesson 46) the preparation 2 and attention activity (p. 253), and teacher presentation (p. 256) in the manual.
Option: Create ahead this baby Jesus ornament and place it in the gift box when presenting the Attention activity (p. 253) in the manual.
TO MAKE:
1. Using cardstock, print or copy, color, and cut out the ornament. Option: Before cutting, laminate with contact paper.
2. Fold down tabs and all box sides. Fold baby Jesus center and place inside.
3. Glue side tabs inside the box. Fold and glue bow zig-zag line to box zig-zag line. Poke a hole above bow with a pencil and thread a 12″ string through to hang on the tree.
THOUGHT TREAT #1 Gift-Wrapped Treats. Tell children that the gift inside is sweet, but the sweetest gift of all is the gift Heavenly Father gave us when He sent His Son Jesus Christ to the earth to be our Savior and to teach us how to be happy.
THOUGHT TREAT #2
: JOY Happy Birthday Jesus Cake (shown right; see below for recipe).
This treat is also used in CTR-A Lesson #7 using the activity (crown/hat) to role-play the Christmas story.
VIDEO: “Mary and the Angel” from the Church website.
VIDEO: “The Wise Men” “Jesus is Born”
MORE LESSON ACTIVITIES:
THIS IS THE LAST ACTIVITY FOR THE CTR-A MANUAL.
CTR-B MANUAL IS NEXT SET OF LESSONS.
CLICK HERE FOR THE PREVIOUS ACTIVITY: CTR-A LESSON 45 We Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Easter).
CLICK HERE FOR THE CTR-A TABLE OF CONTENTS.
