Lesson Overview
9:45 am -sign in and free play time
10:05 am - opening prayer, Bible Lesson: Wise Men and God's Greatest Gift
10:20 am - craft: Wise Men gifts foam ornaments (3 foam ornaments to decorate w/ glitter glue, rhinestones and markers)
10:30 am - snack: cheese strings, oranges, cookies, juice boxes
10:40 am - exercise activity: musical chairs to Christmas Music
11:00 am - coloring pages (http://www.tstl4sda.net/children/coloring/Jesus-Wisemen.gif, http://dailycoloringpages.com/images/three-wise-men-christmas-coloring-pages-11.png,
closing prayer
11:10 am - free play time
11:30 am - sign out
Bible Story Lesson: Wise Men and God's Greatest Gift (Matthew 2)
In the desert, wise men were traveling with their camels. On the night that Jesus was born, the wise men looked up into the sky and noticed a very different star. They knew that this star meant a new king had been born. They followed the star all the way to Judea.
The wise men started to ask people where the new king was. When King Herod, the ruler of the land, heard about their inquiries, he called a secret meeting with the wise men. He asked them when the star had appeared and if they had found the child yet. King Herod was very worried because he wanted to stay king. He told the wise men to find the child and to come back and let him know so that he too could worship him.
After the wise men spoke to King Herod, they left to find the child. They didn't know where he was, but they followed the star until it stopped over the place where the child was living.
The wise men were very excited and happy. They found Jesus in Mary's arms and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they gave the gifts that they had brought Jesus. These were very expensive gifts that you would give a king. There was gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Mary thanked them for the gifts.
That night while the wise men were sleeping, they all had dreams telling them not to go back to King Herod. King Herod was very mean and didn't want to worship the child, he wanted to kill him.
The wise men went another way so that King Herod would not know where they had been.
When the wise men left, an angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt right away. Joseph woke Mary up, they packed and brought Jesus to Egypt in the middle of the night.
They were safe in Egypt, and when King Herod died, Joseph had another dream where an angel appeared telling him that it was safe to return. Joseph brought Jesus and Mary to Nazareth. That is the place where Jesus grew up.
Lesson Review:
Q. Why did the wisemen give Jesus gifts?
A. To honour him because he was born to be king
Q. Why do you think that we give each other gifts today?
A. To remember the gift that God gave us at Christmas - his one and only son Jesus Christ.
Q. How can we remind others about God's greatest gift?
A. By telling other people about the true reason for Christmas and the first Christmas gift
(For Bible Story lesson visuals, use Betty Lukens Bible in Felt visuals. Can be purchased from http://www.thefeltsource.com/BibleStories.html )
Craft: Foam Craft Wise Men Gifts Ornaments
Materials Required:
Foam sheets precut in shapes of gifts with holes punched in the top for hanging ribbon
assorted rhinestones
double sided foam tape
glitter glue
markers
hanging wire
Instructions:
Let the children decorate the ornaments as desired. Tie hanging wire through hole. Hang on tree.
Note: All crafts and snacks are included if your child is attending the children's church class at St. Vital Parish. If you are not attending the children's church class, or if you are wanting to purchase a kit separate from the class, foam craft wise men ornament kits can be purchased at: http://www.thecraftycanadianhousewife.com/ through the special request section. $4.00 per each kit. Kit contains 3 foam pre-punched ornaments, assorted rhinestones, 1 small tube glitter glue, hanging wire and double sided foam tape and 2 markers.
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