Comments on: 8 Simple Ways for Kids to Keep Christ in Christmas

By: Jeni

Jeni — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:30:21 +0000

Thanks for the great ideas! I was thinking our little family would start a new tradition this year: on Christmas Eve, we take a ‘journey to Bethlehem’ and dress up and have a Bethlehem dinner (maybe by oil lamp light) and then a nice evening ending with the Christmas story in Luke. I love that you leave Santa in- I do too. My Dad always read the Polar Express before bedtime and it was magical. I plan on doing that on Christmas Eve too. Merry Christmas!

By: Jaimi@TheStayatHomeMomSurvivalGuide

Jaimi@TheStayatHomeMomSurvivalGuide — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 03:01:38 +0000

Thank you for this post! I have struggled a bit with how much my children focus on the Santa part of Christmas while I am trying to emphasize Christ. It can feel like the two are in conflict, but like you said, the spirit of giving is in both aspects. I love the nativity toy ideas you shared. I am going to have to get one for my kids because they always want to play with and handle my nativity decorations. I guess that is a good thing. 🙂 I appreciate the time you took to share this. Merry CHRISTmas!

By: Kara

Kara — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 06:43:09 +0000

In reply to Brittany. Brittany, I absolutely love this. Thank you so much for sharing. I definitely want to share this with my boys this Christmas.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:54:58 +0000

When I was little, I would ask my parents where Santa came from. They replied that Santa was an ordinary man until God called him to be the Santa we know today. God saw how the children in the world needed to feel His love, so he asked Saint Nick to give each of them a present on Christmas morning. God wanted the children to see these presents as a reminder of the most gift of all-Jesus Christ. I plan on using this same idea for my kids. Hope you like it!

By: Kara

Kara — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:00:24 +0000

In reply to Joy. I love sharing the symbols of Christmas with my boys. I think I have that in a poem somewhere that I should definitely dig out. Thanks for the reminder!

By: Christmas Traditions - The Joys of Boys

Christmas Traditions - The Joys of Boys — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:58:31 +0000

[…] We start December by counting the days until Christmas with our magnetic Nativity advent calendar. I love that it helps my boys remember the reason for the season everyday of the month and the boys make paper countdown chains that they use to decorate their room. For some ideas on how I help my kids keep Christ in Christmas visit: 8 Simple Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas. […]

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:16:06 +0000

Great Idea’s Kara, thanks for sharing. I do many of those but I love your magnet advent nativity calendar. I am so going to have to get one. A tradition I really enjoy is talking about the symbolism of our Christmas tree and decorations. How they relate to the true meaning of Christmas. We sometimes do it as we are decorating the tree or after the tree is decorated we sit back and talk as we look at the tree and point to the different decorations. It really helps us stay focused and as we look at the tree we remember so much more. I have found poems and I even have a picture framed that says Santa whispered, “Teach the Children the true meaning of Christmas” Then it list “The Star: A heavenly sign of prophecy fulfilled long ages ago~the shining hope of mankind.” We read each item and discuss in more detail. We all enjoy it. Some symbolic idea’s the color Red, Fir Tree, the bell, the candle(lights), gift bows, candy cane, and the wreath. There is so much true meaning of Christmas in the symbolism of our Christmas tree!!!

By: Sky

Sky — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:01:15 +0000

GREAT Ideas and suggestions, Kara! Kept nodding my head and recognizing many of them- pinning this! Thanks for sharing!