The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people ...’ Luke 2.10-11
Welcome to the Christmas resources that you and your church are welcome to copy, adapt and make most relevant to your faith community setting. All the resources are designed for building relationships with children and families, in schools, at home and with church. Our hope is that they can be used to share the good news that Jesus, God's son, has come to live with us, in our communities. Please contact Charlotte Nobbs if you need any further support.
Bitesize Training: Christmas (and beyond)
Please join us online on Monday 13 October at 7.30pm to hear some inspirational stories and gather resources to help your faith group share the Christmas good news story with children, families and our communities. Explore how we can continue these relationships into the New Year and beyond.
Click here to book your place.
The Church of England’s Advent and Christmas theme for 2025 revolves round a single word: Joy! 
Our churches and cathedrals will - as always - be seeking to make the most of the opportunity December brings to share The Joy of Christmas with their communities.
The great joy of Christmas, of course, is the good news the angel declared to the shepherds - the news of Jesus’ birth as Emmanuel (God With Us).
The national resources offered this year are designed to help all ages to be drawn into the joy of the first Christmas.
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Experience Christmas includes detailed instructions for six stations that can be created in different parts of the church or school, engaging children with the events leading up to Christmas through interaction and reflection. Children work in small groups to explore each of the stations, then come together as a whole group to visit the final station.
Year 7 Christmas Assembly Idea
Nativity Puppet Show resources
This 20 minute Nativity Puppet Show will enable you to tell the Nativity story in an interactive, memorable and pictoral way. The resource includes free downloadable puppets and a story script, which can be used for any Nativity story-telling (they are not limited to puppet shows!)
If you would prefer to purchase a pre-printed, pre-cut set of nativity puppets with dowel rods included (cost £10), click here. Please contact Louise Skinner to arrange delivery/collection following your purchase.
All the resources are available here on the Nativity Puppet Show page
Resources to Borrow:
Narnia Prayer Space for schools-contact The Lighthouse Trust, Northampton Includes props for story-telling, and reflections, scene by scene.
If you would like to borrow our Christingle Puppet, please contact Charlotte Nobbs
A Green Christmas
download the full document here
Some ideas for Outdoors activities:
Nativity TrailSchool Railings Advent Calendar
Travelling Crib with Rota
Fun Christmas Crafts:
Christmas Chat Mat in the Classroom and Christmas Chat Mat resource
Community Knitted Angels & Travelling Crib with extra sheep + Angels Knitting Pattern
Mary and Jesus Paper Concertina Decoration
And some more ideas...
6 Toddler Christmas Sessions from Care for the Family
Candy Cane Olympics and Talk idea
Cheeky Pandas Christmas Series - join the Cheeky Pandas exploring the Christmas Story through crafts, sketches and jokes
Christmas story and activities for preschool and KS1 and Christmas songs
Christmas Story Quiz and Answer Sheet
Messy Christmas Book-3 sessions and craft ideas for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Simply Christmas-Christmas/Epiphany Gifts - A resource for intergenerational worship in church, at your local school or elsewhere.
Baby Basics-Giving a baby a safe place to sleep
When Jesus was born, he slept in the animals’ feeding place, because Mary didn’t have a bed in which to place her newborn son.
Baby Basics Northampton wants to ensure that every baby has a safe place to sleep and that each mother has the essentials she needs for the first weeks of a baby’s life.
Could your church give the gift of love this Christmas to local families by supporting Baby Basics Northampton?
Click here for items YOU can collect to provide for vulnerable new parents and their newborn babies.
For further information on the Baby Basics Northampton Christmas Churches campaign, please email: babybasics.gpc@gmail.com.
Connecting with families beyond Christmas:
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Over the Advent/Christmas period, invite families to join fun-filled events in the New Year. What about a Light Trail in the churchyard or at the local park, with refreshments afterwards? Muddy Church offers a comprehensive resource to enable you to run this-Click here for LightTrailMuddyChurch
- Why not invite families with upper primary to teenage children, to an Escape Room experience in the churchyard in the New Year. Dads seem to love this event!