Welcome to the Christmas resources that you and your church are welcome to copy, adapt and make most relevant to your 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. Do get in touch with Charlotte if you want any further support: charlotte.nobbs@peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Nativity Puppet Show resources
This 20 minute Nativity Puppet Show is a great resource for telling the Nativity story in an interactive, memorable and pictoral way. The resource includes free downloadable puppets and the story script that you can use for any Nativity story-telling (they do not need to be used as puppets). There are films to show you how to assemble the puppets.
All the resources are available here on the Nativity Puppet Show page
Additional Christmas Rescources:
The Church of England's theme for Advent and Christmas 2024, Follow the Star: Calm and Bright, draws on the world-famous carol, Silent Night:
“Silent Night! Holy Night!
All is calm, all is bright...”
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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.
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:
School 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
Nativity scenes made from sweets and lolly sticks
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