As we prepare for the Christmas season, let us be careful not to forget the One we celebrate. Let us keep our focus on Christ and the gifts He gives everyday. Listed below are some suggestions to help display His love to one another, and readings to set our minds on things above.
1. Pray as a family for each other and another family. Luke 1:26-27
2. Have a family night of ice skating. Luke 1:28-30
3. Decorate your Christmas tree. Luke 1:31-32a
4. Have a family Christmas movie night with treats. Luke 1:32b-33
5. Perform a "Random Act of Kindness" today. Luke 1:38
6. Make Christmas cards or write letters to family and friends. Matthew 1:20-21, 24
7. Take donations to local Food Bank. Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:22-23
8. Pray as a family for your co-workers and classmates. Luke 2:1
9. Make and hang edible gifts for birds and squirrels. Luke 2:3-5
10. Make a Christmas treat and deliver to a friend. Luke 2:6-7
11. Have a family dance night with Christmas music. Luke 2:8-10
12. Have hot cocoa and cookies with your neighbors. Luke 2:11-12
13. Leave notes of encouragement around the house. Luke 2:13-14
14. Make a list of your Christmas wishes for others. Luke 2:15
15. Pray as a family for your church. Luke 2:16
16. Wrap Christmas gifts for family and friends. Luke 2:17-19
17. Have a family bowling night. Luke 2:20
18. Go Christmas caroling in your neighborhood. Matthew 2:1
19. Make cookies for a public servant. Matthew 2:2
20. Have a special lunch with your family. Matthew 2:9b-10
21. Have a family game night. Matthew 2:11a
22. Pray as a family for your state and country. Matthew 2:11b
23. View Christmas lights around town. John 3:16
24. Bake a birthday cake for Jesus. Galatians 4:4-5
25. Read the Christmas story together as a family. Luke 2:1-20
