Possible Christmas review activities

Here are some suggestions for review lessons.  You could use one or several ideas.Taken from www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/five-things-to-teach-your-children-this-christmas

1. The Story of Redemption using lessons we have covered.

Talk about the fall and God’s promise of a Savior in Genesis 3:15.
Talk about his promise to Abraham that he reaffirms throughout the Old Testament.
Talk about Moses and the “one greater than Moses” who would come.
Talk about the Judges and how they were temporary solutions to a much bigger problem - SIN.

All of these stories are ones we have talked about.
Talk about how God saved people throughout the Old Testament and how Jesus saves.

2. Humility of Christ

Christmastime provides a great opportunity to teach our children about what it means to be greatest in the kingdom (Matthew 20:26–28). His parents, his place of birth, his hometown, and his very act of taking on human flesh were all demonstrations of humility.
Read through Philippians 2:1–11 and show your children the humility of Christ.

From Christmas to the Cross.

3. God Works Through Weakness

The Israelites were afraid to enter the promised land because they were thinking too much of themselves and not enough about God.

Joshua was scared but Moses and God reminded him over and over again that it was about God.

Mary was a simple, poor girl from an insignificant town.

God’s glory is displayed when he works through our weaknesses.

This is seen most dramatically in Jesus’s death on the cross in our place and his resurrection on the third day, securing our victory over sin and death.

From Christmas to the Cross.

4. God Keeps His Promises

We can begin with the promise of a Savior after the fall and go throughout the Old Testament, looking at God’s promise to redeem his people, culminating in the fulfilled promise in Christ.

5. The Names of Christ

Messiah, Lamb of God, Immanuel (Emmanuel)Alpha and Omega,Prince of Peace. 

Teaching children the names of Jesus and what they mean helps them know more about Jesus, his character, and what he has done. We made a chain link out of paper with a different name printed out on each one.

Another way to learn the names might be to create a Christmas ornament for each one and hang them on a Christmas tree each time you study a name.