These Christmas Nativity and Advent activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools.
Nativity Sequencing
Print these story sequencing cards for children to sequence the story after you read it to them. Get the printable on this page: Bible Story Sequencing
Nativity Picture-Word Cards
Here’s a set of 12 Nativity Picture-Word Cards you can use in a pocket chart and a variety of activities. Get it here: Nativity Picture-Word Cards
Christmas Advent Calendar
Print this Advent calendar for children to decorate and count down the days to Christmas. Get it here: Christmas Advent Calendar
Christmas Angel Art
Make this Christmas angel with red construction paper (background), a white construction paper circle (head), white construction paper triangle (robe), circle doily cut in half (wings). Add glitter paint on the robe and let children draw the face. I showed children how to make it, but let them re-create it on their own. Different children drew different faces, placed the wings in different places. Let them be unique!
Nativity Play Dough Mats
Print these Nativity Play Dough Mats to give children a fun way to review the Christmas story and exercise their fine motor muscles. There is one full page mat with a Nativity scene and 11 half page cards. There’s also a half page cover in case you want to hook the cards together on a ring or bind like a book.
Download: Nativity Play Dough Mats
Nativity Story Recall Set
Print and cut these story recall cards to have children recall who and what was in the Bible story. Check their understanding and comprehension of the story. There are 9 cards that represent the story, such as Jesus, shepherd, donkey, stable, etc. There are 9 cards for things that were not in the story, such as elephant, Santa, lion, boat, etc.
Download: Nativity Story Recall
Nativity Story True/False Cards
Print these Nativity Story True/False Cards to check children’s comprehension of the story. There are 4 “true” cards — these cards have true facts with pictures from the Nativity story, such as “Jesus was born in a stable.” There are 4 “false” cards — these cards have things that aren’t true about the story, such as “The angel told Moses that the Savior was born”.
Download: Nativity True False Cards
If you like these, you’ll also like Fairy Tale True/False Cards.
Birth of Jesus Mini Book
Print this Bible story print & fold mini book and others on this page: Bible Story Mini Books
Christmas Bible Verses
Print these Bible verse sheets with two Christmas story verses. (Clipart by Kari Bolt.)
St. Nicholas Sequencing
Print these story sequencing cards for children to sequence the story after you read it to them. Get the printable on this page: Bible Story Sequencing
Story Sheet
Have children look at the pictures and only mark things that are in the story. Children can stamp the pictures with bingo dot markers, or circle them with a marker.
Clipart by Educlips and Kari Bolt.