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How to Excite Christian Children to the Story of Christmas

November 7, 2016 Grammie Olivia 9 Comments

Christmas is a very Spiritually Time of Year, but how do you excite your children to the Amazing Story of Christmas?

Over the years, Christmas has become so much more about presents and what you will “get” from Santa, then from the true meaning of Christmas.  So how do parents and grandparents help their Christian children and grandchildren get as excited about the true story of Christmas?

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The True Meaning of Christmas

I would like to suggest that there are two wonderful ways that you can make a difference in how your children will approach Christmas.

First, read to your children! Grandparents if you get the opportunity, read to your grandchildren.

Story time on Grandpas lap is a special time and reading to them is a memory that will last through time.  Take advantage of that special time to read them stories.  Even our Christian heritage had been passed down through the generations, by the telling of stories.  Jesus Christ himself told stories or parables. It was an easy way for the average person to understand what was important in life.  Today, it works with children who have limited language.  And truth be known, when you go back in history to the time of Jesus, the average person could not read or write.  Scribes were called that because they had the ability and knowledge to write.

What should you be reading?

Well, that’s easy, books that are geared to their age level and hopefully ones that are full of pictures.  I have made some choices for you, but there are hundreds more to choose from!  Start here and see what you like:


Our children are our biggest assets and they can become very jaded with the commercialization of Christmas. For many Christian parents, this is not acceptable. So they work extra hard to make sure their children know the true meaning of Christmas through books and music.

What music should you be listening to?

That’s easy to answer.  At Christmas time they will be hearing all kinds of “secular” music.  Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, but they will also hear some spiritual music as well.  Joy to the World, We Three Kings, Silent Night, Holy Night and many more.

Here is just a small compilation of songs that all children will know or if they don’t know them yet, they will be eager to learn them. They are all very melodic and easy to listen to.


Making music a part of your daily life during the time leading  up to Christmas will certainly help to open the doors to questions from the little ones. That is the beginning of making Christmas a truly Blessed time of year.

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Comments

  1. Melinda Mitchell says

    November 14, 2016 at 4:18 am

    Oh, I didn’t know Veggie Tales had a Christmas CD! My grand will love that!!
    Blogging Grandmothers

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    • Grammie Olivia says

      November 14, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      Yes Veggie Tales does have a Christmas CD. It’s cute especially for the little ones.

      Reply
  2. Clearissa Coward says

    November 14, 2016 at 3:41 am

    This is an excellent list. It is certainly better than the video games my 4-year old grandson is beginning to notice. I will definitely order some of these books. Thank you for sharing and for joining Blogging Grandmothers Link Party. Please join us again next week.

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    • Grammie Olivia says

      November 14, 2016 at 4:18 am

      Reading with the Grandchildren is one of my favorite hobbies. Nothing replaces a good book and these are so much fun and meaningful too. Thank you for your lovely comments.

      Reply
  3. candy says

    November 13, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    When I am with my grandchildren I do read to them all the time. Tons of books. Thanks for joining Blogging Grandmothers link party.

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    • Grammie Olivia says

      November 13, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      Reading with the Grandchildren is the best pastime ever. So many books and so much fun with the youngsters.

      Reply
  4. Grammy says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Love this post! You are so right, Christmas is so commercialized now days. The reading and music options you provided are nice picks! Thanks so much Olivia for joining in on our Blogging Grandmothers Link Party #2. We sure appreciate you partying with us! Looking forward to you joining us again next weekend!

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    • Grammie Olivia says

      November 13, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      Thank you for taking the time to visit. I will join next week too! Hopefully earlier than Sunday morning.

      Reply
  5. Sandy KS says

    November 8, 2016 at 4:42 am

    What a great article!!!

    Reply

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