Looking for a fun Christmas activity to do with family and friends around cups of hot cocoa?
My siblings and I wrote our first CHRISTMAS acrostics two or three years ago. We all used the same word (CHRISTMAS!), yet our acrostics turned out very differently, each unique.
Below, I've included a quick bit of a tutorial to get you started, as well as an example CHRISTMAS acrostic that I wrote. ;)
This is an easy activity to do with family. All you need are a few sheets of paper and a jar of pens. Set up your sheet like this:
C
H
R
I
S
T
M
A
S
Make sure to leave lots of room for writing.
Your first letter is C. Come up with a word or sentence(s) that starts with C, and that relates to the Christmas theme. It could be something like this:
C hristmas is coming! Quick! Put up the tree!
You can make your acrostic into a poem, or into a story, as I do in the example acrostic below. You're going to continue on like this until you have a finished acrostic all about Christmas:
Christmas is coming! Quick! Put up the tree! Ornaments galore. Most of them make it to the tree. Little Brother drops one, and it shatters. "FREEZE!" shouts Dad, although he doesn't sound angry. Mom fetches the broom, swishes the glass into a dustpan. Decorating begins again, full force.
Hurry up! It's Christmas Eve, and the children must be in bed before Santa comes. The last ornament is placed on the tree, and Mom puts on the star. "Aha!" says Dad. This year, they've won their annual...
Race to put up the tree in record time! Now it's time for hot cocoa and a Christmas book. Dad pours the cocoa into four mugs. One for him, one for Mom, one for Big Sister, and one for Little Brother. Little Brother picks out a Christmas Story, and Big Sister reads it, using her newly discovered ability to read. When the story is over, Dad announces that it is time to say nighty-night.
It doesn't take long for the children to scramble into bed after storytime. After all...
Santa Claus won't come unless they're asleep. I only hope that these children remember...
The true meaning of Christmas. The Linus-from-Charlie-Brown meaning of Christmas. The Luke chapter two version of Christmas. The real Christmas story.
More important than the candy canes and the many presents is our Saviour's birth many years ago. Born in a stable-cave in Bethlehem, the place of His birth was not one normally graced by kings.
Angels sang of him, yet this little babe slipped into the world, unnoticed by a great number of people. Little did many of the people in our Saviour's time realize how important His birth really was.
Shepherds and wise men, the poor and the rich, were among the first to visit. This babe came to save the lost, the broken, the hurting. He came for the shepherds and for the kings. He came for those little children fast asleep, dreaming of Santa Claus and the wonderful gifts he'll bring. He came for me. He came for you. Don't let Him catch you sleeping!
There you have it! One very simple Christmas activity perfect for that epic Christmas party you keep saying you're going to throw. Have fun with this little activity. Do it with friends, or do it alone, curled up under a festively coloured blanket. Most importantly, enjoy yourself!
Happy Holidays!
P.S. If you're looking for more fun writing activities to do as a family in any season, try writing a few limericks.