{"id":9109,"date":"2015-12-11T23:48:31","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T05:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=9109"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:08:57","slug":"youre-invited-a-birthday-party-for-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/12\/11\/youre-invited-a-birthday-party-for-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"You’re Invited! A Birthday Party for Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Birthday<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For many years when our kids were little, we invited all the neighborhood children over in December for a \u201cBirthday Party for Jesus.\u201d <\/strong>It was a fun and easy way to share the gospel with the youngsters who lived nearby — many of whom were unchurched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So… are you ready to stage your own birthday party for Jesus? I have some free resources to make doing so easier. Here’s how we went about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to do at Jesus’s birthday party:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Play Fun Games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Play \u201cPut the Baby in the Manger<\/a>\u201d (as opposed to \u201cPin the Tail on the Donkey\u201d). Blindfold the kids, turn them in a circle three times, then have them try to tape baby Jesus to the center of the hay. Closest attempt wins the game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Put<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Break Open a Pi\u00f1ata <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Using cardboard, flour paste, newspaper, and yellow tissue paper, make a homemade pi\u00f1ata <\/strong>in the shape of a star. Have the kids follow it all around the house — like so many wise men — and then outside where they can take turns hitting it with a “shepherd’s staff” until the candy spills out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Read the Nativity Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Next, read the Christmas story aloud. Depending on the age of the kids, this may take the form of a children’s picture book about the nativity (I’ve linked a few favorites below). Or you can simply read the biblical account straight out of Luke 2. <\/p>\n\n\n