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Christmas Candle Craft and Printable Activities

Christmas Candle Craft and Printable Activities

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper, preferably card stock
  • coloring tools for B&W template
  • scissors
  • glue stick

Holiday Lights:
Light is meaningful in holiday celebrations in many cultures and this is often expressed with the use of candles and the use of objects that hold them such as a candle holder or candelabrum. Share some information about the Christmas holiday. Read a related related Bible story, picture book, video, sing a song or read a poem.

Holiday information:
Christmas is a yearly holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, the central figure of the Christian faith. The events of his birth are described in the Bible's New Testament.

Here is Bible text Luke 2: 1-20 - International Children´s Bible version. At the top of the page you can choose a different Bible version and language. Discuss at your discretion.

Online resource: Christmas at Wikipedia.org

Instructions and learning activities:

Example of Hanukkah candle assembled

Significant symbols in the craft: The candle has an simple outline of Mary holding newborn Jesus. Two holly leaves and berries frame the bottom. Holly is a traditional decoration during Christmas, particularly to make wreaths.
  • Print template in color or B&W to card stock and select a size.
  • Color if applicable in appropiate holiday colors.
  • Identify colors, identify recognizable shapes and count them.
  • Cut out the template pieces
  • Allow students to first play with the pieces as if they were a puzzle, no gluing.
  • Glue large oval to back of candle
  • Glue flame centered on the candle.
  • Glue the two holly leaves and berries as shown.
  • Optional > Write a holiday message on the oval above the flame.

Uses for craft > Ornament, gift tag, greeting card (paste to folded paper and write greeting message inside), add to a wreath or other similar decoration.

Templates: Christmas Candle Craft

Christmas Candle Craft

Small version     COLOR     B&W

Large version     COLOR     B&W

Complimentary activities:

Nursery Rhyme Adaptation:

Twinkle, twinkle Christmas lights,
Sharing lights on joyful nights,
Twinkle, twinkle Christmas lights,
Baby Jesus was born this night.

Letter C is for Candle:
Present letter C worksheet and mini-book and the word search game with writing tracers or blank lines to practice letter C featuring a candle.

Select a Bible alphabet printable activities for Letter I is for Inn or Letter J is for Jesus.

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