15 Practical Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas

Are you committed to keeping Christ in Christmas, yet not sure where to start? Give some of these ideas a try for a Christ-centered holiday season!

1. Read the Christmas Story with your family.
2. Give presents to the needy through organizations like Operation Christmas Child or Angel Tree.
3. Take your family Christmas caroling at a nursing home or children’s hospital.
4. Have your kids countdown to Christmas with an Advent Calendar that incorporates key Scripture Verses.
5. Set up a Nativity Scene in your home.
6. Attend a Christmas church service together with your family.
7. Watch a Christ-focused Christmas movie.
8. Collect coats or blankets for a local homeless shelter.
9. Have your kids collect their old toys in a big sack and donate them to kids in need before getting new presents on Christmas.
10. Deliver Baked Goods to a neighbor with a card that shares the true meaning of Christmas.
11. Hang a stocking for Jesus and fill it with notes to Him.
12. Organize a food drive for your local pantry.
13. Volunteer to serve Christmas dinner at a shelter or food kitchen.
14. Open your home to those without family or a place to go on Christmas Day.
15. Visit a live nativity with friends or family.