Christmas

Stories

“A Christmas Gift for Jesus” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A colorful page depicting ideas of what a child could give Christ during Christmas.
“A Christmas Visitor” (December 2007 Liahona and Friend)
A family shares their Christmas with a sister in their ward.
“A Different Kind of Christmas Tree” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
A story for young children about a family who focuses on Christ while decorating their Christmas tree. Includes a spot-the-difference activity and a Nativity coloring page.
“A Temple Square Christmas” (December 2009 Liahona and Friend)
Liza and Hiram visit Temple Square to see lights and nativity scenes. Includes some interesting facts about Temple Square at Christmastime.
“Jesus Is Born” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
An overview of the Nativity story, including historical facts.
“Straw for the Manger” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A boy enjoys adding a piece of straw to the manger each time he does a good deed during the Christmas season.
“The Christmas Story from the Book of Mormon” (December 1986 Liahona and December 1985 Friend)
A script for telling the story of Jesus’s birth from the account in the Book of Mormon.
“The Christmas Tree” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
Sister Harriet R. Uchtdorf shares a story about a special Christmas from her childhood. Includes a Christmas ornament craft.
“The First Christmas Gift” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
A story for young children about a boy remembering the true meaning of Christmas. Also includes a finding activity.
“The Open House” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Alison focuses on the true meaning of Christmas when her ward holds an open house instead of a ward Christmas party.
“The Reason for the Wonder” (December 2009 Liahona and Friend)
The First Presidency reminds children that when they remember the birth of Jesus, the Christmas season becomes truly special.
“The Secret Giver” (December 2008 Liahona and Friend)
David learns to give at Christmas when his family decides to give gifts in secret to families in need.

English only

“A Gift for Jesus” (December 2009 Friend)
A story for young children about a girl who learns about giving gifts to Christ.
“Can We See The Christ?” (December 2011 Friend)
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches that the glitter of the Christmas season should not prevent us from remembering the Savior’s life. Includes a simple activity to look up scriptures and match them to pictures.
“Christmas Around the World” (December 1971 Friend)
Learn about how Christmas is celebrated in different countries.
“Christmas Eve Drop-Off” (December 2010 Friend)
Melissa tells her parents she wants to give her Christmas gifts to a girl from school and her family decides to drop off a tree, food, and gifts on Christmas Eve.
“Jesus is Born” (December 2009 Friend)
Rebus story about the birth of Jesus.
“Kenny’s Christmas” (December 2005 Friend)
A boy shares one of his own Christmas gifts with his neighbor Kenny, who received no toys for Christmas.
“Mom’s Christmas Surprise” (December 2012 Friend)
Lindi and her brother, Ryan, save up their money so they can buy their mom a Nativity set she really wants.
“Nephi, Son of Nephi” (December 1971 Friend)
A retelling of what happened in the Book of Mormon when Jesus was born.
“Sharing Christmas” (December 2011 Friend)
Sarah is happy after she gives away her stuffed animal to a little girl at a children’s home.
“The Christmas Basket” (December 2009 Friend)
A family prepares a gift basket for another family. After Christmas they learn how perfect some of the gifts were.
“The Christmas Cane” (December 2010 Friend)
President Thomas S. Monson shares his feelings about participating in a Christmas pageant when he was a child.
“The Gift” (December 2012 Friend)
Even though Sophia’s family is quarantined and cannot purchase gifts for Christmas, she knows there will always be the special gift of the Savior.
“The Lights of Christmas” (December 2011 Friend)
Jackson feels good after his family helps the neighbors put up their Christmas lights.

Activities

“A Week for the Christmas Story” (December 2006 Liahona and Friend)
Through cut-outs and scriptures, a family can tell a part of the Christmas story each day for a week.
“Christmas Around the World” (December 2009 Liahona and Friend)
Learn about how children around the world celebrate Christmas by pasting pictures that match with the words on a December calendar.
“Christmas on Temple Square” (December 2004 Liahona and Friend)
Learn about the various scenes at Temple Square during the Christmas season as you paste on pictures each day of December.
“Christmas Service” (December 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Find the people doing service in this illustration of Temple Square during Christmas.
Coloring page: “Sharing Time Activity: The Nativity” (December 1982 Liahona)
Children can color and cut out a Nativity scene.
Coloring page: “The Christmas Story” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
“Find the Differences” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
Find nine differences between the two drawings of children acting out the Nativity.
“Jesus Grew Up in a Righteous Family” (December 2004 Liahona and Friend)
Includes a Nativity scene to color and some ideas for how to use the picture.
“Nativity Figures and Facts” (December 2007 Liahona and Friend)
A matching game with facts about the Nativity.
“The Christmas Tree” (December 2011 Liahona and Friend)
Includes a crafting activity to create Christmas ornaments.
“The Greatest Gift” (December 2007 Liahona and Friend)
Cut out the ornaments and scriptures, glue the scriptures on the back of the ornaments to remind you how the ornament is a symbol of Christ.
“The Wondrous Nativity” (December 2008 Liahona and Friend)
Create a Nativity scene with these cutouts.
“Sharing Time: What Is Christmas?” (December 2003 Liahona and Friend)
Paste a star with a scripture on each day of this advent calendar.

English only

“Christmas ABCs” (December 2011 Friend)
Each day in December, read the scripture that goes with one letter.
“Christmas Cards” (December 1971 Friend)
Ideas for making different kinds of homemade Christmas cards.
“Christmas Decorations” (December 1971 Friend)
Ideas for making homemade cornucopias, tree decorations, Japanese lanterns and more.
“Christmas Gifts” (December 1971 Friend)
Includes several ideas for homemade Christmas gifts.
“Christmas Gifts” (December 1973 Friend)
Includes several ideas for homemade Christmas gifts.
“Christmas Tree Matching” (December 2009 Friend)
Match the colors and shapes and color the Christmas tree.
“Christmas Workshop” (December 2009 Friend)
Includes two Christmas recipes, instructions for making a paper stars and a memory box, and a Christmas song word scramble.
“Christmas Workshop” (December 2010 Friend)
Includes two Christmas recipes and instructions for making a Christmas candle jar and a manger card.
Coloring Page: “Isaiah Prophesies of Jesus Christ’s Birth” (December 2010 Friend)
“In the Giving Spirit” (December 2009 Friend)
Find the scenes showing acts of kindness in this illustration of people in a city spreading Christmas cheer.
“Nativity Cutouts” (December 2011 Friend)
Make a Nativity set with these cutout figures.
“Scripture Ornaments” (December 2010 Friend)
Each day read the question about the birth of Jesus, then find the ornament containing the scripture that answers the question and place it on the tree.
“Star of Bethlehem” (December 2007 Friend)
Find how many times the word star appears in this word search.