Week 15: Christmas Workshop at Church

This past week, every night we had a series of Christmas workshops for the kids at church.  I taught the class of kids 6 to 8 years old.  During the week we got to draw, color, and learn about the Christmas story.  

Everyone as a group made Christmas cookies and decorated them.  All the kids got a package of cookies but we also gave out packages to everyone that came to the Christmas program we had on Sunday night as our final event.  The kids also had an opportunity to make crosses that said "Jesus," play soccer, and eat snacks.  During the later part of the week we started practicing the Christmas program that was a live Nativity and telling of the Christmas story.  Each of the kids got costumes and had a great time participating.  Overall it was a big success!  

Practicing the program.

Emily and Moses working on the banner we made with everyone's hand prints.

My hand print.

Christmas craft.

More program practice.

At the end of every session we stood in a circle holding hands and we said the Lord's Prayer.

The banner!

Some of the girls that helped make these crochet works during the after church program.

Angels at the Christmas program.

A shepherd and the three kings.

More Christmas Angels!

More shepherds!

An angel and three shepherds.

Getting Christmas gifts.  Every child in church received a gift from the church.

After the program we had pan dulce (sweet bread) and brindis (sparkling cider).  Pan dulce is a Christmas traditional food in Argentina...everyone eats it.  It is basically bread with fruit or chocolate pieces in it. 

And of course we had to get a little soccer in after the program :)