Directions  

Choose one activity out of each section below. When you complete your chosen activity in a section, place a sticker on your sticker chart.

Need a break from screen time? Print the lesson as a pdf here, then grab paper, a pen, and crayons and head outside. 

Having fun and don't want to stop? Do more than one activity in your favorite section(s)!

Reflection Section

Choose a set of questions for deeper reflection on the wise men following the star to Jesus.

Questions for Grown-Ups

• The wise men followed a star. What is your "star?" What guides you through life? Is it your faith? Another value such as peace or hope? Commitment to a goal that feels like a calling?
• Sometimes life gets messy. We lose track of our star (values) and forget to align our life to it. What currently stands in your way from following your star to Jesus? Crazy schedules, over commitment, fear, something else?
• Sometimes you discover that following the star to Jesus is leading you to reconsider some deeply held beliefs. When have you had to reckon with yourself, admit that you were off course, and recalibrate to your star?

Questions for Young Disciples

Did you know that a long time ago, before phones could give directions, people used the stars to find their way? The wise men followed a star to find Jesus! Sometimes we need to find our way to a new place, and sometimes we need to find our way through a new situation. What new situation have you encountered recently? Were you nervous? Who helped you to know what to do? Remember that Jesus is always with us, and when we are entering a new situation we can always say a prayer.

Questions for Younger Disciples

Have you ever made a Christmas gift for someone? Maybe you made a gift at school with your handprints or helped your parents make cookies at home. When you make a gift you put a lot of thought and work into making it special for the person you are giving it to. The wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus because he was special. When you give a gift to someone, especially one that you made, you are showing them that they are special to you. How can you show people that they are special to you throughout the year?

Outdoor Adventure

Option 1: 

Take a walk and look for the "gifts" of creation. Listen, look, touch, and smell what is around you.

Activity for Families:

Gather outside to talk about what guides your family in life. Do you have rules that your family follows? How does your family's faith guide you? How are rules, values and traditions a "gift?" How do they guide you like the star guided the Wise Men? Are there any new rules or faith practices that your family would like to try?

All done? Hooray! Complete your sticker chart, and then go to our private Facebook group and share a photo or insight from this lesson.