Children and youth resources

We have developed in partnership with The Church of England’s Children’s Work Advisers, a range of resources for children and young people which can be used in church, school or at home.

Christingle You can download and print the resources below.

NEW Christingle workshop resource – workshop where children become detectives and use their Detective Notebook to investigate the meaning behind Christingle in a fun and creative way. We have also created this invite poster to help you promote your workshop

Games and activities resource – a wealth of Christingle games and activities from quizzes to active games

Art and crafts – ideas to get creative with Christingle from baking to colouring-in

Discussion and reflection – activities to get children discussing and reflecting on the themes of Christingle. Can be used as part of Religious Education or PHSE

Christingle storybook – a variety of Christingle themed stories for younger children

Music – hymns and songs to enjoy at your Christingle

Drama – three Christingle related plays

Messy Christingle – ideas for bringing families together and getting creative with Christingle

Youth group resource – ideas for creating a fun and interactive Christingle session for young people

Matthew Edwards from St Mary’s C.E. school is the winner of our 2010 Christingle poster competition.
View his winning entry

Schools

Schools fundraising guide – our guide to organising a Christingle with your school

Christingle in the classroom – lesson plans to help you use Christingle to inspire and teach your pupils

Assemblies – a range of ideas to brighten up your assembly with Christingle