Christingle is The Children’s Society’s largest fundraising appeal, raising key funds to help support our work with vulnerable children.
We would like to thank all those who took part in a Christingle celebration last year. You should be very proud of your contribution which helped raise nearly £1.2 million for The Children’s Society’s vital work.
These valuable funds have helped hundreds of disadvantaged children like 12-year-old Robbie who we helped escape a life of danger and loneliness on the streets.
This year we are aiming to beat this sum to help even more children like Robbie who are still facing danger or isolation. Find out more about our work and Christingle.
What is a Christingle Celebration?
Christingle is an inspiring celebration that is held during December or January each year, predominately in churches. During the celebration everyone receives a Christingle which is made of an orange, a candle, a red ribbon and sweets on cocktail sticks, each part acting as a symbol of the Christian faith.
Visit our 'What is Christingle' page to find out more. This year’s celebrations centre on the red ribbon which represents the blood/ love of Christ.
Christingle celebrations are a fun and engaging way to bring people of all ages together in your community as well as helping disadvantaged children at this special time of year.
Organising your Christingle celebration
Christingle celebrations can take many forms, from large cathedral services to school assemblies. However you choose to organise your Christingle, we have an abundance of free resources to make it as simple and fulfilling for you as possible.
New for 2010 is our 3 minute DVD which you can use at your celebration to help explain the work we carry out with vulnerable children like 12 year old Robbie. Please find below links to all these resources organised by user group.
Children and youth resources
Games, workshops, reflections, stories. Resources for your work with children and young people of all ages.
Schools resources
Christingle is an ideal opportunity to explore Christianity within your school, and to focus on the issues facing disadvantaged young people.
Church resources
Liturgy, prayers, ideas and activities. All you need to put on a Christingle in a church service.
All resources organised by theme
All of our Christingle resources organised by theme - God's Good Gifts (the fruit), the Blood of Christ (the red ribbon), the World (the orange) and Jesus, the Light of the World (the candle).
All resources organised alphabetically
All of our resources organised alphabetically to make everything easy to find.
What is a Christingle celebration? 
Christingle and our work 
Christingle noticeboard 
Email a friend 
Christingle cube 
Glow candles 
