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1 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 1 What do you think about Jesus being born in a stable with animals? What would it have been like for Mary and Joseph? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 1 What do you think about Jesus being born in a stable with animals? What would it have been like for Mary and Joseph? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

2 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 2 Christmas comes around every year. In what way is God s love like a boomerang? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 2 Christmas comes around every year. In what way is God s love like a boomerang? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

3 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 3 Which Christmas songs do you like to sing? Why? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 3 Which Christmas songs do you like to sing? Why? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

4 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 4 When you look up and see the stars, do you think about other people in the world who see the same stars? Are there people who see different stars? What is it like to see the stars? What place does the star have in the Christmas story? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 4 When you look up and see the stars, do you think about other people in the world who see the same stars? Are there people who see different stars? What is it like to see the stars? What place does the star have in the Christmas story? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

5 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 5 Why is the exchange of greeting cards a part of our tradition? If God sent you a Christmas card, what would it say? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 5 Why is the exchange of greeting cards a part of our tradition? If God sent you a Christmas card, what would it say? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

6 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 6 How would you tell the Nativity story using all of the pieces that we have made? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 6 How would you tell the Nativity story using all of the pieces that we have made? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

7 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 7 What do the candles of hope, peace, joy, and love mean for our world today? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 7 What do the candles of hope, peace, joy, and love mean for our world today? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

8 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 8 What do you think it was like for the shepherds and the sheep to hear the angels sing? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 8 What do you think it was like for the shepherds and the sheep to hear the angels sing? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

9 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 9 Imagine that each piece of the dissection puzzle represents a different country/ continent/ocean. We need each part to form our precious world. Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 9 Imagine that each piece of the dissection puzzle represents a different country/ continent/ocean. We need each part to form our precious world. Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

10 Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 10 Prayer is a part of Christian faith. We are called to care for each other through our actions and through our prayers. For which areas of the world would you like to pray? Messy Advent/Christmas Discussion Starters 10 Prayer is a part of Christian faith. We are called to care for each other through our actions and through our prayers. For which areas of the world would you like to pray? Messy Advent and Christmas Down Under activities on AdventUnwrapped

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