Want your kids to focus less on “stuff” and more on people? Try these six ways to serve others at Christmas with them!
“Did they have a home?” my three-year-old asked as I finished telling him the Christmas story.
“Yes, they had a home,” I said, skipping the whole “escaping into Egypt” bit. While his question surprised me, it wasn’t out of nowhere. We’ve been talking about how not everyone has the same privileges we do, including homes.
These discussions are important all year round, but I find them especially important at the holidays. It’s easy for kids to get wrapped up in the Christmas’s surface-level magic, from twinkling lights to presents. Instead, as both a Christian and someone who’s concerned with our society’s inequality, I want to teach my kids how to serve others during Christmas.
Here are some ways to turn away from consumerism and towards serving others at Christmas: