Glorifying and Praising God with the Shepherds (Advent Week 4)

Luke 2:20 tells us, "The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told."


During our fourth week of advent, Celebrate!, we focused on the reaction of different people to the birth of Christ.  As I read Luke 2:20 and tried to picture this scene, I couldn't help but imagine that the shepherds were dancing and singing and whooping it up celebrating.  


After reading the passage with the kids, we talked about what it means to praise God and that people often sing to God when they are praising him.  We made an age-old craft: a paper plate tambourine.  

The kids decorated the bottom of two paper plates.  We added noodles in between the two plates, and then stapled all the way around the edge.

When they were finished, we danced around the living room singing and praising God.  Big Brother suggested singing Happy Birthday Jesus, which was very sweet.