Christmas Family Home Evening

Tonight we had a fun Family Home Evening.
David asked the girls, "Whose birth are we remembering at Christmas?"
Eliza (age 3) answered, "Baby Jesus."
David asks, "And who is Jesus?"
Sadie (age 2) cheerfully exclaims, "SANTA!"

David takes the opportunity to explain that Jesus is Heavenly Father's Son. He presented a simplified version of the Plan of Salvation to the kids. He explained that Heavenly Father sent us to earth to get a body but He wants us to live with him again. We all do things that are bad, which keeps us from living with Heavenly Father again. Jesus never did anything bad. He was always kind and he taught us how to live and be happy. Jesus made it possible for us to be able to live with Heavenly Father again.

David then used his college education teaching skills to test the girl's listening comprehension skills. He asks, "So why is Jesus so special?"
Sadie happily declares, "PRESENTS!"

David prompts her a little..."But we give presents like the wise men brought presents to Jesus, right?"
Sadie sincerely responds, "Yes... presents for the Christmas tree."

Then I used the Fisher Price Little People Nativity set to tell a brief account of the birth of Jesus. I explained that Christmas is the special day that we spend remembering that Jesus was born and being thankful for all He has done for us. Then just to seal my point with something fun, I invited the girls to say Happy Birthday to Jesus and blow out the scented Christmas candles I had burning. Ooooh.. they loved that.

Then , I question them, "So...Whose birthday do we remember on Christmas?"

"Baby Jesus", came the reply! Hooray! We are not complete failures as parents!