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  Many times the commercialism of Christmas can overshadow the holiday's true meaning: the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Make this Christmas season more fun for your kids by playing games that have Biblical inspiration. These games can keep the kids occupied during the winter break, and they can also be a fun way to reinforce your spiritual beliefs at the same time.
  
  

Who Remembers the Most

• Gather the children together; have everybody sit in a circle. Hand each of the children a small pad of paper and a pencil. Tell the children the story of the birth of Jesus and the miracle of Christmas. Remind the children throughout the entire game that it is important to pay attention to the story.
  
  After you are done telling the story, ask the children to write down as many people, places, things or events they can from the story. The child who is able to remember the most key points of the story of Christmas wins a prize, such as a piece of chocolate or a DVD.
  
  

Three Wise Men's Race

• Incorporate the story of the three wise men into a fun Christmas race. Set up a race course using boxes, rope or anything else you can find to make a course that contains several twists and turns. Set up this game in a large room that can be completely darkened. Place a flashlight at the finish line. This light represents the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. Place the children at the starting line; allow them to find their way to the end by the star's light. The first child to find the source of the light wins.
  
  

Bibilical Quote Relay

• Divide the children into teams of two. Line the two teams up right next to each other. Stand a person ten feet away from the two teams. This person is the host of the game. Write down several questions pertaining to the story of Christmas as it is told in the Bible. Have the host of the game say "start," and the first two children will run to him. The host will then ask one of the questions written on the cards. The first child to correctly answer it gets to stay behind the host. The other child must get back in line with the rest of his team. The first team to have all their members standing behind the host wins.