Looking for a fun Bible Story Activity? Here’s a free printable Nativity Coloring Page for kids!
If you are looking for easy Christmas Sunday school story ideas, the story of the birth of Jesus is perfect!
It’s the story of God’s people choosing to listen to God, following His will, and having faith that God keeps His promises. And ultimately, they receive the joy of watching the amazing promise of God fulfilled through the miraculous birth of His Son.
This free Bible Coloring Page is perfect for Bible Classes, Sunday School lessons, Homeschooling, kids church, or after-school care. I also have linked at the end of this article a fun Nativity themed activity pack that works well for multiple ages and lessons.
As a former elementary teacher, and now as a regular Sunday School teacher, I know that it’s important to have lots of different ways to spark learning in Bible class.
For your convenience, I’ve included a short kid-friendly synopsis from the biblical account of Jesus’ birth in the books of Matthew and Luke from the New Testament.
Of course, you’ll want to go ahead and read Matthew chapters 1 & 2 as well as Luke chapters 1 & 2 to help you understand the context for this Bible story.
If you don’t need the story synopsis, you can scroll on down to the printable Nativity coloring page near the bottom if you like.
Alright, let’s get started!
The Nativity Story
In the town of Nazareth, the angel Gabriel visited Mary. She was engaged to be married to Joseph, a carpenter who was a descendant of David.
The angel said, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will give birth to a son and you are to call him Jesus. He will be the Son of God and His kingdom will never end!”
“How can this be, since I am not married?” Mary asked.
The angel told her that the Holy Spirit would come on her and the child born would be God’s own Son.
Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.”
When Joseph found out that Mary was with child, he planned to send her away quietly, but an angel appeared to him in a dream and told him that the baby was from God. He would be called Jesus, the Son of God.
Joseph woke up from the dream, knowing that the baby was from God, and that Mary had not done anything wrong. Joseph married Mary.
At this time, the emperor of Rome commanded that there should be a census, to count the people.
So, Joseph and Mary traveled to Joseph’s hometown, Bethlehem to be counted.
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born.
There was no room at the inn, so when Baby Jesus was born, his mother Mary wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger.
There were shepherds out the in fields nearby, watching over their sheep that night. An angel appeared to them and they were scared.
The angel said, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
A great number of angels appeared in the sky praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
When the angels left, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
They found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in the manger, just as the angel had told them. They praised God and spread the word about what they had been told about this child.
Everyone was amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
Mary treasured up all of these things and pondered them in her heart.
Nativity Story Continued
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, during the time of King Herod, wise men came to Jerusalem. They had noticed a new star shining in the skies and had followed it all the way to Judea, because they believed that it was a sign that a great king had been born.
When they arrived in Jerusalem they asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him?”
This was very troubling to King Herod and the people of Jerusalem.
When the King called together his advisors, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him in Bethlehem in Judea.
King Herod asked the wise men when they had first seen the star and sent them to Bethlehem to look for the child. He told them to report back to him when they found the child.
The wise men went on their way and the star went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star they were overjoyed.
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother and bowed down to worship him.
Then they gave him gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The wise men were warned in a dream to not return to Herod, so they went back to their country a different way.
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord told Joseph to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt because Herod was going to search for the child to kill him.
So, Joseph and Mary left in the night for Egypt, where they kept Jesus safe until the death of King Herod.
Free Nativity Coloring Page
Are you ready to print this free Nativity Coloring Page to use with your classroom, Sunday School class, or at home?
This free printable Nativity coloring sheet digital download features Mary and Joseph with Baby Jesus lying in a manger. There’s also a donkey and a sheep to color as well.
Download the Free Coloring page PDF file here:
More Nativity Activities and Games for Kids
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Looking for more ideas for a Nativity Sunday school lesson? Here’s few creative ways!
Reenact the Bible Story – Give each child a role and have them act out the Bible story.
Scavenger Hunt – If you have manger scene figures, you can hide them around the classroom. After kids find them, have the kids use them to retell the story.
And if you’d like a few more additional resources, I have a fun Nativity Bible Lesson Pack my Etsy shop! It’s full of fun activities like:
Nativity Sequencing Cards – Kids can use these picture cards to retell the story of the birth of Jesus.
Kids can work together to put them in order. Alternately, you can make a game of it by hiding the cards and having the kids find them and put them in order afterwards.
Such a great way to help kids remember this biblical story of faith and God’s promises.
Nativity Mazes – Kids will love solving the mazes. There’s 2 different ones – one easy and one more difficult. Such a great resource for helping kids build fine motor skills while reinforcing the story.
Nativity Bible Verse Tracing – Kids can color the picture of the shepherds with their sheep hearing about the Good News of Jesus’ birth from an angel. They can also trace the Bible Verse from Luke 2:11
Birth of Jesus Coloring Page – This coloring page features Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus along with Luke 2:11-12
Star Craft – Need an easy Bible Craft idea? Kids can create a fun Marble Paint Star. Simply use the star template to cut out a stack of construction paper stars. Next, using a shallow box, have your kids dip a marble in paint and roll it across the star to make a fun design. Alternately, you can use the star template for your own craft idea, like a tissue paper star or a glittery star.
Baby Jesus Craft – There’s a sweet Baby Jesus printable craft as well. Kids can color the baby Jesus, cut it out and glue it to a paper plate. Raffia or straw can be added as well to give it a realistic look.
There’s also a printable version of the story synopsis above and a Nativity Word Scramble for older kids.
Get your Nativity Bible Pack here in my Etsy shop. It’s perfect for kids kindergarten to 3rd grade! (Aside from the Word Scramble, most activities in this pack are for kids of all ages!)
You’ll get all of the Nativity Printables you see above including crafts, coloring sheets, mazes, sequencing cards, and more! So many fun interactive activities for young children.
This Bible lesson set is great for homeschooling lesson plans, Sunday School classroom teachers, parents who want to add bible stories into their at-home learning and more!
More Bible Activities for Kids
Looking for more fun Bible Activities?
Teach kids about Jonah with this free Jonah and the Big Fish Coloring Page. What a great story that teaches obedience to God.
There’s an Adam and Eve Coloring Sheet here. Perfect for teaching kids about sin and consequences.
You can find a free printable Daniel and the Lions Den Coloring Page here. This one is great for teaching kids about keeping your faith in times of adversity.
There’s a free Queen Esther Coloring Page here. Kids will be excited to learn all about this brave woman of the Bible.
You can find a free David and Goliath Coloring Sheet here. This is a fun way to teach kids about this man of great faith and courage.
Also, you can find some free Bible Verse Coloring pages here. This are so handy to add into other Bible lessons or for a quiet time activity at home.
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