Born is the King (It’s Christmas).” This is the video of a Christmas song from Hillsongs. A catchy tune and a bunch of kids running wild and crazy in the woods – what more do you want? Four Kinds of Christmas.” Glen Scrivener does it again. This is very good, the contrasts bring definition and highlight the true value and meaning of Christmas. * Santa Warning* Watch it first, give some thought to where your kids are at with Father Christmas before watching . . . he’s not slated, but it is intimated that he isn’t real. Inspires imaginative play and can even be combined with other Happyland sets (Sold Separately) for even more make-believe fun HOPE’s assistant director Rachel Jordan-Wolf says, ‘We are thrilled that copies of HOPE at Christmas magazine and the children’s booklet The Christmas Story will be given away in The Entertainer toy shops in the week before Christmas to help customers appreciate the reason for the season.’

Making the build-up to the big day extra-fun, each morning will be filled with excitement as you peel the door open on your calendar to reveal a brand-new Christmas figure. Bring all your pieces together to make the most festive scene. We can feed Santa Claus some Christmas pudding for tea and then go out for a ski or build a snowman as the dog plays in the snow! The animation is available to share on social media, in schools and in church services. What a great way to bring the nativity story to life for Christmas 2020!

In addition to the booklet there is an incredible Happyland nativity animation which you can access on YouTube: Quality: This nesting doll is made of premium wood material, handmade, polished, no pungent smell, anti-drop and can be used for a long time. Retooning The Nativity.” Used this a lot. A sparky animation, beautifully done. With humour the video highlights the discrepancies between our “passed down” traditions about the first nativity and what the Bible actually says. Bethlehemian Rhapsody.” Ok, this is for a bit of fun. Listen to the re-worked lyrics, it is a bit of genius – I have found myself just watching it on repeat and smiling to myself.

Happyland is a place of wonder, fuelled by the imagination of each child who travels there! Designed for little hands, the Happyland Nativity Set helps little ones discover the world and develop social skills.

Social skills

Happyland is a place of wonder, fuelled by the imagination of each child who travels there! Designed for little hands, the Happyland Advent Calendar helps little ones discover the world and develop social skills. The Christmas Story.” Get ready to go “ooh” and “aaaah”, absolutely fantastic costumes and great storytelling from the children involved. Beautiful. Today is the Saviour’s Day” From the awesome band that is Rend Collective, just released this month as I write this (October 2020). Going straight on my playlist! The Wellbeing Journey is a new 8-part video series, which will be ready for churches to launch at Christmas guest services online or in person. Jesus is ‘the Prince of Wholeness’ as The Message version translates Isaiah 9:6, so HOPE Together and partners KingsGate Church will have Christmas sermon ideas to help churches to invite friends, neighbours and colleagues to join the journey.