Christmas games for Sunday school children should ideally teach them about the religious aspects of Christmas in an enjoyable manner. While children may get wrapped up in the fun or friendly competition of the games, it's important to take a minute after each game finishes and answer any questions that student might have or spark a discussion.

Christmas Story Draw
Ask the children in your Sunday school class what they already know about the birth of Jesus in the manger. Listen to their answers and then tell them the story, ideally with pictures from an illustrated children's bible. Divide the class into two teams and give each team an easel with drawing paper. Let a child from each team draw a figure or object from the Christmas story. Give them five minutes to do this. When done, put the drawings at the front of the room and check them together as a class, examining the drawings to see if anything is missing. For example, kids might leave out small details like the star, or the three wise men or the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Christmas Nativity Scene
Children will love this project because it is part competition, part craft. This game is a great follow up to the Christmas story draw and allows kids to express their creativity and eat candy. Bring in toothpicks and bags of different types of candy: marshmallows, gummi bears, gum drops, skittles, licorice. The best candy for this project is the kind that's pliable and that children can sculpt. Put children into pairs and tell them to make a three-dimensional model of the nativity scene out of the candy on the table. Set a time limit and when finished, ask kids to vote on the best one.

Name That Christmas Song
This is a great activity for kids as it involves music and you can encourage children to sing along. Put children into small groups or teams. Play a few seconds of a Christmas song on they piano or from a music player. It's best to avoid commercial songs like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" or "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Instead, play more religious themed songs like "Away in a Manger" or "Angels We Have Heard on High." See which group can name the song first and continue singing the lyrics. Follow up by asking kids what their favorite Christmas song is and why.