{"id":20952,"date":"2024-11-29T13:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20952"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:10:27","slug":"age-appropriate-christmas-story-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/age-appropriate-christmas-story-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoe vertel je het kerstverhaal aan kinderen, per leeftijd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Read the story to them straight from the Bible, starting with Luke 2. For a toddler a few verses are enough: the baby laid in a manger and the angel&#039;s good news to the shepherds. As children grow, read more of Luke and Matthew, let them handle the figures of a nativity set, and answer their questions plainly and truthfully. Children will ask. The Bible expects them to. When Moses taught Israel to keep the Passover, he told the parents\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Luke 2 aloud. What to read at each age, from toddlers to teens, and how to answer children&#039;s questions about Herod, Mary and Santa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2853,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/jesus-manger-meaning\/","url_meta":{"origin":20952,"position":0},"title":"Why Was Jesus Born in a Manger, and What Is a Manger?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A manger is a feeding trough for animals. Luke says Mary laid Jesus in one because there was no room in the inn, and the angel made it the shepherds' sign.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Saint Michael the Archangel, in the style of Caravaggio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00472.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00472.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00472.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00472.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20920,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/biblical-origin-significance-christmas\/","url_meta":{"origin":20952,"position":1},"title":"What Is the True Meaning of Christmas? 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