Gifts are wonderful, but sometimes getting stuff is complicated for our insides, especially for kids! I had a random idea to help my kids connect gifts with the ultimate Gift-Giver:

The idea was to give each kid a little present at the beginning of the Christmas season with a tag that featured James 1:17, which says, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” When they memorize the verse, they get the present. On one hand, I get that it sounds like they’re “buying” their present by saying a verse, but my true intention is to give them a strong association with that verse and gifts, so it comes to mind when they open a present. How cool to think “Every good and perfect gift is from above” every time we unwrap something! For more visuals on this, check out this reel I posted on Instagram.

Want the tags yourself?