Seasons, holidays and celebrations

From Advent and Easter to back-to-school and summer holidays, family life is marked by changing seasons. In this section, you’ll find creative ideas, faith-based reflections, and practical tips to help you make the most of key moments in the calendar — creating meaningful traditions and spiritual depth throughout the year.

What was Jesus doing on Easter Saturday?
2026-04-03T08:00:00+01:00By Robin Barfield
It’s tempting to rush to the resurrection, but Robin Barfield thinks that Holy Saturday invites Christian parents to teach their children about waiting, loss, and the comfort Jesus brings in our darkest moments
Good Friday Crafts
2026-04-01T09:00:00+01:00By Mina Munns is the founder of Flame: Creative Children’s Ministry www.flamecreativekids.blogspot.co.uk
The events of Good Friday are powerful and striking, and several key themes can be drawn out. The following craft ideas will help children explore the themes of sorrow, love, destruction, pain and new life
Why Christian parents need to talk to their children about sin this Easter
2026-04-01T08:00:00+01:00By Anna Hawken
Anna Hawken from Parenting for Faith encourages parents to rediscover how talking about sin and forgiveness can bring new life to households and help kids see the gospel’s transforming power all year round
Why do we celebrate with chocolate eggs and bunnies if Easter is about Jesus?
2026-03-31T09:40:00+01:00By Becky Peacock
Chocolate, bunnies, and egg hunts are everywhere at Easter! Becky Peacock explains how to use these traditions to teach your kids about the empty tomb, God’s goodness, and our hunger for Jesus
Making Holy Week unforgettable: Creative Easter traditions for families
2026-03-27T09:00:00+00:00By Tabitha Heathcote
From palm-waving parades to sunrise celebrations, Tabitha Heathcote wants us to discover simple ways to help our children experience the wonder of Jesus’ journey and make faith the heart of our Easter
Church is God’s big family - Let’s honour every kind of mothering this Mothering Sunday
2026-03-13T10:30:00+00:00By Claire Hailwood
From lost children to spiritual mothers, this article calls the church to celebrate and include all who nurture, support, and offer family in the way God designed
I think Ramadan is a great opportunity for our young people to share the gospel, here’s why
2026-03-13T09:00:00+00:00By Nesu Kwaramba
Whilst Ramadan and Lent both involve sacrifice, Nesu Kwaramba suggests that the fundamental differences between the two seasons provide helpful ways for our young people to engage friends with the good news of Jesus
I have a confession to make: I dread Mother’s Day
2026-03-12T09:00:00+00:00By Joanne Gilchrist
When expectations collide and nobody feels celebrated enough - Joanne Gilchrist reflects how faith and church family offer comfort, perspective, and a reason to give thanks anyway
Premier NexGen’s top 5 most read articles of 2025
2025-12-26T09:00:00+00:00By Gareth Crispin
This year’s top 5 most read Premier NexGen articles reveals that Christian parents are hyper aware of the cultural context in which their youth and children are growing up
A Christmas Day prayer for Christian parents
2025-12-25T09:00:00+00:00By Gareth Crispin
On Christmas day Premier NexGen Editor suggests a prayer for Christian parents to pray following the ancient practice and wisdom of the teaspoon prayer
The best Christmas present for your family this year is your undivided attention
2025-12-24T09:00:00+00:00By Gareth Crispin
As we celebrate God with us this Christmas Premier NexGen Editor Gareth Crispin encourages Christian parents to follow Jesus’ example and be present to those around them
10 films for Christian families to watch this Christmas
2025-12-23T09:00:00+00:00By Dawn Kay
Want to avoid arguments about which film to watch as a family this Christmas? Dawn Kay has 10 films you can choose from each with a question to help Christian families engage with faith
Does God look like Santa?
2025-12-22T09:11:00+00:00By Becky Peacock
Some children might conflate Santa and God - Becky Peacock helps us and our families see how very different they are
Bob Hartman’s latest Storybook Bible makes an amazing Christmas present for Christian families this year
2025-12-18T09:50:00+00:00
Bob Hartman thinks we have underplayed the Kingdom of God and Jesus’ kingship when discipling children - in his latest storybook Bible he’s looking to redress the balance
5 things Christian parents can do to help their children when company is coming for Christmas
2025-12-18T09:00:00+00:00By Bethany McIlrath
Children can find it hard when family and friends come to stay at Christmas - Bethany Mcllrath provides some ideas on how to deal with the issues that arise
5 of the best Christian Christmas songs for your youth and children
2025-12-17T09:00:00+00:00By Michael J Tinker
Are you fed up of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, on repeat? Michael J Tinker comes to the rescue with his top-5 songs for families at Christmas
The case against Christian parents telling their children Santa is real
2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00By Kate Orson
Kate Orson is convinced that lying to our children about Father Christmas undermines faith in God
The case for Christian parents telling their children Santa is real
2025-12-16T09:00:00+00:00By Lisa Skinner
Lisa Skinner thinks that having Santa as part of Christmas traditions is a fun way to engage children’s imaginations and to help them be in the world but not of the world
4 ways to help your children understand the bigger story this Christmas
2025-12-15T09:11:00+00:00By Dawn Kay
Dawn Kay shows how Christian parents can move beyond the basics of the nativity to reveal the full story of the coming saviour to their children this Christmas
7 alternative Christmas gift ideas for your youth and children this year
2025-12-12T10:15:00+00:00By Lisa Skinner
To get some inspiration for Christmas gifts this year, Lisa Skinner turns the Grinch, of all people, but finds his insights worth paying attention to