Christmas Left Right Gift Game Printable | Nativity Story Pass the Present Party Game | Church Gift Exchange | Download

The tried-and-loved Left-Right gift game — with the real Christmas story at its heart. Everyone holds a wrapped gift, the leader reads the nativity story aloud, and every LEFT and RIGHT sends the presents flying round the circle until the story ends and everyone keeps what they hold. TWO stories included: the full nativity for mixed ages and a short, lively version for little ones — with the pass-words printed big and bold so they're impossible to miss mid-read. Perfect for church gift exchanges, Sunday school parties, office parties and Christmas morning.

What's Inside

• The full nativity Left-Right story — the real Christmas story, woven with passes (about 5 minutes to read)
• A short and lively version for young children (about 2 minutes)
• Every LEFT and RIGHT printed bold and in colour — effortless to read aloud
• Leader's tips: how to set up, pace the reading, and land the ending
• Variations for big groups, small groups and teams
• A4 and US Letter, print-ready — one page per story

How It Works

Everyone sits in a circle holding a wrapped gift (bring-one-swap-one works perfectly). The leader reads the story aloud; every time they say LEFT or RIGHT, everyone passes their gift that way. When the story ends, the gift in your hands is yours to keep — and the whole room has just heard the real story of Christmas.

Perfect For

Church and Sunday school Christmas parties, gift exchanges and white-elephant swaps, office and family parties, Christmas morning with the grandparents — any circle of people and a pile of little gifts. Ages 3 to 103.

Faith-friendly and joyful; the game text tells the true nativity story (Luke 1-2, Matthew 2) in warm, playful language. No secular figures.

Print Details

• US Letter AND A4 included
• Crisp black & white — prints beautifully on any printer
• Instant digital download — nothing is shipped

This is a digital product. Due to the nature of instant downloads, refunds aren't available — but if anything's wrong, message us and we'll make it right.

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What happens when you order

• Instant download. Your file link is emailed the moment you order, and it stays in your order confirmation so you can come back to it any time.
• Print at home. Every file comes in A4 and US Letter, ready for any ordinary printer — nothing is posted to you.
• Yours to keep. Print it as many times as you need for your own family, class or church group.

Who you are buying from

Giddymoose® is a small, faith-led family studio in the UK. We design and write every resource ourselves, we check every scripture reference, and Giddymoose is a registered trademark. Every order genuinely supports our family.

If something is not right — a file will not open, a page looks wrong, or you ordered by mistake — please message us and we will put it right. We would much rather fix it than leave you stuck.

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