Christmas Caroling with a Twist

Last night for mutual we took the kids around the neighborhood on the back of a trailer while they sang (ok, really more like shouted), Christmas carols. Unknown to the kids, we had prearranged to stop at three different homes where the kids were told to hop off the trailer and gather around the front door. At the first, it was obvious the family was home (faces in the window, noises in the house), but they refused to come to the door and accept our Christmas caroling. At the second home, the door was opened but then quickly shut again with the rejection "I'm sorry, I just don't have time for this. I have to go!" At the third stop, the door was again answered and the kids were told "I'm sorry, I'd invite you in but my home is just too messy." We then took the kids around the back of that house where a fire pit was waiting. As we gathered around, the youth were asked to think about whether or not the Savior was welcome in their own lives. Were their lives too loud, too busy or too messy to let him in? We closed up with hot chocolate and donuts. Ideally, this would have been a really neat spiritual experience for the kids and I recommend it.