Teaching techniques, crafts, lessons and more to make learning about God an adventure kids look forward to!
Crafty Thursday-Lost Sheep Craft
Want a craft kids get excited about? One they take home and show everyone? One they take to school and show everyone? This is a good one for that. It's more than a craft.... it's a game. When telling the Parable of the Lost Sheep kids have fun making sheep. Then, they...
Crafty Thursday-Cotton Ball Painting
I do not particularly like "crafts" in bible class because they just get thrown away. With that being said, I do like crafts when they draw kids in and cause them to invite friends. Kids love to paint. Let's be honest. If there is a chance of getting messy, most kids...
WANTED: Patience, Prayer & Understanding
Have you noticed when people are going through a rough patch, nothing seems to make them happy? They start picking at things that never seemed to be an issue before. They are grouchy and begin to cause problems. If you are lucky, you do not become the focus of their...
Combating the Cyber World to Keep Kids Safe & Healthy
Nearly eight in 10 parents believe that they have a more complicated job in raising their kids today than their parents did raising them, says cultural commentator Andy Crouch in The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place, which...
Simple Valentine Service Project
This year I plan to teach my kindergarten through fifth graders to serve like Jesus. I do not know that Jesus ever sat down to make Valentine's for the elderly, but he instructed us to care for the widows and orphans. (James 1:27) I am printing these Valentine cards...
Teach Them to Serve Like Jesus
As I prayed and reflected on 2018 in children’s ministry, I could not stop thinking, “Jesus came to serve, to teach and to show us the power of God.” Can you imagine a world filled with servant hearts? Am I teaching kids to be like Jesus? It hit me, that yes, I am...
Birth of a Savior Story Stones
Story Stones are a unique way to tell a bible story that engages kids. They have fun drawing the pictures then using them to hear and retell the story. This one if of the birth of Jesus, our Savior.
Volunteer Gifts on a Budget
Do you find yourself in this position every year wondering what to get your volunteers for Christmas that is simple and meaningful while still affordable? Here are my top picks: #1 Christmas Music. Give this gift early in the month so they can enjoy it all...
DIY Christmas Countdown Party Craft
It's Christmas time! I LOVE Christmas when so many hearts are receptive to Christ. This is the time of year when so many people turn their focus to God, even those who do routinely attend worship. It is the prime time for outreach, for sharing the message of...