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Teaching techniques, crafts, lessons and more to make learning about God an adventure kids look forward to!

Refocusing My Child’s Heart at Christmas

Refocusing My Child’s Heart at Christmas

Christmas is all about the presents and the parties, right?  Kids sit on Santa's lap and share their biggest wants. They play fun games at holiday parties, look at Christmas light displays and more.  But how much Christ do they get at Christmas? I know Jesus was not...

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Gen Z: Growing Up Without God

Gen Z: Growing Up Without God

Children are being robbed of their childhood; they are growing up too fast. Unfortunately, they are growing up without God.  Believe it or not, many have never even heard the gospel in America.  Really?  In America?  I’ve been reading Meet Generation Z: Understanding...

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How to Best Teach Kids God’s Word

How to Best Teach Kids God’s Word

How to teach God’s word to kids… Is there one way that is better than another to teach God’s word? Especially when it comes to kids, how should I teach them? What is most effective? Topical Popular Old Testament Stories Popular New Testament Stories Chronological...

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Creative Storytelling – The Witch of Endor

Creative Storytelling – The Witch of Endor

Creative Storytelling of The Witch of Endor to engage kids in God's word and etching His lessons into their minds to pull from when they need it most in life. This October I have been sharing scary bible stories with my kindergarten through fifth grade...

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Easy Pumpkin Prayer Craft for Kids

Easy Pumpkin Prayer Craft for Kids

I wish I had pictures of the kids making these to go along with the Pumpkin Prayer! They had more fun than I expected. This month has been all about taking Halloween and turning our focus towards God.  Yesterday the kids sat in a circle while they listened to the...

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10 Intentional Minutes a Day with Tween’s

10 Intentional Minutes a Day with Tween’s

Do you have parents reaching out to you for ideas? Are they looking for ways to raise their children with God included regularly?  I remember as a young parent, I sure was! I wanted my kids to grow into fine young Christians, but was not quite sure how. I was recently...

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God’s Timing Takes Too Long

God’s Timing Takes Too Long

Why is it that God’s timing seems to be so different from ours?  We have such grandiose ideas and if God would just bless them now,  then I could do great things for Him.  As I pondered this thought, I turned to the scriptures for answers.  I must admit I was not...

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Halloween and God: An Opportunity for Outreach

Halloween and God: An Opportunity for Outreach

Halloween brings about some pretty interesting debates among churches.  Regardless of whether or not you believe Halloween should be celebrated as a Christian, we can all agree that kids come out in slews for this popular holiday.  These kids are the churched and the...

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Feed the Monkey (Learn Books of the Bible)

Feed the Monkey (Learn Books of the Bible)

God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.  By using Scripture, the servant of God can...

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