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Listen to the latest episode of Kidmin Talk, our weekly webcast show hosted by Karl Bastian.  This week he asks whether you are a Thermostat or Thermometer?

This episode shares practical tips on how to set a positive mood for learning in your classroom!   

 

Discover whether you are setting or reflecting the temperature in areas of appearance, attitude, awareness, and aptitude.

PLUS... learn how you can WIN some great kidmin stuff from Santa Karl!  VBS, worship music, and other great goodies.  Listen to get all the details on getting a present!  The North Pole has moved to Denver, and everyone who participates will get something FREE! 

 

Because Jesus Loves Children,

Karl D. Bastian - a.k.a. "The Kidologist" 

Win an iPad Mini in December! 
Mini Kidology Contest
Enter our Mini Kidology Contest!  No, it's not a teeny, tiny giveaway.  Rather, it's your chance to win a new iPad Mini!

To enter, use your Kidology Premium Membership to buy any resource via the Kidology Store during the month of December!  We'll randomly select a winner from all entrants.  Then, on Christmas Day, Santa Karl will call you personally to share the mini-fabulous news!  Pick up curriculum, training tools, Garage Sale specials, or even our new Gimmie! Gimmie! Christmas Game.  It doesn't matter.  Every purchase is an additional entry into the contest!

Don't think you have a chance to win?  Santa Karl will be giving out other kidmin presents throughout the month as well!  Any Kidology Store purchase is your automatic entry.  Curriculum, music, and other great resources could be coming your way!  Ho ho ho! 
 
» Mini Kidology Contest

Gimmie! Gimmie! Christmas Game 
Gimmie! Gimmie! Christmas Game

Based on our popular Thanksgiving version, Gimmie! Gimmie! Christmas is a fast-paced, holiday trading game that illustrates thankfulness vs. selfishness.  

 

Ideal for just a few kids as well as large groups, the object is to collect a complete set of Christmas cards, while avoiding the greedy Gimmie! Gimmie!  

 

Adapted by Karl Bastian as a solution for understaffed volunteer situations around the holidays, this Gimmie! Gimmie! game provides an interactive object lesson while requiring just a few leaders to run.

 

NEW in the Christmas Edition: Complete rules for the Base Game as well as "Build a Christmas Nativity" variant. In addition, expanded lesson application ideas help strengthen use of the game as a Biblical illustration.  

 

» Just $5.99 in the Kidology Store!

"Say It!" on video with ImpressKids 
Impress Kids

Our friends at ImpressKids are giving away $200 as part of their Say It! Christmas Contest!

 

Capture on video the kids in your ministry reciting a verse or Scripture passage from memory.  Be creative.  Upload the video to YouTube, Vimeo, or GodTube and e-mail the link with your name, your ministry's name, and phone number.  Deadline is December 23.  Winner will be determined by popular vote.  Hey, it's $200, so check it out!

Additionally, demo the new Say It! resource, which helps to reinforce scripture memory through the use of video.  Use any video device, such as a smartphone or webcams, to allow boys and girls to quote their memory verses in front of the lens.

 

» Visit ImpressKids.com

It's time to memorize with DiscipleTown!
"How to Memorize God's Word"The idea of memorizing Scripture can intimidate both kids and adults!  Get started with our new How to Memorize God's Word unit, the latest DiscipleTown Kid's Church curriculum from Karl Bastian and DiscipleLand.

Children will appreciate the incredible mind that God has given them, the importance of memorizing God's Word, and the benefits of doing so.

Furthermore, kids will learn to meditate on Scripture in order to allow it to sink into their very characters and wills, resulting in deeper, richer insights.

Using fun science, they'll know that God has wired them to learn and to apply what they learn.

» How to Memorize God's Word - Members save $5
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» Learn more about DiscipleTown curriculum 
Time to visit Christmas Tree Lane!  
Christmas Tree LaneChristmas Tree Lane from River's Edge is a 5-week unit where kids learn about the Names of Jesus surrounding His birth.

They will explore not only the meaning of the name but also how that name makes a difference in their own life.

Through fun art-type activities, goofy Christmas tree trivia, wacky Christmas tree investigations, Christmas Bible stories, and creative ornaments based on His names, kids will walk away with a deeper understanding of Jesus' birth and the true meaning of Christmas.

This unit can be used as a stand-alone seasonal curriculum, or as a part of the 52-week Imagination Factory curriculum series.

» Available for immediate download!
Christmas Bingo - Just $7 
Christmas BingoAre you looking for a quick and easy activity for Christmas? Try Christmas Bingo, by Susan E. Harper, author of Easter Bingo and the The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe 10-Lesson Series.

Includes...
  • 35 different reproducible Christmas Bingo Cards
  • 1 reproducible Christmas Bingo Master Card
  • 1 reproducible Number Card
  • 1 reproducible Game Direction Sheet
  • Grade School Word Version
  • Preschool Picture-Only Version
  • Color Sheets for Transparencies
  • Suggested Lesson Plan
Ideal for kids who know the Christmas story, as well as those who don't, these fully reproducible sheets are ready for your printer.  Available as immediate download! 

» Just $7 in the Kidology Store 
Get creative ideas in the Christmas Zone 
Are you looking for ideas to use during the Christmas season? Stop by our packed Christmas Zone for lessons, creative tips, and other ideas submitted by children's ministry folks just like you!

You'll find complete Christmas Lessons like Wise Kids Still Seek Him (a 3-part series) to a theme like Birthday Party for Jesus. How about devotionals such as Why Come as a Child? or performance ideas like Why Christmas?

You may need to fire up some Christmas music to get you in the proper mood, but it will be worth it!

» Explore the Chistmas Zone for ideas!