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Plus Herod, the King Who Missed Christmas

PowerPoint visual story (with notes) about Herod, the king who missed Christmas.

Christmas Story
Plus Holiday Poem Contest

Holidays / Fun
Plus Hopscotch Bible Verse

Help kinesthetic learners memorize a Bible verse using hopscotch.

Memory Verse
Plus Household Bible Items for Missions

A simple idea to get families thinking about and supporting missions throughout the year.

Missions - Fund Raising
Plus How do you teach children Bible verses?

5 Easy Ways to Help Children Learn Bible Verses

Memorization
Plus I Love Candy Bars Skit

The difference between love and like as illustrated by candy bars.

Love
Plus Imagine Being Used by God

Beginning of the year kick off event for Children's Ministry Volunteers, using the theme of "imagination" featuring typical children's toys and games.

Volunteer Team Motivation KickOff
Starter Is it Dinnertime Yet?

3-5 years olds will act out being hungry.

Poverty, Hunger
Plus Jacob Wrestles with God

The story of Jacob wrestling with God - video game style.

Jacob wrestles with God
Plus Jelly on Your Face

An excellent object lesson illustrating the power of the Word of God as a mirror to show us our sin and the need to ask for forgiveness

Confession of Sin
Plus Just Do It!

A short talk for kids on learning to pray without ceasing.

Prayer
Plus Karl's Speed Stacks Lessons

Here are several different ways that you can use Speed Stacks in your ministry.  

Sport Stacking
Plus Kid City's Got Talent

A Kid's talent show for fun...

Fun Events
Starter Kids Book Template

Using this template and a poster board book cover, kids can write their own story and illustrate with their own artwork!

Allow kids to create their own story book!
Plus Kid's Church Jeopardy

"Jeopardy!" for kid's church

Game Show Like Games
Plus Kiss a Fish

Offering Contest

Offering Contest
Starter Make Your Own Concentration Game

Printing these sheets of graphics on sticker paper means you have matching sets for your very own concentration game craft!

Kids can make their own concentration game!
Plus Mission Trip to Mexico

Take a mission trip to Mexico without ever leaving your church? It's absolutely possible, check out this article to find out how!

In-Building Missions Trip
Plus Missionary Pen Pals

Encourage children to be pen-pals with missionary kids. It will support the missionary kids and broaden your kids' world!

Missions
Plus Momma Taught me a LOT!

Humorous look at the things we learn from mom  

Mother's Day
Plus Narnia Adventure

Our Sunday Night Live (Elementary grades 1 - 5 children's ministry youth) group just finished a wonderful winter session in a "Great Narnia Adventure". We created a "Narnia" room from ceiling to floor with lots of cozy spaces for kids to nestle in. We listened to a dramatic reading of The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis) on audiotape. We concluded each weekly segment with a short talk on Biblical comparisons and our great adventure with God. This room was really a favorite with the kids and helped us build many lasting memories and truths!

Creating a Narnia room & spiritual lessons
Plus Night Party

Overnight event with a "Jesus is the Light" theme.

Event / Outreach
Plus On Sale

The Sabbath is for worshiping God and resting.

Sabbath
Plus Oreo Wiggle

Kids make an Oreo slide from their forehead into their mouths by wiggling their nose/eyebrows

Game
Plus Overnighter Schedule

This is the basic schedule we used for a New Year's Eve overnighter.

Overnighter
Starter Paper Nesting Doll Craft

Printable craft for a set of 3 nesting dolls you can color, or create your own design! Great for talking about the trinity, or family!

Color or Create your own set of Nesting Dolls
Plus Parable of the Talents Experience

Imagine your children getting a chance to live out the Parable of the Talents. Some will be wise, some will be foolish, but none of them will forget the lessons they will learn.One of the best ways for children to learn is when they experience something for themselves. Here is a great idea for your children’s church, kids club or special event where children get to act out the “parable of the talents”.

Lesson Reinforcement
Starter Pass It On

3-5 years olds will practice caring for the poor.

Poverty, Generosity
Plus Patriotic Party!

Throw a patriotic party in May, June, or July!

American History
Starter Peer Pressue in Four Corners Game

3-5 year olds will be pressured by the teacher to join their friends in the classic "Four Corners" game.

Peer Pressure
Starter Pharaoh Headdress

This is a quick and easy Egyptian Headdress for lessons involving Pharaoh.

Pharaoh Headdress
Plus Pick Me! Box

What do you do when you need a volunteer? This idea makes it fair for everyone!

Choosing Kids
Plus PJ's Box

A creative way to encourage children and parents to communicate with their children's pastor/leader.

Organization/Communication
Plus Red Sunday

With Valentine's Day around the corner, here is an idea inspired by the color red.

Valentine's Day Idea
Free Robert Munch 17:17 - Teaching Bible Skills - The Reference

Steps for teaching your kids how to use the Bible--by Book, Chapter and Verse.

Bible References
Plus Salvation Slime Message

This Gospel presentation lesson involving slime could be used any time of year, but we used it for the "Wow" factor at Easter.

Salvation
Plus Sample Kids Camp Parents Letter

This is a great sample letter to send to the parents of the children attending any of your camps.

Camp
Plus Santa Shop

A fun event for children at during the Christmas season!

Christmas Activity
Plus Satan's Lies and God's Truths

Object lessons, discussions, and game dealing with human temptation and perspective.  

Temptation
Starter Silly Tongue Twister

3-5 year olds do a tongue twister as a discussion starter for telling others about Jesus.

Evangelism
Plus Smells of Eden

One of the amazing thing about Eve must have been the smells. Let your kids sniff and retain this passage about our beginning.

Smells to discuss Adam and Eve
Plus Sodom and Gomorrah PowerPoint Flannelgraph

A PowerPoint/Flannelgraph presentation retelling the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Sodom and Gomorrah
Plus Space Theme Camp

These are the documents I generate for a five-day-long, stay-overnight, kids camp. This particular one had a space theme.

Camp
Plus Spaghetti Toss

This game is a blast but takes a bit of prep, and is very messy, so be prepared, and don't do this on carpet! Also, you must have a washable wall!

Messy Games
Plus Spy Kids

This idea came from one of our older kids and it has been a great success! It got the kids involved in the community, serving others and working together.

Kid's Serving the Community
Plus Summer Themes Build Excitement

Using unifying themes help children remember what they have been taught.

Planning
Plus Super Hero Song

A simple song sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You know It"  

Heroes, Patriotism
Plus Super Slime LIVE

Using your church to bring the Gospel to kids on October 31st in such an awesome way that they don't miss going trick or treating.

Halloween Alternative
Plus Superhero Liturgy

A call to worship based on the superheros.

Superheros
Plus Teaching he Trinity Concept to Children

It is interesting the many ways we can illustrate the Trinity to children. Here are several creative ways that present this doctrine in simplicity.

Trinity
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