Creative Ideas Zone

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

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

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

A Kid's talent show for fun...

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

"Jeopardy!" for kid's church

Offering Contest

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

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

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

Humorous look at the things we learn from mom  

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!

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

The Sabbath is for worshiping God and resting.

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

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

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!

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”.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A fun event for children at during the Christmas season!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

A call to worship based on the superheros.

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

The world is constantly judging everything on the way it looks and it is easy for kids to fall in this same pattern. This object lesson is a good reminder that God looks at the heart and we need to do the same.

This is a good game to help get preschoolers (ages 3-5) quiet and ready for the next activity.

This is a great object lesson idea that I heard from Rob Bell once. The main point is to illustrate how death in so many cases actually brings us life.

Use this power point story to illustrate why God sent Jesus to earth for us. A great launch to a salvation message.

A quest through different rooms (reminiscent of the Indiana Jones adventures) to find the answer to Eternal Life.

Object lesson for teaching kids about having an authentic relationship with God. Can also be used for discussing false prophets, the one true God, and such.

Based on an anecdote I read in an email, this lesson shows how God is the tie that binds us all together in this country and that He is the true power behind our nation.

This is an entry level skit which requires three adults and very few props. While it was written for Valentine's Day, it can be performed at any time of the year. The skit is about what toys do after everyone leaves a toy store, but it's also about abstinence, i.e. waiting until you're married to have sex. It's done in a very innocent way - there is nothing sexual or romantic in this skit.

These simple thumbs up, or thumbs down cards can be used in any number of contexts to help visualize good ideas from bad ones.