Creative Ideas Zone

Using children's love of candy to demonstrate that worship is a show of worth!

Print these tags and attach to Candy Canes to remind the children of Jesus' sacrifice for our sins. For greater impact, use along with the Candy Cane Relay Race!

Put on an INSTANT Talent Show as you talk about the gifts God gives us.

Let the kids choose the lesson order to learn about choices!

A fun game that takes an ordinary daily chore (brushing your teeth) and provide a spiritual application on obeying God's Word.

Everyone loves to laugh at the Peeking Puppeteer Heads, except the puppeteers who are doing the show. Here is a creative way to eliminate that!

A Kids Church Video featuring “Da Feet.” An introduction on “Running the Race” for a lesson on Paul.

Doing a unit with dinosaurs??? Here are some FUN dinosaur ideas...

TONS of ideas/advice for planning an Easter Egg hunt.

This is a tool to save you time when you need to draw kids names throughout class or club to participate in activities.  

A Lesson on Encouragement from Legos! (Features a point by point PowerPoint)

This fun rap/chant/song will be a powerful worship tool in your ministry  

Everything you need from Game board, money and cards to create and play your own version of Faith-Opoly!

A bunch of kids accept Christ on Sunday - how do you follow up with them? In this post Karl shares the letters he sends out to both kids and parents. You are welcome to edit and adapt.

This is a fun activity for little learners to practice washing feet. 

This is a fun interactive game that gets kids moving and trying to solve a fun but easy puzzle. It's all about choices!

Fun activity to introduce topic of reflecting God.

A BUNCH of ideas for encouraging your volunteers from the aisles of the grocery store!

A fun way to open a lesson on attidudes or friendliness by having some greeters really put on the grumpiness.

Teach your kids how to be missionaries and start your service off with this exciting activity.

Are you feeling worn out, stressed, and ready to drop out of ministry? Wait! There's a way to avoid 'burn out"!

A fun fair you can have to help the kids learn about the fruits of the Spirit.

To introduce the topic of service, treat the kids like royalty as the enter kids church!

A way to help kids (and adults) get more out of their Bible reading time.

An invitation to church that kids can give their friends: "If you think church is boring, you've never been to MY church!"

Help kids understand how much what we read can shape us through this object lesson.

I love Minecraft. I play it with my son and other kids. It also teaches me things about children's ministry.

THIS IS A MUST! By promises to come 'uninvited' to video tape kids rooms and then show in children's church - kids will experience 'always being ready' for the return of Jesus!

Pastor Karl shares the details of the Concert of Prayer he hosted at his church.

A giant object lesson illustrating how God can do the impossible - as a teacher transforms a GIANT square made of metal brackets instantly into in a giant CIRCLE!

Children's Church Rules and Rewards

Purchase all the files and information on how to host a Nerf Wars event for the preteens in your ministry!

Interviewing kids to keep up with what they are into and like.

These Customizable Conversation Cards get kids talking - but they work like a game!

Many have asked for ideas for outreach when your church is doing a festival-type outreach. Here are some ideas...

A fun interactive way to explain how God wrote the Bible when it had human authors.

Encourage missionaries by having your kids write letters to them.

A fun game that illustrates the need to focus to listen to the Holy Spirit over other "voices" in our lives.

Kids Love Comics! Skip the videos and PowerPoints, just DRAW the Bible Story and your kids will be glued to the story!

Try these awesome Water War ideas!

A fun take home slip when teaching on the Golden Rule. (Luke 10:27b)

Help kids understand their own attitudes through this easy activity with Name Tags. Plus, help build community as the kids get to know each other a little bit better.

Banners for use while teaching the Narnia series. 

A SUPER COOL Gospel Presentation that the kids will love - lots of audience participation!

This is a simple way on one Sunday to gently force all the kids to make some new friends!

Enjoy Pastor Karl's classic video series on Spiritual Disciplines starring Noduh the Wise One - not to be confused with his cousin Yoda of Star Wars fame. This 10-part series includes an introduction video.

A fun (and yummy) lesson introduction that helps kids learn about delayed gratification.

Here is a FUN way to make giving both FUN and memorable. Introducing Numnum the Offering Monster!

A lesson on waiting the involves one of kids favorite things, CANDY!

This is a "Get to Know You" game based on the popular website Pinterest.com. It helps a large group of kids or teens quickly find people with common interests.