Kidologist's Zone

This is the place to find things written or submitted by the creator of Kidology.org, Karl Bastian.

Use Karl's creativity to your advantage! Browse his ideas, plans, games, and more. Use them as is or adapt them for your ministry!

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Plus The Art of Kupstacko

A goofy introduction of Speed Stacks.

Speed Stacks
Free The Hulk Movie Review

Well, HULK FEVER is BACK! Once again, it is cool to be GREEN! The HULK is everywhere from Mountain Dew cans to coloring books and toys and video games due to the Hulk Movie that came out in June 2003.

Movie Review
Plus Color You Crazy!

Kidologist's Blog Archive - April 2003 DewDate 10-30-2003

Online Brain Teaser!
Plus Satan's Lies and God's Truths

Satan can be so tricky and all you need to prove it is 2 team leaders, candy, and fruit. Have fun!

Teaching
Plus A Pumpkin Object Lesson

Christian Life
Plus If God is So Powerful, Why Doesn't He Fix All of our Problems?

Christian Life
Plus PreSchool Craft/Turkey Thanks

Kids trace their hand and write things for which they are thankful.

Thanksgiving
Plus A Kernel of Thanks

Meal or class idea using a kernel of corn as a reminder to be thankful for what we have.

Thankgiving
Plus USS Thanksgiving (A Boat Full of Thanks)

Family (or classroom) craft idea to thank God for blessings on others.

Thanksgiving
Plus Balloon Turkey

Make a turkey craft using a rubber glove.

Thanksgiving
Plus Thanksgiving Name Acronym of Thanks

Use letters in your name to begin things for which you are thankful.

Thanksgiving
Plus The First Thanksgiving

Historical Records of the First Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Plus Thanksgiving Myths and Other Facts

Things you may not know about the history of Thanksgiving that you can use to teach.

Thanksgiving
Plus Turkey Facts (some serious, mostly fun)

Lots of miscellaneous facts about the bird we all love to eat this time of year.

Thanksgiving
Plus Thanksgiving Word Search

Have fun finding children's names from your ministry while teaching Bible verses.

Thanksgiving
Plus Thanksgiving PIT Game

This is a Thanksgiving version of the popular PIT game by Parker Brothers... and the kids will gobble it up!

Thanksgiving Game
Plus Crazy Kid's Pastor?

Kidologist's Blog Archive - April 2003 DewDate 10-24-2003

Ministry without Limits!
Plus Trapped in a Rock

Easter Sunday we were out in the parking lot after church when my three year old nephew was asked by his mom if he had learned the meaning of Easter in Sunday School. After answering with a simple, "Yes" my sister, Melissa, tried to get probe a little deeper and asked, "Can you tell us what happened on Easter?" Parker replied matter-of-factly, "Jesus was trapped in a rock, but he got out."

Easter
Plus Who Made God?

Christian Life
Free An Ode to Dew

The Kidologist stayed up waaaaaaay to late one night and wrote this poem... no, it has nothing to do with children's ministry - except that Dew has kept the Kidologist up late enough to come up with much of what is on this site!

Mountain Dew
Plus Ideas for Group Names

Ideas for group names

Group Names
Plus Don't Grab the Apple

You will need a tub full of colored balls, only ONE red one, small totes for kids, blindfolds, and a score board for this game involving friendly competition.

Teaching
Plus Mute Charades

You will need something to write with and write on for each team and some messages to act out. Kids love acting out in this game of friendly competition.

Teaching
Plus Wisemen Gifts Memory Game

You need 12 cards. The idea is to find the 3 gifts that the Wismen brought to Jesus by remembering which cards they are on.

Teaching
Plus Lego Game

You will need several sets of Legos as several kids race to build tallest Lego tower that will stand on its own after time is up.

Teaching
Plus Hat Grab

Every child needs a hat in this exciting hat-grabbing game that is a New Twist to Musical Chairs. The kids love seeing who will be the last one with a hat.

Teaching
Plus Eraser Wars

You will need 2 standing white boards, markers, and erasers. The players alternate between drawing and erasing, but have to race between the two boards

Teaching
Plus Don't Dirty the New Self

Christian Life
Plus Look at my Trophies!

Other
Plus What Do You Have That You Did Not Receive?

Other
Plus God's Piggy Bank

Christian Life
Plus The Pillow and the Hinge

A Pillow and a Hinge
Plus Periscope Wisdom

Other
Plus The Perfect Wish

Christian Life
Plus Don't Be Fooled by the Wrapper

The world and our Enemy try to deceive us by making sin look yummy, but in the end it tastes horrible!

Bible, Sin
Plus Hold Your Tongue

Just a fun introduction to teaching on the power of the tongue.

Bible
Plus Seeing is Believing

Magic Trick (Don't worry, you CAN do this - because you don't really DO anything.) Show ...

Bible
Plus A Letter from God

Bible
Plus Rise or Fall

God wants us all to go up to heaven - and it is whether you have Jesus inside that determines that.

Bible
Plus Time's Up

Time is always passing and we cannot get it back. Someday, the ultimate alarm will go off and we will meet God.

Bible
Plus Harry Potter Object Lesson: Love That Leaves a Mark

When YOU accept Jesus as your Savior, He wants to leave His mark on you - a transformed life! And in exchange for your giving your life to Him, He will protect you from the Enemy and the ultimate consequences of your sin.

Love
Plus The Key to Heaven

Jesus is the only way to heaven, He is like the Key to Heaven!

Salvation
Plus Wise and Foolish Builders who built on the rock and the jello

Where we build our life is important – Will we build it on God’s Ways or World’s.

ChristianLife
Plus The Bible is our Mirror to see What we Look Like Spiritually

What we build our life UPON is important. We must build it upon the WORD OF GOD, not the wisdom of the world.

Bible
Plus Magic Tricks

Many magic tricks rely on false assumptions...

ChristianLife
Plus Being Connected to God Gives You Power

Being connected to God gives you power.

God
Plus Our Outside Power Source

We all need a source of power outside of ourselves, or we will get drained spiritually.

God
Plus Sling Shot and Balloon Object Lesson

How we can protect ourselves from the attacks of the enemy.

ChristianLife
Plus The Amazing Magic In-Out Tube Trick!

It is foolish to think that if we allow bad things into our life that good will come out.

ChristianLife
Plus Pipe Object Lesson

Sin gets in the way of God being able to do things in our life.

ChristianLife
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