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 Crazy Countdown 06 - Worship Fever Show

Miss Piggy is hosting The Worship Fever Show with a focus on worship! Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

The Worship Fever Show - Part 2
Plus Crazy Countdown 05 - Worship Fever Show

Miss Piggy is hosting The Worship Fever Show with a focus on worship! Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

The Worship Fever Show: Part 1
All Access Ministry Management Part 2 - Team Management

Part 2 in Karl's Ministry Management Series - Four powerful principles for managing a ministry team. 

Team Management
Free Kidmin Talk #115 - January 12th 2019

Kidmin Talk #115 - Pastor Karl wants to make you look good in 2019 by providing tools for YOU, your leaders, your parents and your kids - plus recruiting tools and more for 2019! Watch this short Kidmin Talk to learn about Kidology's NEW Booster Packs! Kidology is going to make your ministry better and easier in 2019!

Give Your Kidmin a BOOST in 2019
All Access Ministry Management Part 1 - Personal Management

In this video, Pastor Karl shares four areas that need addressing in order to maintain personal organization and practical tips to manage your schedule, your space, your stuff and your soul.

Personal Management
Plus Crazy Countdown 04 - Bible Character Auditions Part 2

Kermit discusses the importance of the Bible in our Christian walk. Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

More Bible Character Auditions
Plus Crazy Countdown 03 - Bible Character Auditions Part 1

Kermit discusses the importance of the Bible in our Christian walk. Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

Bible Character Auditions
Plus Crazy Countdown 02 - The Bible Part 2

Kermit discusses the importance of the Bible in our Christian walk. Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

The Bible is an Amazing Book
Plus Crazy Countdown 01 - The Bible Part 1

Kermit discusses the importance of the Bible in our Christian walk. Toybox Tales Crazy Countdowns are fun interactive videos for before service. Kids will gather and watch and be eager for church to start!

Bring Your Bible to Church
Free Recruiting Tool: NEW YEAR Flyer

A fun flyer to invite folks to consider the ONE New Years Resolution that will take care of all of them: Serving in kids ministry!

New Year Recruiting Flyer
Starter Oh! You'd Better Watch Out! (Jesus Christ is Coming Again!)

My version of a Christmas Classic. Instead of watching out for Santa, kids ought to be watching out for Jesus... He's coming again!

FUN Christmas Song
Starter Kidmin Talk #114 - December 2nd, 2018

Kidmin Talk #114 - Pastor Karl shares four keys to ending your ministry year well and setting yourself up for success in the next year!

Ending the Year Well
Plus Reaching Disconnected Families

Pastor Karl addresses this critical issue that faces all of our ministries. Families visit our church, and don't return. Or, families that once were regular, fade away and we wonder what happened to them. How do we bring them back?

Family Ministry
Plus Karl's Concert of Prayer

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

Prayer
Plus Batty Fears

A game to help kids address the fears they face.

Fear
Plus Kidmin Talk #113- October 22nd, 2018

Kidmin Talk #113 - Pastor Karl shares an object lesson that could just change your life! Plus, he answers the question, how important is it to be on the cutting edge in children's ministry? His answer may surprise you!

The Object Lesson of Life, Technology and More!
Free Kidmin Talk #112- September 28th, 2018

Kidmin Talk #112 - Pastor Karl found a box on his front porch - what could it be?!?! It was the FIRST COPY of his new book, Kidology's Ultimate Toolbox for Children's Ministry! Learn what's inside.

The Unboxing of Karl's newest book!
Plus Kidmin Talk #110 - September 4th, 2018

Kidmin Talk #110 covers teaching kids grace, Fortnite, health in ministry, and more!

Zarf, Grace, Fortnite and More!
Plus Noah’s Ark Animal Mix-Up Game

A super fun mixer game that introduces Noah and the Ark.

Noah's Ark
Plus Snake in a Tree Puzzle

Fun Floor Puzzle of Snake in a Tree

Floor Puzzle
Plus Bible Story Mad Libs

A FUN way to tell a familiar Bible story

Bible Story Fun
Starter Kids are Curious!

What are you doing to engage the curiosity of your kids?

Kidology Lab - Curiosity
Plus Now or Later?

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

Delayed Gratification!
Plus Crouching Sin Hidden Temptation - A Classic Toybox Tale

Beware of Crouching Sin, Hidden Temptation. It is out to lead you astray. Starring the little agents from Spy Kids and Samurai Jack.

Tempation and Forgiveness
Plus Not an Apple - a Toybox Tale Classic

Miss Piggy’s new talk show, “Talk To The Pig,” features Adam and Eve and revisits their days in the garden of Eden.

Adam and Eve
Plus Bible Numbers and Facts

This is a fun activity for helping kids learn some amazing facts about the Bible!

Bible Facts
Plus Amazing Easy Prediction Magic Trick!

This is a classic easy magic trick where you can predict a choice that a child makes.

Prophesy or Choices
Plus FUN Choices Opening Game

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

Choices
Plus Vote for Jesus! A FUN Patriotic Lesson

This is a FUN interactive lesson about how we "Vote for Jesus" every day by the choices we make!

Fruit of the Spirit
Plus Secret to Having New Parents Serving Every Week!

Here is a fun positive way to have some parents helping every week in your children's service.

Recruiting Parents
Plus Books of the Bible Scramble Game

This is a fun unscrambling game using 20 random books of the Bible.

Books of the Bible
Plus Summer Bible Reading Challenge

A challenge to help kids read Matthew and John over the summer with parents involved.

Bible Reading
Plus Holy Spirit Balloon Game & Object Lesson

A fun game that also teaches four things the Holy Spirit does for us.

Holy Spirit Helps
Plus LOST and FOUND Sign

Tired of loose items cluttering up your kidmin space? Here is a fun Lost and Found sign that also warns that items will be disposed of soon.

Kidmin Signage
Plus Volunteer Spotlight Templates

A simple fun way to recognize new or super volunteers! Just add a pictures and some interesting facts and post outside the room they serve in!

Volunteer Appreciation
Starter We'll Be Back! - a Toybox Tale Classic

What happens when Dr. Bunsen Honey Dew tried to clone Arnold Swartzewhathisname? Instead of "I'll be back!" You get "We'll be back!"

You Are Unique
Starter Something from Nothing! - a Toybox Tale Classic

What happens when a magician tries to make Something from Nothing? Apparently only God can do that trick! And He did, when He made the world!

Creation
Starter The Sin Eliminator - a Toybox Tale Classic

What happens when Dr. Bunsen Honeydew attempts to purge Beaker of his sin with his Sin Eliminator invention? This is the historic first Toybox Tale performed back in 2001, four years before YouTube even existed!

Sin and Forgiveness
Plus List of Worries!

This is a humorous list of worries that a puppet or character has made. A leader talks them through it and challenges them to 'cast their cares upon Jesus.' (1 Peter 5:7)

Worry Trust Faith
Plus Cereal Sunday Lesson

Written for Time Change Sunday where the kids are allowed to come to church in PJ's and eat cereal! This FUN cereal lesson helps kids learn spiritual applications from their favorite cereals!

Time Change Lesson
Starter Offering Monster

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

Offering Collection
Plus This is Love... Picture Presentation

Love isn't just the mushy stuff, it's putting others above yourself. This is a presentation with pictures of love in action!

Love, Valentine’s Day
Plus All About Me Kid Info Sheet

A fun and easy way to get to know your kids, learn about their needs, keep up with the world of kids, and get ministry feed back, all at once!

Relational Ministry
Plus The Kidology Handbook in Spanish

Translated by a friend, the classic edition of the Kidology Handbook is provided free of charge to Kidology All Access Members. (Disfrute de este recurso de entrenamiento gratuito.)

Spanish Training Resource
Plus Wordless Book How To (Video Training)

Video training by Pastor Karl on the many ways to use the Wordless Book to share the Gospel with complete instructions.

Wordless Book
Plus Wordless Book Mini Book

A simple and easy Wordless Book template that can be customized for your own ministry.

Wordless Book
Plus An Emoji Christmas Story

Tell the Christmas Story with Emojis!

Emoji Christmas
Starter KARL'S NERF WARS

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

Preteen Event Details
Plus Charades Talent Show

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

Gifts and Talents
Plus Jolly Rancher Toss Review Game

Just a simple fun review game that is YUMMY too!

Candy Review Game
The Kidmin Covenant Recruiting Tools - Fishing KidCheck YouthCheck Drummer 2025 FUNtastic Bible Activity Book 88 Games with 8 Objects Book Kidology's Ultimate Toolbox for Children's Ministr My Awesome Adventure DiscipleTown Unit 22 - Holy Spirit Next Steps for Kids Kidmin Talk Podcast
Kidology Curriculum

Kids Church Lessons
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