Kidologist's Zone

Historical Records of the First Thanksgiving

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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!

Ideas for group names

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Many magic tricks rely on false assumptions...

Being connected to God gives you power.

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

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

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

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

Jesus rose from the dead to fix the problem of death once and for all.

The Bible is like .....

You look in the mirror and see what needs to be fixed before you are presentable to the world, but God’s Word shows us what we need to fix to be presentable to God and others.

God is the perfect Father.

Just as real glasses help many us see objects in perspective, spiritual glasses can help us see things with a godly perspective.

Here is a great 'back to school' lesson that shares the Gospel using school supplies.

The book of Acts contains amazing stories of faith and courage. It is easy to think of these heroes as being extra special or extra spiritual, but they were ordinary people, just like us! Kids can be challenged to be bold and brave for God in their neighborhoods and schools!

The Bumbling Duo Discover and Discuss the Trinity.  

This lesson uses the examples of several women in the book Acts to teach that we need to discover what our gifts and abilities are, and then use them for God and His Kingdom!

The bumbling duo saves the world from a mother who was forgotten on Mother's Day—and all children are warned to love their mothers.

Everyone loves to be encouraged! We all like compliments and pats on the back. Barnabus was given his name because he was known for encouragement. This lesson’s aim is to challenge kids to become encouragers – to be the kind of kids that build others up rather than tear others down. Our human instinct when we are hurt or attacks is to tear the other down, but in this lesson they will learn that when they build others up – everyone succeeds!