Holiday Ideas Zone

An Easter presentation that uses the letters of EASTER to tell the real meaning of the holiday.

Advance sales bake sale gets moms and daughters working together.

Encourage Families to Look for Jesus this Christmas.

Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault.

A child finds love at christmas

A humorous story of a reformed parrot.

A FREE download resource from DiscipleLand.com on the REAL Meaning of Christmas

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for God has found great delight in you. You shall have a child and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High.

This is just a cool idea for a VALENTINE'S DAY bulletin board.

Here is an assortment of ideas to make Christmas more meaningful for your family. Select the ideas that seem appropriate to your family’s needs and interests. Trying one new idea could start a family tradition for your family.

This is a 'guess a letter' PowerPoint game that introduces Christmas and the theme of God's love through the gift of Jesus.

These are Christmas songs written by Karl Bastian to the tune of other popular children's church songs.

"Just for fun" game to open/close your service. Teams with the most snowballs in their bucket at the end of 1 minute wins. Play the game 3-4 times with 5-6 kids on each team.

Some Thanksgiving themed jokes to help with your teaching, skits or puppet routines.

The biggest trick played on Halloween is Christian kids and adults being bottled up inside churches or homes all night.

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

Tell the Christmas Story with Emojis!

Using a toaster to demonstrate to children that Christians do not need to be afraid of death!

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!

We do not need to be afraid, because Jesus is our helper in times of need. Use this object lesson to communicate this important truth to children!  

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.

Download Karl's Galactic Christmas Carol Muppet Parody, available only to Premium Members.

A complete summary of Karl's lastest Thanksgiving lesson with a bonus PowerPoint game.  

What are the Top 10 Toys that DIDN'T make it to market? This is a FUNNY lesson intro for Christmas time.

If you are doing a Narnia unit, here are two files that might save you a little time. They are simply banners for outside that say 'Welcome to Narnia' and another about leaving shoes outside, and bring their imagination inside.

That's right! Jesus Christ is Coming Again!

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

Need some FUN patriotic jokes? Here ya go!

This unit is PACKED with lesson ideas, skits, puppet routines, crafts, puzzles, and much more! A great download to teach or supplement ANY Christmas unit!

A little girl needs daddy for many, many things

Dads are special

A contest for Father's Day

Have the kids in your class make a coupon book for their dad.

A simple hand made dice that kids can make and roll to make Father's Day Extra Special!

We can count on our dads

A craft for Father's Day

A collection of jokes relating to dads

Celebrating Easter is an essential part of Christian ministry and when you do it “kids’ style” you will need Easter games for the classroom. Holiday Easter games maintain the flow of the theme and add excitement to your sessions. Since I have kids ages 6 to 11 usually, I like to keep things as uncomplicated as possible. Take a crack at these Easter-themed games and let the fun begin!

Father's Day Craft

Here's a fun craft for Father's Day

A craft for Father's Day

Songs you can sing with your kids around Father's Day

A craft for Father's Day

A craft kids can present their fathers on Father's Day

Here's a little bit of the background behind this special holiday. Will help you talk to the kids about this day.

A good poem for Father's Day

Here are some famous sayings that dads say.

A story contest for kids to write about their dads to give to him on Father's Day.

There are lots of things kids can do to make Father's Day special for their dad.