A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question, “Boys and girls, what do we know about God?” A hand shot straight up in the air. “He’s an artist!” said the kindergarten boy. “Really? How do you know?” the teacher asked. “You know Our Father, who does art in Heaven.”
The children sit in a circle and are then invited to quietly come one by one to a bowl of warm (check that it is only warm) water, wash their hands with soap (lots of bubbles) and dry them on a towel or individual pieces of paper towel. As they have their hands washed invite [...]
Two jigsaws are needed. They should be about the same size and number of pieces (not too many). Before the game starts, put together part of the jigsaws then hide pieces all over the meeting room or house, but don’t make them too difficult to find. The first team to complete their jigsaw is the [...]
A report in ‘The Age’ newspaper (Melbourne, Australia, Feb 19 2007) WATCHING television poses an even greater risk to children’s health than was previously thought. A report by psychologist Dr. Aric Sigman discusses the analysis of 35 scientific studies which identified 15 negative effects TV can have on youngsters, ranging from short-sightedness and obesity to [...]
Practical advice for keeping children safe online. This website called “Netalert “Â contains a number of helpful articles for parents with regards to the media.
The players are divided into three or more equal teams, and stand, within their teams, fairly close together. The leader calls out “Lean to the front,” and players should lean forwards as far as they possibly can. Teams start with ten ‘lives’. Anyone who stumbles loses a ‘life’ for his team. The leader continues to [...]
” Oh what a tangled web do parents weave When they think their children are naive.” Ogden Nash, ‘Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue” “The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” Lane Olinghouse, Wall Stree JournalÂ
Attach a tree cutout to a wall easily accessible to the congregation. Put one name on a leaf for every child in your children’s ministry. Encourage adults to take a leaf with a child’s name on it and use as a prayer reminder in their devotion times. Every time they see the tree or leaves [...]
I saved this link some time ago after I made my own calender. I thought that the PDF template could be copied and adapted as a craft activity with older children to make a 12 sided memory verse reminder or possibly photos. http://www.ii.uib.no/~arntzen/kalender/
