Our pastor told the story of “The Prodigal Son” to a first grade class. To check on understanding, he asked; “Who was the most unhappy when the prodigal son returned?” An eager boy raised his hand and stated the simple truth”The Fatted Calf”.
Do you sometimes find it hard to get children to read the Bible or even to have it read to them? Please read this excellent Blog -’In all honesty’ by Jean. Jean has loads of interesting thoughts and reflections on being a mother, a Christian and raising children to love Jesus. when a child isn’t [...]
We all want our kids to be happy, but too much praise and inclusion does not teach them that they can’t always win- an important life lesson. What happens when they get older and things don’t go their way? US curriculum and childhood education expert Dr Pam Schiller says we are already seeing the results [...]
Why God made Mums — BRILLIANT Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions!! Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the sticky tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God [...]
Build good relationships Leaders to kids Kids to leaders Kids to kids Participate in all activities even if it is from the sideline Be real with the kids Set and keep good standards Use action and variety Be well prepared. Use activities that suit the children’s age group. Give the children some responsibility. Create a [...]
You need two contestants who come out the front and stand back to back. Both are given an identical picture of a bible scene (like Jesus feeding the 5000 or Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red sea etc…). The contestants have one minute to look at the picture then the pictures are removed and [...]
A warm-up game for all ages Each player is given five toothpicks. Then the leader offers six more to anyone who can make them into nine toothpicks. All eleven toothpicks must be used. This is quite a puzzle until someone discovers that by laying the toothpicks so as to make the word N I N [...]
Amoebas: Group members face outwards and all link arms. The task is for the whole team to complete an obstacle course without breaking the chain. Tangles : This game is great with a large group and works well either right at the start of a program or right at the end. It works well both [...]
