Posted in Children, Resources, Uncategorized, Websites | April 29th, 2010
10 Commandments Forkids Flipchart View more presentations from Robert Klein. If God had texted the 10 Commandments no1 b4 me. srsly. dnt wrshp pix/idols no omg’s no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r) pos ok – ur m&d r cool dnt kill ppl :-X only w/ m8 dnt steal dnt lie re: bf [...]
Tags: Media
Posted in Children, Games, Holiday Programs | April 28th, 2010
1. Table Tiggy Spread out round room. Leader asks a question. First child with their hand up is chosen. If an incorrect answer is given the child sits down. If correct the child takes a step (not leap) to try and touch another child (touch= out). The last one standing wins! 2. Round the World [...]
Posted in Leadership, Reflection, Uncategorized | April 28th, 2010
For all those who attend vestry or church council meetings… I’m on a committee, Which means that from morning to night We attend, and amend, And contend, and defend, Without a conclusion in sight. We confer and concur, We defer and demur And reiterate all our thoughts. We revise the agenda with frequent addenda And [...]
Posted in Games, Holiday Programs | April 20th, 2010
Here’s a game that has been used by teachers for generations, but it still remains a favourite with children. The game is played with the classic elements of baseball. A baseball diamond can be drawn on a white-board, an overhead projector, a large piece of cardboard or chairs can be designated as bases in the [...]
Posted in Websites | April 14th, 2010
I was recently invited to review two worship CD’s by Sovereign Grace Music, sovereigngracemusic.org. Both of the CD’s have been produced for children over seven years old. “Awesome God” aims to ‘help kids better comprehend and worship God for who he is.’ The songs focus on God’s character and nature in words that children can [...]
Tags: Media, Music
Posted in Reflection, Research, Websites | April 12th, 2010
Half of British parents never read their children a bed-time story, a survey has found. Parents said they were too tired to read stories to their children or did not have time due to work commitments. ‘Parents spend more time watching TV than talking to their children’ The decline in the tradition is apparently because [...]
Posted in Resources, Websites | April 12th, 2010
I’ve just been reading this great collection of “Graces” which families or children’s groups might use before eating together. I’m keen to try out the grace to the tune “We will, we will Rock You“. It’s also worth browsing the childrensministry.org.au site to read some of the The Uniting Church in Australia’s (NSW and ACT [...]
Tags: Prayer
Posted in Christmas, Easter, Training, Websites, Worship | April 7th, 2010
All-Age Worship Web Resources (April 2010 updated) MessyChurch (in the UK) is one church’s attempt to be church for families who might want to meet Jesus, belong to their local church and bring up their children as Christians but can’t cope with traditional Sunday morning church services. Lot’s of practical suggestions to try. messychurch blog. [...]