I like to have interactive bulletin boards for our church. I don’t want people to just walk by them, but to have input with them. It’s just a little way to get people to be involved when they enter church. This new Thanksgiving bulletin board has people writing what they are thankful for and lets others read it. It’s a simple idea, but it’s already getting input. I love it! It’s for kids and adults so EVERYONE
We have a small church with a small Children’s Ministry. Because of this, we have decided in lieu of a VBS this year, we would have fun days for the kids, one day each in June, July, and August. This has really worked well and it takes less planning and preparation to get ready for each day. This month, we had a movie day. I really wanted a movie that none of the children had seen and
My kids love doing mazes! They love to see if they can do it without making any mistakes. They could sit there and do maze after maze after maze. So, why not practice the books of the Bible while doing a fun maze? I have made this maze to help them practice the books of the Old Testament. I hope your kids have fun with it as well. Click on the preview image above to download the
Are my kids the only ones that love to play Tic-Tac-Toe? I’m sure they aren’t. I think all kids love to play it. So I was thinking the other day, why can’t we play it while also practicing the names of the Bible books? So I put together an easy Tic-Tac-Toe board and cards that you can easily print multiple copies of and use with your kids, either at home or at church. Click on the preview
Prayer is powerful! Prayer is an important part of any Christian’s life. I want to show this to my class at church, so I created these “We’re Praying For You” cards. Each week, during our time of prayer requests, I am going to ask each child to choose someone in the church that they want to pray for during the following week. This will get them to think of others and start to pray for others. I
My new Preschool/Kindergarten class has a couple of young children. They are just starting out with letters and words. We are going over the lesson about when Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall for King Belshazzar. I thought it would be great to have the kids learn how to write the name of God to go along with this lesson. So I put together this very simple word search. Click on the image above to download
I love Post-It Notes – and so do kids! When I was working in an office, I would have post-its all around my computer screen to remind me of things that I needed to get done. They are so handy to write love notes to stick on mirrors, reminders, and to do lists. What about a treasure hunt? My kids love treasure hunts! For each birthday, they would want me to make up a treasure hunt to
My kids like to make pictures with these Bingo daubers that I bought from the Dollar Tree a long time ago. You know what I’m talking about, right? It’s those paint-like pens that people use to mark a Bingo game board? Well, they come in different colors and the kids like to play games with them, like graphing. Well, I’ve found different pictures online for them to use, but none that are from the Bible. So I
I really enjoy reading the book of Esther. It has a great storyline…a young maiden taken to the palace to then get picked by the king to become the next queen. But the story doesn’t end there…she then has to risk her life in order to save her people. There’s excitement, adventure, and suspense. Will she save her people? Will the king believe her? I love telling this story to the kids. Even the boys like it.
I want my children, at home and in my classes at church, to read. Summertime, while kids are out of school, is a great time to encourage reading. There are so many reading programs to get children to read while they are on a break. It has been proven that kids who read during the summer, retain more of the information that they’ve learned. What about the Bible? The most important book that anyone could read would
Psalm 119:11 – Thy word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. This verse is so vivid in my mind. God’s Word is a treasure that we are to have in our hearts. Well, how does it get there? By reading our Bibles and committing to memorizing it. I’m trying to work with my children on this, both at home and at church. We need to help children get God’s Word
I will be working with my first grade son on learning how to read, spell, and write the number words 1-10 this upcoming school year. As I was putting them together, it clicked. Connect the number words with the Ten Commandments! It fits perfectly. It’s part of our large selection of free resources that teach the 10 commandments for kids. As I’ve said in other posts, I love to connect the Bible with any and all subjects
Anyone working with children will, at some point, have to deal with some bad attitudes. Actually, it’s not just with kids. It seems as though bad attitudes are an epidemic. I was working with my children at home the other day and we were talking about our attitudes. We were discussing how God wants us to act and what our attitudes should be like. Click on the image above to download the PDF printable One of my
Here are two skits for teaching Matthew 7:24-27 “Build Your House Upon the Rock.” The first script is a literal version of the passage based on the NASB version. I have written it with simple props so that it will be easy to do in any classroom or church setting. Be free to make this as extensive as you want: using costumes and backdrops. The second skit is a modern day version, using a typical Sunday School
Ruth is a great book of the Bible for kids to read. It’s written as a story, it’s short, and it has great lessons like humility, loyalty, faithfulness, and working hard. I put this chart together to have my children, at home as well as at church, work through the book of Ruth. They can read just a few verses a day, mark off what they read, and soon they will have read the entire book. Click
Well, it’s that time again. It’s summer. We are taking a well-deserved break from school and enjoying the nice weather. It’s also the time when my boys start saying, “There’s nothing to do!” Translated, this means, “Entertain us, Mom!” I’m prepared this year! I’ve made up a list of 60 items that they can do alone and with me. I will be making 2 jars for them. One jar will be a “Do Alone or With Your
I love combining the Bible with any other subject that we are learning in school. So that’s why I made these printable ABC Bible Word Cards for my first grader to practice his letter sounds as well as remember a little about the Bible. Click on the image above to download the print-friendly PDF file Each letter of the alphabet has their own card with a word(s) that coincide with their sound(s). Some letters have two (or
Learning the different characters of the Bible is important for children. I will be working through the Bible characters with my children at home as well as with the children in my classes at church. I wanted something fun for the kids to learn about some of the major characters in the Bible. So I created this flip book. Click here to download this 13 page PDF It’s something that you can print out and copy for
It’s summer time and I’m looking for ways to get my own children, as well as the children in my classes at church, into the Bible. I want them be encouraged by what the Word of God says. I want them to love the Word! Click here to download the printable PDF I just love the book of Philippians! It’s such an encouraging book of the Bible to me. So I put together my yearning for my
The kids in my Wednesday night class need work on learning the books of the Bible. They also like to play games. So, I put together this DIY Old Testament Books of the Bible Bingo game. It’s DIY because it is completely adaptable to your class (as well as mine). I have made the BIBLE Bingo game board and made a card for each book of the Old Testament. All you have to do is print out
The kids in my Wednesday night class need work on learning the books of the Bible. They also like to play games. So, I put together this DIY New Testament Books of the Bible Bingo game. It’s DIY because it is completely adaptable to your class (as well as mine). I have made the BIBLE Bingo game board and made a card for each book of the New Testament. All you have to do is print out
I remember being in my parents’ Sunday School class growing up and they would have us “practice” using our Bibles. They said “practice”, but there was no practice about it. We were digging into our Bibles and using them. It was a great lesson in using our Bibles. We teach children to read their Bible and use their Bible as a “How to” do life book, but we don’t always teach them how to use it. This
One day, I decided that the kids in my class on a Wednesday night needed to have some practice looking up verses in their Bible. They also needed a lesson on giving. So I decided to combine the two into a Bible Verse look up on giving. I gave them the rules: Before I say each new verse, their Bible have to be closed They try their best and keep trying Then we began. They made it
I was at the library today with my boys and, as I was scanning the books for ones I’d like to bring home, I noticed the book called “Wheels on the Bus”. Now this is a very popular song that little children like to sing and put motions to. I then thought of a new song that my little class could sing with motions! I hope you like it. The People In The Church (to the “Wheels
