Jan 31, 2011
Temperance (Self-Control) Skit
Fruit of the Spirit Skit
Fruit of the Spirit Skit
Using some homemade paper plate flower hats and some raccoon hats you will have a great skit for the kids to do in front of the church.
Click here for the Long-Suffering (patience) skit.
Valentine Thumbprint Card Craft
Just using some red paint and your thumbs you will have a cute Valentine thumbprint card in no time.
Too see instructions (click here)
Jan 27, 2011
Valentine's Day Bookmarks
Happy Valentine's Day Jesus Bookmarks
Jan 22, 2011
Froggie Game
Froggie Game
(this child has the hat on backwards)
Game time! Let's play! Pick one child to wear the frog hat (you can make one or buy one) Ask the child how many plagues they can name. When they name as many as they can they pass the hat off to the next kid. Of course all the kids are going to hear if someone says them all but that is the point. This is just for fun. It becomes more of a memory game at this point. This is just a quick game to play to go along with the 10 Plagues of Egypt Lesson you are teaching on. We plan on playing this game tomorrow at church. We actually got this frog hat from Oriental Trading and it came with a vest.
Froggie Cupcakes
Froggie Cupcakes
The 10 Plagues of Egypt-Frog Plague
I just got done baking all these little cupcakes. They are ready to go for when we head to church in the morning. We have been doing a study on the 10 Plagues of Egypt.We are covering each plague seperately. This lesson plan I have come up with will cover our class for 10 Sundays.I want the kids to be able to remember each plague that the Lord sent. These lessons and snacks should be pretty memorable for the children. We are having green Hawaiian punch to drink with this.
I did a fly plague lesson with some fly cupcakes awhile back with the kids, and decided recently that it would be fun to do all 10 plagues separately. So that is what I am doing. I am looking forward to all these lessons with them. (and the cupcakes) ☺
Jan 21, 2011
Valentine's Day Popout Heart Card
Valentine's Day
Popout Heart Card
- Valentine Template (printable version)
- Scissors
Jan 20, 2011
John Then Baptist- Grasshopper In A Jar
John The Baptist-Grasshopper In A Jar
(Matthew 3:4) And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
- Empty Baby Food Jars
- Fake or Live Grasshoppers
I attempted this project at church, and the kids went wild over the grasshoppers. They really enjoyed this. I went out in the yard the day before Sunday morning service, and gathered up about 30 grasshoppers. We have lots of those little boogers where I live. If you live in the city somewhere, and do not have those little things jumping all over the place then I suggest getting fake ones. I took all the stuff to church Sunday morning and then I put three holes in the top of the lids of the baby food jars. Then I put the little green guys into the jars for the kids.
We talked about John The Baptist, and how he ate locust with honey. Then we poured honey over the grasshoppers, and let the kids take a bite. haha Okay, I was kidding. I taught them how John was telling everybody that Jesus was coming. He lived in the desert and dressed in clothes made of camel's hair.
After they finished their lesson and snack I sent them home with their new pet. We added just a tiny little bit of water for the grasshoppers to drink. The kids let the little grasshopper go later on after they got home. I would like to say that no grasshoppers were harmed in the making of this project however that was not the case. One child decided to bring me a piece of the stick leg to the grasshopper. They said, "It fell off." So if you attempt this one at church just let the kids know that they shouldn't hurt the little grasshoppers, and tell them to let them go later.
The whole point of the story was to show the kids that John the baptist actually ate these creatures with honey, and that he was proclaiming the coming of Jesus. It was a nice lesson, and the kids were jumping up and down with excitement over this one.
Chicken Nugget Party
Chicken Nugget Party
Round up your little kids from ages 1-3 and throw them a Chicken Nugget Party! Do this at your local church and let them make chicken hats that say,"I'm Not Chicken To Praise God." This age group is very easy to work with as far the excitment level goes. They get so excitied about everything. I love that about this age group.
Let them watch a Veggie Tale movie and serve them some chicken nuggets. If you want you can have two kids pass the nuggets and drinks out. One is the Drink Disciple and the Other is the Food Disciple. Give them popsicles to eat afterwards. You can teach the kids a short simplified lesson on what the Veggie Tale movie was about. Smaller kids love Veggie Tales and they have some great biblical meanings that they can understand for their level.
To make the chicken hats and to see all the pictures (Click here)
Jan 19, 2011
Church Pizza Party
Church Pizza Party
Have you ever thought about having a Church pizza party? If you want to draw a crowd, just utter that small 5 letter word, and watch them come running. Most kids like pizza. There are a few select that do not like it, but for the most part it's a winner.
The idea behind this is for the kids to fellowship with one another. Have them invite their friends. If you do a pizza party at your local Church then bring a christian movie that is appropriate to watch while they eat. You can allow one of the children to lead the prayer before the meal. This helps get them involved. Have a few kids pass the pizza and drinks out. "Remember the food disciple and drink discipline". If you did not read the last post I wrote on, it was about picking out a few kids to pass those things out, and give them that name to go by.
Kids love to feel appreciated. Be sure that you do not leave kids out. Kids are very sensitivite at times, and get their feelings hurt very easy. Be sure to zero in on those that need the most attention. They want to feel special, and feel like they are doing a great job. Keep those ones involved pretty often. They will remember it one day. They will look back and remember what it was they did in church, and how you treated them.
This gathering is always a good idea, because it great for all ages.
Other alternatives to pizza parties would be:
- Popcorn Movie Night
- Ice Cream and Cake Bash (with a movie)
- McDonald's Drive-Thru And A Park- (this is where you pack the cooler with soda's and go through the drive-thru of McDonald's to get $1 burgers. They have double cheeseburgers that are cheap and filling for the kids. A lot of the kids will eat 2 burgers though. Then take them to the park to eat and play)
- TacoBell Expedition (pack the cooler with sodas, go through drive-thru, and go to park to eat)
- Marshmallow and Weenie Roast (with a movie)
If you have really small children lets say ages (1-3) you can do special parties such as:
- Chicken Nugget Party - make chicken nuggets and let them watch a Veggie Tale movie. Let them make chicken hats to wear that say, "I'm not chicken to praise God". It does not take much to get this age group excited. Print the chicken template and cut it out. Cut a paper plate in half. Staple the chicken template to front of half plate. Use a hole punch and put a hole on each side of plate. Use two pipe cleaners to tie in hole. Then twist according the child's head size. Simple. Give them popsicles for after they eat their chicken nuggets.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)