Have your preteens dedicate a Sunday to making "Happy Feet" with children in your early childhood rooms. You'll need scissors, markers, glue, and assorted colors of felt. This...
GRADES K-6 Stuff you'll need: Thin wire, styrofoam packaging "popcorn," curling ribbon, and scissors. Get ready: Cut wire into 18-inch pieces. Tell kids to: *String plastic foam...
Objective: Kids will have a multi-sensory experience of Christ's nativity. Stuff you'll need: Graham crackers, animal crackers, Elfwiches, shredded wheat biscuits, chocolate stars,...
For this craft you'll need: Heavy paper, pastel crayons, black poster paint, bent paper clips or nails, dish soap, paintbrushes, and dishes. Get ready: Mix a drop of soap into each...
Save money by printing and customizing these free tags, match them to your budget-friendly affirmation gifts, and get busy affirming your wonderful ministry volunteers! Big Impact...
It takes team work and a lot of players for a children's ministry to be successful. There is no better way to show your church custodian your ministry's appreciation than by having...
Courtney Wilson
Kids love to unravel a mystery because they're motivated by their curious nature. Use these ideas where imagination and exploration reveal biblical truths... There's a dimension of...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Your kids can help clothe girls in Uganda with this simple, easy-to-make pillowcase dress pattern. To view the pattern, go to hope4kidsinternational.org . Click the play button...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Use these downloadable friend photos and descriptions (from "Keeping Current's Reel Time: Princess Protection Program") to lead kids in an activity to help them discover that first...
Sharyn Spradlin
A great Sunday school craft project. Collect memorabilia and photos from the past years' experiences. Have younger kids each complete a personalized scrapbook page for their...
Jennifer Hooks
A great craft idea for your children's ministry activity. Age Level: 10 to 12 Scripture: Genesis 9:16 Prep Time: 10 minutes Activity Time: 30 minutes End Result: One rain stick per...
Stone Surprise Let your kids discover the surprise of the empty tomb on Easter morning with these plaster rocks. You'll need tissue paper, aluminum foil, plaster of Paris, paint,...
Amaze kids and families with these great ideas that'll help them grow closer to God. Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer's year," Billy Graham once said. "It...
Your kids will enjoy creating this reminder of the past year. You'll need a large cardboard tube-similar to the ones inside large rolls of paper or plastic. (Check with your...
PREPARATION You'll need: • an empty tin can • and a votive candle for each child, • hammers, • nails, • and matches. • Before class, remove the labels from the cans and wash them....
Jane Choun
ALL ABOARD! NEXT STOP: THE WORLD! These ideas will launch your kids into thinking about how their world compares and contrasts to their brothers' and sisters' world around the...
The gift of Christ is for everyone-everywhere. And on Christmas Day in almost every country around the world, the human race stops-if only for an instant-to give homage to the...
Incredible reader-submitted Christmas celebration ideas, crafts, and more to make your holiday season special. NATIVITY TOUR Invite the families in your church to bring in their...
A fun and creative way to celebrate Earth Day! You'll need: newspaper; fresh, green leaves; fabric paints; paintbrushes; container of water; prewashed solid T-shirt for each child;...
GRADES 3-6 Objective: Kids will put themselves in the place of a Bible character. Stuff you'll need: 3X5 cards, fine-tipped markers, string, and a hole punch. Text: Any Bible story...
Stuff you'll need: Card stock; 1/2-inch-thick sponges cut in different-size heart shapes, aluminum pie pans each filled with a different-color tempera paint; pencils, scissors,...
