Give your preschoolers the opportunity to demonstrate their thankfulness in a tangible way. Have your kids create redeemable gift certificates to give to their parents, teachers, or...
Preschoolers can build a leaf person as a reminder that God created each of them uniquely. Stuff: Fall items from nature such as twigs and leaves, glue sticks, and construction...
Preschoolers can make these colorful coats while they learn about Joseph and his coat of many colors. You'll need coffee filters, washable markers, water, a spray bottle, and a work...
Preschoolers will enjoy making these special gifts for Mother's Day. You'll need large macrame beads, small silk flowers and Play-Doh. Have children each select a bead and silk...
Stuff you'll need: Card stock, masking tape, and crayons. Tell kids to: Attach several strips of masking tape to your paper to create a cross. Overlap your masking tape often....
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...
Have children create Christmas gifts using this fun dough. Before class, mix together 1 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup of cornstarch, several drops of food coloring, and 3/4 cup water....
Recycle plastic milk bottle caps into refrigerator magnets. Have children apply stickers to the inside of the cap. Or cut out pictures from magazines or real pictures of the...
Use this unique craft to let preschoolers express themselves while they learn about God's creation. You'll need a children's Bible, 6-inch clear plastic dessert plates, paint,...
This simple children's craft is a great opportunity for your little ones to color, sew, and work on their hand-eye coordination. When finished, they will have a beautiful craft they...
Make your own non-toxic playdough with this simple recipe that will be great for children's crafts, playtime and more. Simply follow the directions in this recipe and create an...
Use this activity for Valentine's Day to help kids know they're special and loved. You'll need pink paper hearts, markers, and a red paper gift bag for each child. Give each child a...
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Use these customizable nametag ideas with kids to welcome guests and let kids express themselves. Kids can cut out construction paper fruit shapes to represent a fruit that best...
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month, so why not let all the kids in your ministry express their gratitude and appreciation for your pastor? You'll need colorful paper, markers,...
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Seeing is believing and this simple preschool Bible craft will help younger students understand that "Jesus was once their size." Have children paste a copy of the following poem,...
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Create a blue fish sock puppet and prepare to tell a Bible story from the fish's perspective. This video will help you see how to create the sock puppet. In addition, here's a...
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To celebrate the children in our children's ministry, we inflated 100 helium balloons and strung them on a coat rack. We wrote the name of a child on each balloon. At the end of our...
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This simple craft will help provide children with a better understanding of the "beauty" that can be found in the transformation of Jesus' resurrection. Theme: Jesus is risen!...
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Create these fun banana "candles" with kids. To make each candle, place one half of a banana -- pointed end up -- inside a pineapple ring. Attach a maraschino cherry "flame" to the...
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Celebrate kids' unique individuality with this fun craft. Have the children trace their handprints onto white paper. Then have children cut out and fold their hands two or three...
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry magazine Pirate Photo Frame click to download the pdf
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry magazine Pirate Invitation click to download the pdf
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry magazine: Princess photo frame click to download the pdf
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When Valentine's Day rolls around in February, use these fun craft and snack ideas to spread love, joy, and the Word of God throughout your church. Craft: Heart Placemats Craft:...
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Give your congregation an opportunity to pray for the children in your ministry this Valentine's Day Have children each print their first name on the center of a card stock heart....
Use this bulletin board craft idea to celebrate Valentine's Day. You'll need card stock, several colors of felt or other fabric scraps, lace, ribbon, leather laces, glue, scissors,...
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Preschoolers can make this gift for someone special to celebrate Valentine's Day. You'll need 11x17 white construction paper, red tempera paint, plastic bowls, baking potatoes, a...
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While children each form a snowperson out of clay or dough, talk about the beauty of winter. Encourage the children to pray with you and thank God for loving people in all the...
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Kids will love to re-create the barn animals that kept Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus company on the night Jesus was born. Scripture: Luke 2:13-18 Materials: Empty pudding boxes (two...
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For each child, you'll need a 4X12-inch strip of red construction paper, a 3X4-inch piece of sandpaper, and glue. Before class, lay the paper horizontally. Write the following on...
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Your kids can make harvest place mats for family members to remind them that they're special to God. You'll need apples, a knife, tempera paint, paintbrushes, a black marker,...
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A View From the Inside. A fun and artistic insight into Jonah's "whale" of a journey that teaches kids where true salvation is found. As Jonah ran away from God, a violent storm...
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You'll need large macrame beads, small silk flowers and Play-Doh. Have children each select a bead and silk flowers. Then help them each fill their beads with Play-Doh. Afterward,...
Kids can make this huggable gift as a Valentine's day craft. You'll need yarn, white construction paper, red paint, sponge brushes, scissors, tape, glue sticks, envelopes, and...
7 all-new, all-fun ideas for summer faith growth. Crawl under a prickly bush, climb a camouflaged tree, wade in a crisp early-summer stream. No child can resist exploring the bounty...
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Kids love outdoor summer fun - playing in the park, swimming, and catching fireflies under the star-lit sky. Help your kids appreciate the wonder of God's creation this summer by...
Help your preschoolers know they're special to God. Say: Once there was a shepherd who had 100 sheep. He always took good care of his sheep. Every day, the shepherd took his sheep...
Kids love puppets...especially puppets that can swallow both of their hands. This fun Bible activity and craft is a great way to get your children's ministry kids involved in...
Help your preschoolers make these cool Valentine's Day gifts! For each Valentine ornament, you'll need an 8-inch red heart and a 4-inch white heart cut from card stock; two 5-inch...
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Father's Day provides a great way to celebrate both our heavenly and our earthly fathers. Try these crafty Bible activities to make this day memorable. To make our Father's Day...
Lori Haynes Niles
School will soon be out, and children will be searching for things to do. How can you possibly find enough fun-filled activities to whet their appetites for the things of God? Chill...
While paper flowers are never quite as awe-inspring as God's handiwork, the crepe paper flower blossoms kids will create in this craft project are simply amazing. These fluffy,...
Whoo loves you? This preschool-age appropriate craft project is a creative way to teach your children's ministry students the answer to this great question. Simple Supplies: You'll...
The beauty of God's creation is visible all around us. Use these creative windsocks to teach the kids in your children's ministry the importance of taking time to admire His...
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Remember all those crafts you made as a child? Macaroni shells painted gold. Plaster of Paris handprints. These simple object lessons are a great way to help kids create a beautiful...
