A simple resource for families to use at home or as part of the church services during Lent, Also includes and optional Intergenerational talk and sensory ideas.
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This is a nice craft to use with either your own family or with a small Children’s group – ensure you gain parent / guardian permission to take and print photos of Children. You will need: Clear recycled plastic yoghurt pots, cups or similar. Tissue paper Glitter (environmentally friendly of course 🙂 ) Glue (ideally…
This is a simple and fun way to use up old Pringles pots (or indeed a good excuse to eats lots of crisps!!). It can be used any time of year – for Easter, any Bible story, and we’ve used ours for Christmas angels. Follow these simple steps: Take your Pringles pot and cover it…
A super simple and effective little craft for even small fingers. Print out our nativity character set which you can download by clicking here. Steps: Step 1: Fold card and concertina paper Step 2: Bring the middle of the concertina together and glue the touching pieces together to form a fan. Step 3: Glue the…
Using nature as part of loose parts play has really caught on over recent years and it can be a fantastic – not to mention very cheap! – way to engage children as you talk about Bible stories. Muddy Church, GodVenture. Messy Church and many others have ways in which you can use nature to…
Taking a simple old game and making it new! This game requires little prep and can be done even with just one child. Having read the nativity story, place a variety of characters from the nativity either ornaments or printed, place them on a tray and allow the children to view them, touch them and…
The minty way to deliver your all age talk this Christmas! Grab some candy canes and give them out at the end of your service or assembly and it will be sure to “stick” in their minds! 😉 Download the talk from Sermins4kids by clicking on the picture:
These games are so much fun – great as ice-breakers and ways to build excitement and energy in your group, can be played by all ages. Click the image to download the pdf.
This is a really useful leaflet which can be given out to families in your church / school and wider community to help them to consider simple ways that they can build faith habits into their families every day life. Compiled by Andrew Brannigan, it covers habits of prayer, bible reading, worship generosity, respect and…
Welcome to our Advent and Christmas Newsletter 2022 – packed full of resources, ideas and not a flake of glitter in sight! Click the image to download: