Bible Game: What Comes Next? (Imagination Game) God gave people imaginations to help them believe. Picturing angels and Jesus and the heavenlies in our minds makes them more real to us, and it helps us look forward to eternal life. This Bible game will help get students motivated to use their imaginations in the relaxing […]
Archives for May 2013
Children’s Church Idea Starter: Make the Best of Summer Part of Your Class
Children’s Church Idea Starter: Make the Best of Summer Part of Your Class For most any kid, summer is the favorite season of the year. Kids expect to have fun in summers, and you can help meet that expectation in children’s church and show that God loves summer fun also. So much of God’s creation […]
Bible Craft: Windsocks Teach About The Storms of Life
Windsocks Bible Craft As we often realize during storm season, a storm can be terrifying. It is a time that can test our faith. Children can learn more about facing the storms of life with the help of this wind sock Bible craft! Material – Empty cylinder-shaped boxes such as oatmeal or Pringle potato chip […]
Bible Snack: Flags from Graham Cracker Cookies
In this Bible snack and activity lesson, students will paint an American flag on a graham cracker using red and blue icing and candy stars. While working on their creations, we’re providing a lesson in how God protects us – sometimes through divine powers, and sometimes through men and women who are brave. Teacher’s words […]
Bible Craft: Paper Bag Arks to teach “Noah & The Great Flood”
For today’s Bible craft activity, we are going to create a Noah’s Ark out of a paper bag. Complete with all of the animals (using animal crackers!), your children will have a great time learning about the story of Noah and the Great Flood, and creating an ark of their very own. Bible Craft: Paper […]
Bible Game for Pentecost: Great Commission Tag
This Bible game will illustrate how the Great Commission works, as the Great Commission technically began on the day of Pentecost. One person shares the gospel with another, who in turn shares it with another until many people have been “touched.” This version of shark/octopus tag will “touch” most every student. Bible Game: Great Commission […]
Mother’s Day Snack: Love Cookies & a Lesson on the word “Honor”
This Mother’s Day snack comes with a lesson on the word “honor,” from “honor thy mother,” and all the meanings behind it. Teacher’s words are in bold! Mother’s Day “Love Cookies” Materials – 1 large sugar cookie for each child – White icing – 1 small tube of brown icing with a fine point – […]
Bible Science Experiment: The Laws of Falling or Floating
This Bible science experiment shares the dynamics of helium and what makes a helium balloon float (and what makes a regular balloon float down). It will help children understand what happens when the Holy Spirit fills us. Helium is like the Holy Spirit. It fills us, lifts our spirits, lifts our moods, gives us hope, […]
Mother’s Day Craft: Mother’s Day Chore Pop-Up Cards
These pop-up cards provide the gift of “chores,” which every mom loves on Mother’s Day, and they help reinforce a lesson about God’s love being like Mom’s love. Mothers’ Day Chore Pop-Up Cards Teacher preparation Make templates of tulips and round-petal flowers, about two square inches, from any kind of cardboard. Material – Construction paper […]