101 Halloween Costumes that Teach Greatness Instead of Prompting Fear We’ve put together 101 awesome Halloween costumes that teach greatness instead of prompting fear! From historical pioneers to famous literary characters, this list can help encourage kids to dress up for Halloween as positive role models rather than ghosts and goblins. Halloween Costumes for Girls: […]
A Children’s Lesson on Humility, Looking Inward, and Forgiveness
Lessons in hypocrisy (or anti”hypocrisy) come hard for kids due to their self”centered world view. Let’s ask them to chin themselves to the bar of fairness with this lesson on hurts and hypocrisy””in a way that they can remember in the future. This touching lesson teaches children about Humility, Looking Inward, and Forgiveness. The Hypocrisy […]
Summer Object Lesson: Fun Doing Nothing but Enjoying
What does the verse in Genesis 1 mean, “On the seventh day, God rested?” We lose sight of “rest” in our busy lives. This summer object lesson using a bunch of stuff tossed in a pillow case will give kids a chance to reflect on God’s goodness in ways they may not have thought of! […]
Teen Sunday School Lesson: The Real Face Of Jesus
In this teen Sunday School lesson, we are taking a deeper look at the Ascension, as we study the History Channels “The Real Face of Jesus”. This 15 minutes version of a longer piece shows how science and computer expertise were combined to make a factual face likeness of the image that is embedded in the Shroud of Turin. Teens […]
“Jana Can’t Quite Help Herself” – Devotional on Revenge, Losing Friends & Loyalty
As the kids are getting ready to head back to school, they are going to encounter some common situations faced by everyone when growing up, and those are issues with friends, fitting in, cliques, etc. In today’s devotional, we are talking about losing friends, and the feelings of revenge and loyalty that go along with […]
Rachel Gets Too Much Back – A Lesson about Honesty, Peer Pressure and Stealing
With the new school year set to start in the next couple of weeks, kids will be faced with many situations related to peer pressure and honesty. Share this lesson with your children, so it may help them make the right choices when they are faced with these difficult and uncomfortable situations! Rachel Gets Too […]
Peer Pressure Mile with a Smile; Ten Ways Not to Get Rattled
Statistically 97% of students sixth grade and above find themselves in social pressure cookers. Peer pressure is a situation that EVERY child finds themselves in at least once. In today’s article, we explore scenarios and responses that kids can give to avoid embarassing or “taunting” situations. In other words, how to handle the “Peer Pressure […]