Download the questionnaire to help you gauge How Child Friendly your church is. How Child Friendly is Your… Continue reading

There has been a surprising amount of media coverage concerning the proposal to trial a 10 week ethics course in 7 primary schools. The course is designed by the St James Ethics Centre and is supported by the P&C executive. If the trial is successful, it is intended that an ethics course would become an option in the SRE timeslot, reducing the numbers in non-SRE groups. The decision about… Continue reading

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) recently endorsed “Protecting Australia’s Children is Everyone’s Business, National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009 – 2020″…. Continue reading

  The Bible Society offers a number of  FREE short videos aimed at primary school children.  ”Because Jesus Loves Me” and other titles are  also available for a small… Continue reading

Outreach Volunteering at a Kids’ Club? Think about it! Many Uniting Churches offer KUCA Clubs or Kids’ Clubs activities in a variety of ways. Some run programs for one day or more days during school holidays. Some have themes and run for several weeks, for example an Advent theme each Tuesday night for 4 weeks leading up to Christmas. Some meet weekly, fortnightly or… Continue reading

Surely a time to celebrate the contribution of children to the life of the church and challenge the church to fresh vision, inspired by the spirit of the child. Visit Year of the Child… Continue reading

Saying a prayer or “grace” before meals is a family faith practice that teaches your children to give thanks to God every day. We encourage you to try these graces and tell us about the impact on your family. Thanks to Neena Evans and her family for contributing these graces. If you would like to share a grace, let us know in the comments or email us!… Continue reading

The Gospels in Playdough contains 73 stories about Jesus. Each story is set out in a way that guides the parent or teacher through the process of engaging their children. The appendix contains more examples and a recipe for playdough. Rev’d Neil Millar, a lecturer at St. Mark’s National Theological Centre, has described that book as “a creative and enjoyable way of introducing children… Continue reading

Edible Playdough Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour ½ teaspoon bicarb soda ½ teaspoon powdered ginger ½ teaspoon mixed spice 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 tablespoon milk Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup together and pour into flour   mixture.  Add milk. Mix well to form a dough…. Continue reading

Shortcut Playdough 1 cup salt 2 cups plain flour 2 Tablespoons cooking oil 2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar 2 cups boiling water food colouring if required Method: Combine ingredients (except water) in a bowl. Pour the boiling water in and stir. Knead lightly on a table top. Store in plastic bag – will keep for weeks. Microwave Playdough 2 cups plain flour 1 cup salt 1 tablespoon Cream… Continue reading