Check out the UnitingPeople website and download 101 Ways to Spend Quality Time With Your Kids. Whether we’re mother & daughter … father & son … Pa & granddaughter … or aunty & nephew … the best gift we can give is our time. This download is jam packed with simple ideas children will… Continue reading

There are so many good Christian books and versions of the Bible available that it can be hard to know which one to choose for your child or grandchild. Or perhaps you work with children, teach children at Sunday school or a kids’ club and are not sure which Bible to use when storytelling. Also there are some churches that give a Bible to each child at their baptism, and depending on the age of… Continue reading

Print off on to everyday A4 photopaper . Photo on image side and words on the back. Ruth Bible card Naomi Bible card Boaz Bible… Continue reading

The mission of Butterfly Music and Andrew Chinn is to provide quality resources to enhance the teaching of Religious Education with a particular emphasis on the Catholic faith, and to create and perform music to enhance the celebration of liturgies in school and parish settings. Andrew tours extensively around Australia, New Zealand and North America, visiting schools and parishes, sharing his… Continue reading

Looking for Lent resources? Here’s a list of links you may find helpful: Fridge Faith for Families – Lent Calendar that will engage the whole family Children’s & Families Ministry – Lent & Easter Resources Synod of Victoria & Tasmania World Vision Lenten Resources – FREE Downloadable Bible Study and Youth Activity for Lent! Mission Resourcing Network – A page full of… Continue reading

I have used this edible story with groups of primary children who already have had the Christmas story told to them, for example a Sunday school class or a kids’ club, and so this is a way of clarifying their knowledge and understanding of the story and exploring it as a group, then sharing it at home…. Continue reading

The following criteria can be used to evaluate the quality of a playgroup.  If you run a playgroup, consider how well your playgroup fulfills these criteria. Clear, informative signage Welcoming and inclusive Safe environment – clean, well-maintained, well fenced, safe storage Child-protection policy Special needs accommodated Membership information, costs, requirements including… Continue reading

(A short talk given by Judyth Roberts at the Breathe Conference, August 2009) Why talk about playgroups? Because playgroup is what happens when you put a child in the midst! (Mark: 9:36-37) Families with young children in our society are hungry for our hospitality … Searching for safe places for them and their children … Waiting to be welcomed… Here are 10 compelling reasons… 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

Car Park Parables – Old Mr. T and Friends Author: Paul & Russell Clark

The DVD contains 5 stories with animated pictures. In the tradition of the early Thomas the Tank Engine.

It’s Sunday and the cars in the church car park are bored, wondering why they have to come here every… Continue reading