Advent Treasure Hunt If you have a nativity scene, this is easy but you can make your own figures from cardboard tubes.  Wrap the pieces in tissue paper and hide them around the house.  Create a treasure map either by drawing a map or creating clues (for example: This animal was surprised to find a baby where its breakfast should have been.  Now it is to be found where you get breakfast. … Continue reading

I found these little sheep erasers at Smiggle and thought of Sunday school teachers who are often looking for little gift ideas or something to take home to reinforce a lesson. There are so many stories in the Bible about sheep – lost sheep, sheep being led by a good shepherd, sheep being fed, being known by name … Have you found any simple little gift ideas that you’d like to share with… Continue reading

Here are my ‘Top 20′ selection of books to get you started thinking about topics like child theology, ministry to children and families and inclusive worship. How do we as a church prepare children and young people to be involved in the ongoing life of the church?   Are we countering the negative messages of our culture?  Do children have opportunities to develop an inner working model of … Continue reading

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

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

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

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