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Aug 25, 2010, Mention Their Name
Sometimes, no matter how enthusiastic I may feel towards children's church, I find that some of the older children are not so enthusiastic and may not
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Aug 22, 2010, Memory Verse Hopscotch
Tape words or phrases to hopscotch squares (you can make a hopscotch board using masking tape on the floor or carpet). Have students toss a beanbag.
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Aug 19, 2010, How bright is your light?
Use three flashlights - One with a strong light, one that the battery is weak and so is the light and the third that doesn't have a battery - therefore
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Aug 14, 2010, Fruit by the Foot Race
Pick 4 - 6 kids for each team (i.e. 4 boys and 4 girls). Give each participant a fruit roll up/fruit by the foot and have them unroll it and remove the
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Aug 8, 2010, Old Fashioned Harvest Day!
We try to have a big day planned each year in the fall called Old Fashioned Harvest Day. On this special day we ask the kids to dress in their old fashioned
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Jul 30, 2010, MEMORY VERSE BALLOON POP
TAKE BALLOON AND PUT ONE WORD OF THE MEMORY VERSE INSIDE OF IT. SELECT ENOUGH CHILDREN FOR EACH WORD TO BUST BALLOON AND PUT THE VERSE IN ORDER. CAN BE
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Jul 25, 2010, Sing an all Engaging Song
when class has become very noisy and children are no longer concentrating you can sing an all engaging song that will catch their attention immediately.
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Jul 25, 2010, Points system
Each Sunday, the children that are in attendance receive a matter of points for behavior, participation and presence. As the year comes to an end, the
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Jul 12, 2010, West Plains Vacation Bible Schools
Here is a list of the West Plains Vacation Bible Schools for 2010
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Jul 8, 2010, Wordless Book Bracelets
Use the same concept as the wordless book, except instead of making a book have the children make a bracelet using the same colors in the same order. This
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Jun 22, 2010, The Bible in Living Sound
The Bible in Living Sound, the original dramatized audio Bible stories . . . really gets kids excited about the Bible!
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Jun 22, 2010, Bible in Living Sound Gift Pack Story List
Bible in Living Sound Gift Pack Story List
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Jun 22, 2010, I Love My Neighbor
Make a circle of chairs, enough for all but one child. Have the kids each find a chair and have one stand in the middle. The child in the middle must say
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Jun 21, 2010, Children's Church Ministry Site Map Page 2
Site Map of Children's Church Ministry Website -- Page 2
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Jun 21, 2010, Laundry
Use different pieces of clothes with words written on them. Hang on a clothesline. Have a child remove a piece of laundry and whole class says verse. When
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