Make your own non-toxic playdough with this simple recipe that
will be great for children's crafts, playtime and more. Simply
follow the directions in this recipe and create...
This simple children's craft is a great opportunity for your
little ones to color, sew, and work on their hand-eye coordination.
When finished, they will have a beautiful cr...
Use this unique craft to let preschoolers express themselves
while they learn about God's creation.
You'll need a children's Bible, 6-inch clear plastic dessert
plates, p...
Recycle plastic milk bottle caps into refrigerator
magnets.
Have children apply stickers to the inside of the cap. Or cut out
pictures from magazines or real pictures of...
Have children create Christmas gifts using this fun dough.
Before class, mix together 1 cup of baking soda, 1/2 cup of
cornstarch, several drops of food coloring, and 3/4...
Mary J. Davis
While children each form a snowperson out of clay or dough, talk
about the beauty of winter. Encourage the children to pray with you
and thank God for loving people in all t...
Children's Ministry Magazine
Preschoolers can make this
gift for someone special to celebrate Valentine's Day. You'll need
11x17 white construction paper, red tempera paint, plastic bowls,
baking potat...
Use this bulletin board craft idea to celebrate Valentine's Day.
You'll need card stock, several colors of felt or other fabric
scraps, lace, ribbon, leather laces, glue, sc...
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Give your congregation an opportunity to pray for the
children in your ministry this Valentine's Day
Have children each print their first name on the center of a
card sto...
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When Valentine's Day rolls around in February, use
these fun craft and snack ideas to spread love, joy, and the Word
of God throughout your church.
Craft: Heart Pla...
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the
January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry
magazine:
Princess photo frame
click to download the
pdf...
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the
January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry
magazine
Pirate Invitation
click to download the
pdf
...
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From "Princesses and Pirates" featured in the
January/February 2009 issue of Children's Ministry
magazine
Pirate Photo Frame
click to download the
pdf
...
Mary Davis
Celebrate kids' unique individuality with this fun craft. Have
the children trace their handprints onto white paper. Then have
children cut out and fold their hands two or t...
Doris Schuchard
Create these fun banana "candles" with kids. To make each
candle, place one half of a banana -- pointed end up -- inside a
pineapple ring. Attach a maraschino cherry "fl...
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This simple craft will help provide children with a
better understanding of the "beauty" that can be found in the
transformation of Jesus' resurrection.
Theme: Jesus is r...
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To celebrate the children in our children's ministry, we
inflated 100 helium balloons and strung them on a coat rack. We
wrote the name of a child on each balloon. At the ...
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Create a blue fish sock puppet and prepare to tell a Bible story
from the fish's perspective.
This video will help you see how to create the sock
puppet.
I...
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Seeing is believing and this simple preschool Bible craft will
help younger students understand that "Jesus was once their
size."
Have children paste a copy of the follow...
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month, so why not let all
the kids in your ministry express their gratitude and appreciation
for your pastor?
You'll need colorful paper, m...
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Use these customizable nametag ideas with kids to welcome guests
and let kids express themselves.
Kids can cut out construction paper fruit shapes to represent a
fruit ...
Kids can make this huggable gift as a Valentine's day craft.
You'll need yarn, white construction paper, red paint, sponge
brushes, scissors, tape, glue sticks, envelopes,...
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You'll need large macrame beads, small silk flowers and
Play-Doh.
Have children each select a bead and silk flowers. Then help
them each fill their beads with Play-Doh. A...
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A View From the Inside.
A fun and artistic insight into Jonah's "whale" of a journey that
teaches kids where true salvation is found.
As Jonah ran away fr...
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Your kids
can make harvest place mats for family members to remind them that
they're special to God.
You'll need apples, a knife, tempera paint, paintbrushes, a
black ma...
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For each child, you'll need a 4X12-inch strip of red
construction paper, a 3X4-inch piece of sandpaper, and glue.
Before class, lay the paper horizontally. Write the follo...
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Kids will love to re-create the barn animals that kept Mary,
Joseph, and baby Jesus company on the night Jesus was born.
Scripture: Luke 2:13-18
Materials: Empty puddin...
7 all-new, all-fun ideas for summer
faith growth.
Crawl under a prickly bush, climb a camouflaged
tree, wade in a crisp early-summer stream. No child can resist
explorin...
Help your preschoolers know they're special to
God.
Say: Once there was a shepherd who had 100
sheep. He always took good care of his sheep. Every day, the
shepherd ...
Group Books
Kids love outdoor summer fun - playing
in the park, swimming, and catching fireflies under the star-lit
sky. Help your kids appreciate the wonder of God's creation this
sum...
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Remember all those crafts you made as a child? Macaroni shells
painted gold. Plaster of Paris handprints. These simple object
lessons are a great way to help kids create a b...
Whoo loves you? This preschool-age appropriate craft project is
a creative way to teach your children's ministry students the
answer to this great question.
Simple Suppli...
The beauty of God's creation is visible all around us. Use these
creative windsocks to teach the kids in your children's ministry
the importance of taking time to admire His...
Reader Submitted
Father's Day provides a great way to celebrate both our heavenly
and our earthly fathers. Try these crafty Bible activities to make
this day memorable.
To make our Father...
Lori Haynes Niles
School will soon be out, and children will be searching for
things to do. How can you possibly find enough fun-filled
activities to whet their appetites for the things of Go...
While paper flowers are never quite as awe-inspring as God's
handiwork, the crepe paper flower blossoms kids will create in this
craft project are simply amazing.
The...
Help your preschoolers make these cool Valentine's Day
gifts!
For each Valentine ornament, you'll need an 8-inch red heart and
a 4-inch white heart cut from card stock; t...
Kids love puppets...especially puppets that can swallow both of
their hands. This fun Bible activity and craft is a great way to
get your children's ministry kids involved i...
GRADES K-6
Stuff you'll need: Thin wire, styrofoam packaging
"popcorn," curling ribbon, and scissors.
Get ready: Cut wire into 18-inch pieces.
Tell kids to:
*Stri...
Stuff you'll need: Card stock, masking tape, and
crayons.
Tell kids to:
Attach several strips of masking tape to your paper to create a
cross. Overlap your masking tape ...
Preschoolers will enjoy making these special gifts for Mother's
Day.
You'll need large macrame beads, small silk flowers and
Play-Doh.
Have children each select a be...
Try this fun craft with a lesson on Jonah and the big fish. Have
kids press their thumbs onto an ink pad, then make a thumbprint in
the center of a paper to make the fis...
Preschoolers can make these colorful coats
while they learn about Joseph and his coat of many
colors.
You'll need coffee filters, washable markers, water, a spray
bottle...
Preschoolers can build a leaf person
as a reminder that God created each of them uniquely.
Stuff: Fall items from nature such as
twigs and leaves, glue sticks, and constr...
Give
your preschoolers the opportunity to demonstrate their thankfulness
in a tangible way. Have your kids create redeemable gift
certificates to give to their parents, tea...
Have kids make this special gift for Father's Day.
You'll need white construction paper, washable paint,
paintbrushes, glue sticks, and copies of My Little H...
Teach kids
to pray with this fun, summery craft! You'll need a permanent
marker, 3- to 4-inch Styrofoam balls, stickers, washable markers,
and tongue depressors. You'll nee...
