In this high-energy fall game, kids “harvest” fruit and vegetables as they consider the fruit Jesus wants us to grow.
Scripture: John 15:16; Ephesians 5:9
Supplies:
tough-skinned fruits and/or vegetables…
In this preschool fall craft, kids make “feely fabric boxes” from sensory craft supplies such as cotton balls, feathers, felt, fake fur, and burlap.
You’ll need:
tacky craft glue
ribbon…
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With debate about how to respond to Halloween, we asked Ricardo Miller, children’s pastor and ministry influencer, to weigh in. Here’s what he said.
Q: What are you doing for…
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Yellow school buses. Crisp backpacks. The smell of new school supplies. The…
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Preschool Sunday School…
Children’s ministries are facing five harsh realities today as they seek to reach the next generation, but take hope! We can respond with Jesus’ help to turn these brutal facts…
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Fall has…
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The Bible talks about…
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