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Transition Time Game for Nursery and Preschool: Wiggle It Out

Need a transition time game to move from active learning to sitting and listening? Try this Wiggle It Out chant with accompanying motions. We love high energy, active learning opportunities…

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Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages

Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation…

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3 Ways to Have Laundry Basket Fun in Your Nursery

Toddlers love these laundry basket activities that offer fun ways to learn Bible lessons. Try them in your nursery today! 3 Ways to Have Laundry Basket Fun in Your Nursery…

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The Caring Checklist Your Church Nursery Really Needs

Use The Caring Checklist to prepare for a Sunday morning in your church nursery. To send the message of God’s care for the “least of these,” you need everything in…

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3 Ways to Bless the Children in Your Nursery Through Prayer

Check out these 3 ways to bless the children in your nursery. (We’ll give a hint: It all starts with prayer.) As parents, we don’t think twice about praying for…

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12 Tips for Baby and Toddler Spiritual Growth

Use these 12 tips for babies’ spiritual growth. Can babies and toddlers learn about God and grow spiritually? Should children’s ministry include children this young? The answer is yes! We’re…

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3 Easy Easter Activities for Your Church Nursery

Here are three simple activities to use in your church nursery to help the littlest members of your congregation play and worship Jesus this Easter! 3 Easy Easter Activities for…

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5 Guidelines to Select and Accept Safe Nursery Toys

Often church nurseries depend on donations of used toys. While many used toys are still safe and make excellent additions to the nursery, remember the following criteria as you select…

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The Top 4 Reasons Parents Avoid Church Nurseries

These top 4 reasons parents avoid your church nursery may surprise you. The nursery was perfect. Matching cribs lined one wall, each with crisp pink and blue checked sheets. Developmentally…

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Nursery Craft: Baby and Toddler Keepsakes for Christmas

Parents never tire of seeing their child’s picture, and they’ll love to receive these Christmastime photo keepsakes. Use these Baby Keepsakes for Christmas in your church nursery. Nursery Craft: Baby…

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How Children of All Ages Solve Problems

Here are ways that children of all ages solve problems, and ways that you can respond to help develop their ability to work through problems. How Children Ages 1-2 Solve…

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3 Christmastime Activities for Your Nursery Classroom

Looking for new Christmastime nursery activity ideas? Here are three new ideas for your children’s ministry. My Christmastime Baby Book Make a baby book for Christmas to show little ones…

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Cornucopia Blessings Craft for Your Nursery

Help little ones in your church nursery explore gratitude this Thanksgiving with this cornucopia blessings craft. It’s the perfect craft to add to your Thanksgiving lesson. You’ll need: a paper…

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3 New Nursery Ideas to Try in Your Ministry This Fall

Looking for a few new ministry ideas for this fall? Don’t forget about your youngest kids! These three nursery ideas will help. 3 New Nursery Ideas to Try in Your…

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3 Relationship Builders for Toddlers

These 3 ideas for toddlers offer building blocks for solid relationships with young peers in your ministry. Construction takes tools, effort, and time—a building doesn’t spring up overnight. Kids’ relationships…

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Toddler Bible Activities: Animal Song and Animal Game

Use these two activities to help you show toddlers that God created the many animals of the world. Toddler Bible Activity: Animal Song Sing this song to the tune of…

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3 Activities to Try in Your Church Nursery This Summer

Check out these fresh ideas for your church nursery! 3 Activities to Try in Your Church Nursery This Summer Nursery Activity 1: God Made Me Flowers Help toddlers create this…

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Classroom Environments: Nursery and Preschool Essentials

Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have certain needs, and those needs help us determine what’s truly essential in these ministries. Here’s a list of the must-haves for your nursery and preschool…

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3 Baby Steps to Build Trust in Your Church Nursery

The relationship we build with the babies in our nurseries will impact their ability to trust in God. Here are three tips to help foster more trust. I love sneaking…

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3 Tips for Teaching Your Nursery About God’s Love

Looking to teach the children in your nursery about God’s love? Here are three tips that will help make God’s love real to them. Recently I shared the story of…

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4 Ways to Build Bonds With Little Ones in Your Church Nursery

Use these 4 quick ways to build bonds with little ones when they first come in your church nursery. Very young children often have a difficult time away from their …

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