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 this criteria as you select and…
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How to Utilize Positive Peer Pressure in Your Children’s Ministry
Peer pressure. Say those two powerful words, and they can strike fear in your heart! But add the word “positive” and you have a tool that will help kids learn…to…
Preteen Sunday School Lesson: The Importance of Manners
Use this quick and easy preteen Sunday school lesson to help your preteens understand the importance of having good manners. 1. Don’t Be Cruel Form two teams and have them…
Why Preteens Don’t Come Back to Your Church — and What to Do About It
Why preteens don’t come back to your church — and what to do about it. From kids who’ve done it — and how you can stop the exodus. Each year…
3 Ways to Create Smooth Transitions in Your Nursery
Transitions can be very difficult for children in your nursery. Here are three ways you can make their transitions smooth. It was time to promote Michael to the toddler room.…
Is the Key to Discipline Actually Lightening Up?
Feeling frustrated by discipline issues? Wonder if you’ll ever get control of your class? Maybe perfect behavior isn’t the aim. Read on to discover why we all need to lighten…
How to Encourage Materialistic Kids to Still Hunger for Things of God
How do we help materialistic kids who are full of the things of this world…still hunger for the things of God? As a child of the ’70s, I was privileged…
How to Handle When Preschoolers Tells a Lie
Everyone lies. But the way preschoolers lie is different from the way adults lie. Here’s what you need to understand about handling this situation. Three- and 4-year-olds “live by a…
Creative Ways to Teach Babies in the Church Nursery
A church nursery isn’t just about babysitting — it’s about teaching! Use these creative ways to teach babies and help them learn about God. Point That Finger While pointing may…
Are Rewards a Token for Classroom Success?
To give (prizes, points, rewards, candy, and treats) or not to give? That is the question. Some experts say that giving kids tokens, rewards, candy, and the like destroys their…
