3 Must-Haves for a Great Baby Ministry
Your nursery represents an amazing opportunity to reach young families and to begin connecting little ones to God. Here are three things you must do to have the best baby…
Nursery
Make your church nursery a safe, engaging place for babies and toddlers with these helpful tips and ideas. Your nursery volunteers will feel fully equipped to provide excellent care for young children. Plus, parents will thank you for taking such good care of their precious little ones!
What You’ll Find
Here you’ll find hundreds of tips and ideas on how to make your nursery a relaxing environment for babies and toddlers that supports the young families in your church. The articles in this section address nursery questions like, “What makes a good toy for my church nursery?” or “How can I support new mothers in my ministry?” Explore our great tips on how to ease separation anxiety, how to make your nursery safe and sound, quick ways to bond with little ones, and so much more!
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About Nursery
How Children Are Motivated To Learn
It’s no surprise children of different ages are differently motivated to learn! In order to best reach the children in our classrooms, we need to learn how to best motivate…
What New Parents Need Most From Your Nursery
Discover what new parents need most from your nursery at church. Every pew was filled waiting for the pastor to teach when I noticed an elder nod to the mass…
3 Relationship Builders for Toddlers
These 3 great ideas for toddlers are a great way to start building solid relationships with young peers in your ministry. Construction takes tools, effort, and time—a building doesn’t spring…
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…
The 10 Best Features for Church Nursery Toys
What makes a good toy for your church nursery or preschool? Check out Lynda Freeman’s expert advice. Watch a child for a few minutes, and you’ll discover a playful approach…
3 Ways to Bless the Children in Your Nursery
Check out these 3 ways to bless the children in your nursery — it all starts with prayer. As parents, we don’t think twice about praying for God to bestow…
Church Nursery: The Caring Checklist
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…
4 Reasons Parents Avoid Church Nurseries
The 4 reasons parents avoid church nurseries may surprise you. The nursery was perfect. Matching cribs lined one wall, each with crisp pink and blue checked sheets. Developmentally appropriate toys…
Christmas Song: God’s Little Lamb
Celebrate Christmas with this fun Christmas song: God’s Little Lamb, sung to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Before you sing, say: At Christmas, we celebrate Jesus! One…
