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The Best Party Ever: Putting Theory Into Practice

Use this interactive script to lead your church community in an engaging program for children of all ages.

Once upon a time a king wanted to have the best party ever! He made lots of

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The Good Samaritan: A Children’s Mission Activity Theatre

Hosting a children’s theatre can provide fun and worthwhile mission activity. Choose an easy-to-read translation of the Bible—in addition to reading and acting the story, ask the studen

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A Year of Ideas

Here are a few ideas to consider when planning activities for your children throughout the year. Pick a few that appeal to you and work in your setting, and try some different ones each year. 

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Want to Boost Attendance? Try a Pizza Puzzle!

This inexpensive activity appeals to a broad age range. Children will become goal-oriented and be motivated to bring friends.

Materials:

Stencil made of tag boa

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Great Things From Guide

Eleven-year-old Shayla Shupe was on vacation in Philadelphia when she saw him—a man beside the road with a sign that read, “Will work for food or money. I need to feed my wife and son.&

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The Good Samaritan: A Children’s Mission Activity Theatre

Hosting a children’s theatre can provide fun and worthwhile mission activity. Choose an easy-to-read translation of the Bible—in addition to reading and acting the story, ask the studen

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Fingerprints

For this lesson you will need to bring the following to class:

• Black ink pad
• Wipes for easy cleanup
• Small pieces of paper—one for each child<

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Great Finds From the Dollar Store


Are you telling the same stories, in the same way, with the same props? Have you noticed that you may be boring yourself and the children? So where can a children's teacher or ministry leader go fo

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God's Grace

He gave His life for me,
So that I could be free
And live in harmony
For all eternity.


For God's unfailing grace
Is like a warm embrace,
A thing y

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Bringing Bible Stories to Life


Adding imagination and creativity as you lead will keep frequent attendees from becoming bored and help new students remember the lessons longer. Active learning will help them apply the stories

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Outdoor Learning Made Easy


What makes your special outdoor learning event successful?


You've read about going out into nature and teaching the children from your division, your class, even your family,

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A Golden Gift


The emperor smiled and said, "I have been given many golden gifts through the years, but never such a one as this!"


My father grew up in a small village in the Austro-Hungari

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Animal Lore


Here's a fun activity for the kids in your younger divisions. Arrange for animals to be brought to your classroom. (Call friends, relatives, church members, and parents of class members to find d

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Cat Tales


The Bible says that the living God "gives us richly all things to enjoy" (1 Timothy 6:17, NIV).


Do you have a cat? Have you noticed things about your cat? For instance, does

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The Tiniest Designer


See if you can guess the name of one of God's tiniest designers. Here are some clues. You may know enough about this famous designer to get the answer right away. If not, you will learn more by rea

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