Having quiet bags can make church or any place you need your child to be quiet a lot easier. Here's my 5 tips to making it work.

Use this back to school themed sermon and lesson to teach kids how the disciples say Jesus is "Christ, the Son of the Living God" (Matthew 16:16). Theme: The disciples go "back to school" with Jesus.

Help your kids learn to pay attention and get more out of the sermon in church with this free church book for kids!

Have you ever had anyone ask, "Why do people do bad things?" How would the Bible answer this question? This Adam and Eve Object Bible lesson will help.

It's tough teaching kids how to sit still and be reverent during church. I've physically carried a screaming child out of a church service more than once - and I'm the pastor's wife. Here are 4 tried and true ways to help kids make the transition from the nursery to big church without electronics!

This lesson based on the manipulation of Jacob and Esau will help children understand that choosing forgiveness is better than choosing the ways of sin.

Assorted games for kids to play for learning about Pentecost as found in Acts 2. Supporting material available.

With Lent and Easter just around the bend, I thought it was a great time to re-share my friend's Prayer Hands with a free printable. It's a simple way to remind your kids of what is important and remind them of all that they have to be thankful for, not only during this time of

A 15 month old toddler has been a challenge for me in church! I quickly had to come up with quiet church activities for toddlers to keep him entertained.

Quiet toys or busy bags are a great way to help kids be quiet when you're in a meeting (or church). This post will teach you how to make children's church activity bags.

Games to play when teaching about Jacob and Esau and the brithright stew - based on the passage in Genesis 25. A variety of games for different age groups and spaces.

I am so thrilled to team up with one of my favorite people - Amy from Raising Arrows! Last week, Amy told me of her wonderful idea for 'Listening Pages.' I immediately knew it was a project I would love to work on. The concept of these Pages is to keep little ones engaged in the church service on Sunday mornings - from singing to the sermon to prayer. I am hosting the pages for children who are not yet reading, utilizing pictures instead of words. You'll also see a space on the side of the Page where your little one

i can only explain it by saying i think i felt good from being AT church and fully experiencing church yesterday morning.i came home from church and instead of going inside, i stayed outside and watered my plants....meaning i was in the quiet yard for a few more minutes still holding on…

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God's hands are always reaching out for us. He loves us. He cares for us. This family night lesson will literally help illustrate that point!

Try these 15 easy fall Sunday school craft ideas at your church as part of your lesson! Use them to teach your children about Jesus at home too!

FREE printable. Worksheets, story, coloring pages, craft, games and more. Paul was on his way to Rome to stand trial when the ship he was sailing on wrecked. God was merciful and spared the lives of those aboard. We can read the story in Acts 27.

Looking for some new Quiet Church Activities for kids? Find our top quiet church toys to add to your church bag to keep kids busy and quiet!

These Jesus Calms the Storm Lesson Plan & Activities will help students replace their fears with a greater faith in God.

I have a new Minute To Win It game. It's a New Testament version. Just click on the picture to check it out. In Seminary this year we are studying the Old Testament. For our Christmas party I thought that it would be fun to have a review of the year so far with Minute to Win it games. Here is what I came up with. I gave each team 5 apples and had them do their best to stack them. The team who had the most apples stacked at one minute won. You could also have a person from each team eat an apple and the person who eats most of the apple wins. For this one you will need 2 jars and a bunch of plastic animals. I taped a picture of Noah's Ark to the outside. Each person puts the jar by their feet. While standing straight each person tries to drop an animal into the jar from their nose. The teams that has the most animals is the jar at one minute wins. Each team is given a stack of cups. The team who has the tallest tower at one minute wins. For this one you will need 2 empty tissue boxes, 2 belts and 16 ping pong balls. Put slits on the two sides of the tissue box to slip the belt through. Fill each tissue box with 8 ping pong balls. Each person playing ties the belt around his waist with the box in the back. They both have one minute to dance around until all of the ping pong balls (seeds) have been bounced out of the tissue box. For this you will need 2 straws, 40 marshmallows, and two plates. Each person will have one minutes to get 20 marshmallows (sheep) into the plate (the pen) with the straw. For this challenge you will need 10 3"x 14" pieces of poster board and about 40 cups. Give each player 5 pieces of poster board and a stack of cups. Each player builds a ladder with the poster board for rungs. The team with the tallest ladder wins. Each team gets a copy of Joseph's coat to color. They have one minute to color it on their head. Each player must use at least five colors. The team is allowed to give advice on how to color in the lines. The team that does the best job wins. This one I did not end up doing. Here's how it could be done. You will need 20 old Bibles. Each team will have one member help another team member stack 5 Bibles in each hand. Then they will have to walk across the room with all 10 Bibles without dropping them. The team that gets all 10 Bibles across the room first wins. This challenge is in reference to Deuteronomy 33:17. Give each team a bag of Honeycomb cereal. Each team will have one member lie down on the ground while another team member stacks the honeycomb cereal, one on top of the other, to look like a unicorn horn. The team that has the tallest horn wins (without cheating). For this challenge you will need to print out two pictures of the brick wall below onto cardstock. Fold the cardstock in half like a card. Place the cards at one end of the table. Both teams have a member blow the card across the table and then try to get the card to hang off the edge without falling off. If the card falls off then they have to start all over. Bounce a ping pong ball at least twice to knock over Goliath. The first person to do it in under a minute wins. Here's a printout for you to use. For the Champions I made these trophies out of Toblerone. Just print out the picture below. Cut it out and glue it to the top of a Toblerone. The students loved it. This is all the further we have studied this year. If we come up with more games I will be sure to post them on here. Good Luck! Check out my other New Testament Minute to Win it game. Here's another fun game to play with scriptures. I also have Grinch Minute to Win it Games And Alice in Wonderland Minute to Win it Games And Frozen themed Minute to Win it Ideas

This week’s lesson was a super fun one for our little ones! The focus was on God’s promises, so we started by talking about a promise that we had learnt a couple of weeks before. We remember that God had made a promise to Noah to save him and his family from the flood and we saw […]

Free printable lesson on the temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11). Includes worksheets, coloring pages, craft and more. Learn how Jesus understands us.

These handwriting stroke cards will help your little ones learn the handwriting strokes used in the Handwriting Without Tears program. This packet includes all Upper Case letters (A-Z) and numerals (0-9). Use them as a handwriting helping tool. Your little ones can color the letter in the appropria...

Help your kids start to engage in a Sunday sermon using these sermon notes for kids designed with them in mind! + FREE Printable

We started lesson 14, Isaac, the Son of Promise, by talking about the promises God had made to Abraham. (You can read about Lesson 13 here.) We then had a brief discussion about how sometimes we have to wait to receive the things promised to us. Perhaps we are promised a holiday or a special […]

The land no longer could support the families and herds of both Abraham and Lot. Even though Abraham was older than Lot and could have claimed the land he wanted, Abraham graciously allowed Lot to choose where he wanted to settle. These activities highlight the time when Abraham shared with Lot.

Free printable quiet Time and travel play mats for kids of all imaginations. Just print and use for plane or car rides, quiet time or church.

Sodom and Gomorrah preschool Bible lesson. Learn about praying for others & running from sin. Games, Crafts, Activities, songs, lesson, worksheets and more.

The Beatitudes are part of the Sermon on the Mount that we can read about in the book of Matthew chapter 5. These are essentially short,...

Looking for some fun lessons for teaching children (and getting them excited!) about Jesus, can kind of be difficult. Especially when y...

Back in my early parenting days, I used to pack a massive church bag. I had an extra outfit for the baby, at least a dozen baby toys, books, snacks, ...

These Come Follow Me Primary Talk templates are based on the March lessons. Make speaking in church simple with these printable talks about Jesus.

RESOURCES FOR LESSON: Bible Verses: Jonah 1-4 Foundational Truth: God Saves, part 1 Memory Verse : The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. - Zephaniah 3:17 Motions: The LORD your God : Make "L" with right index finger a

What does God think about lying? Explore these questions and more in this Honesty Object Lesson for kids based on Genesis 3.

Use a Noah's Ark craft to bring to life one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Start with these simple ideas! Free downloadable activity pages.

In Luke 19:1-11, Zacchaeus, a hated tax collector from Jericho, spent time with Jesus and became a changed man. Below you’ll find Bible lesson activities about Zacchaeus’s encounter with Jesus and the difference Jesus made in the tax collector’s life.

These Joshua and the Battle of Jericho activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools. Joshua & Jericho Sequencing

This is the first in a four part series this month for Joshua. This lesson discusses Moses, then Joshua taking over leadership for the Israelites. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (this set is already numbered on the front for you), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (Moses then Joshua for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what you will see next week, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. These visuals can also be attached to large craft sticks to be help up while teaching. Click here to download the visuals. This lesson outline is intended to be used with the visuals you see above, although either one can be used alone. The lesson has the same numbers in a box as the visuals to make it easier for you to teach. Click here to download the lesson outline. Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal.