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Vacation Bible School is just around the corner for many kids! Churches all over are planning out what they will do for curriculum and activities this year. Games are one activity that all kids love, and VBS has been interacting with children through games since I can remember. Here are 10 of the best VBS games for kids. These are in no particular order.

Fun and frugal way to Teach the Sign of the Cross. Easy craft for kids to learn proper way to do this special prayer. Great way to practice!

Having students color in posters with their names is a great first day activity that provides yearlong decoration for the classroom!

Sunset at Tatooine designed by Patryk Wojciechowicz for Fireart Studio. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

God Made Me Printables The time we spend teaching our children that God made them is precious. God is creator of all things, but to know that He knew us

After spending most of June and July working on the yard, it’s time to refocus on homeschooling. Normally we don’t take a summer break and instead take more time off in the spring and fall for plan…

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.

Color by Number Ocean Preschool Worksheets are perfect for having fun while practicing number recognition and early math skills.

The story of Jesus multiplying the loaves and fish to feed the 5,000 is such a fun Bible story to teach children! I always find that when I reach kids on their own level with

Today was the beginning of our new "Theme." We are Exploring the Armor of God. Paul wrote the Letter to the brethren in Ephesus. They lived under the Roman Government and were completely aware of the Armor a Soldier wore. The kiddos were excited to get started with this new topic. However, I was asked SEVERAL times...."are we going to finish the Judges and learn about the Kings?" They are so smart!!! After lots of reassurance we went on with our new topic. I had the kiddos put on the Explorer Hats today and we sang the song. "We Are Bible Explorers." The kiddos love marching around the room as we sing this song. We then went right on with my lesson plans. We added a BEE to their attendance charts as we sang our attendance song. We then talked about Prayer and how we are to be REVERENT during prayer. We then said our prayer. Then we did some Basic Bible Review and Songs. This is when we say our Books of the Bible. Review how many book are in the Bible, how many main parts, how many book in the Old/New, etc. This is when I told them that our lesson was from the New Testament. I told the kids it came from the Ephesian Epistle (telling them that they would impress their parents if they remembered that an Epistle is a fancy word for a letter.) I then showed them where Ephesus and Rome are on our NEW classroom map. (I forgot to take a picture of the map...I will make sure to get one next week.) I explained that Paul loved the Christians that lived in Ephesus and wanted them to be strong. I then went on with the lesson about Armor. Our main focus was on the BELT OF TRUTH today. We talked about our need for listening to TRUTH. We talked about how the devil is filled with lies and is our enemy...and God's Word will help us defeat our enemy. Our activity was a cardstock BELT OF TRUTH. They were so cute wearing these as they left the classroom. Our Memory Verse was Ephesians 6:14. We had a little tune to sing the memory verse too. I LOVE to have a song to go with their memory verses. I think it helps them to memorize the verse. Our Review Activity was a fun experience. I coded a cube (old empty cardboard box) with all the pieces of the Armor of God. The kiddos had to answer a question from the story for an opportunity to roll the cube. Whatever piece of Armor the cube landed on the children added that to their "soldier." The boys had a boy soldier and the girls had a girl soldier. They seemed to enjoy this game. If they do not get the answer correct I use that as the opportunity to correct any misunderstanding. BTW, this was a cheap game to make. This is the cube...I covered the box with blue poster paper and then attached the Armor pieces. We had our Who? What? When? Where? Where? Why? and How? cards. And we had a card to add to our God's Awesome Plan for Man wall. I really think this is an important part of ALL Bible stories. This is our NEW Theme Bulletin Board. On Wednesday Evening the kiddos will be "designing" their Belt of Truth. They will glue on sequins after coloring their belt. They will then add the little Bible to their belt...since the BELT OF TRUTH is the WORD OF GOD. I am looking forward to teaching this material. I know the children really were excited this morning. I hope they are always excited about learning lessons from God's Word. Blessings, Ronda

God had been preparing Moses for a great task. One day God chose to speak to Moses through a burning bush that burned, but wasn't consumed. God called Moses to go to Egypt and lead the Hebrew people out of Egyptian bondage. These Moses and the Burning Bush Bible activities highlight this fascinating event!

This craft was made to go along with Jesus’ ascension, but it is not a traditional Jesus in the clouds craft. It focuses on what Jesus said in Acts 1:8. Jesus wants us to tell others a…

Sin, sin, sin. We are just pressing through the Children’s Catechism and right now we want to make sure we have a grasp on what sin is, how it entered the world, and what the effect of it was in the garden.

Use this sun template printable to make a gorgeously easy sun craft to celebrate the solstice with children. Sunshine sun catcher easy solstice craft This easy sun craft is perfect for summer crafts or to celebrate the Solstice with children. It’s also perfect as a finger gym activity to develop fine motor skills, […]

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

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.

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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 […]

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Celebrate Australia Day and all this beautiful country has to offer with this list of 24 amazing and unique crafts and activities for kids

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

Ruth continues with lesson 11 in the second quarter of our Bible study with preschoolers. There is so much to learn from Ruth!

Create Duck-bill Platypus Bookmark with our fun craft activity guide template. Buy art and craft supplies at Baker Ross, inspiring creativity

I've done much of the legwork for you to find the best, most excellent Mario Brothers party ideas on the web (although the content is aging, its still just as relevant)

Use a flat flashlight made by white paper to reveal the dark mysterious undersea created by kids

This Armor of God object lesson using oranges and water is so simple, yet very effective at helping children understand its importance.