Creative Ideas Zone

Great character to do anything with food during your kids Church

Breakfast meeting designed to encourage children's ministry volunteers and move toward the development of intergenerational ministry teams with creative teaching approaches.

You can use the butterfly to talk about the change that occurs when God saves us through Christ. We become a new creation.

Here is a creation craft that is quick and easy!

A number of ideas are shared that could be incorporated into lessons on the subject of Creation.

This skit uses Disney's Mulan to encourage kids to participate in a foreign missions related fundraiser. Though this version was written for Awana Adopt-A-Club, it can be used for any missions project.

A great object lesson when talking about avoiding getting trapped in sin.

Have you ever just played a game, gotten the kids all hyped up and then wanted their attention back? Don't raise your voice is this technique.

A great system for kids picking up name tags.

To make the parable of the sower more exciting, I made it edible. I made a dirt cake from pudding and crushed Oreos, which served as the ground.....

Eight tips are shared on how to make your storytelling more effective.

A General Bible quiz to test if children are understanding their Bible lessons.

This is a simple way to encourage kids to act better in class.

Idea for making visitors feel welcome, and a way to help kids who get discouraged losing a way to win.

Jesus Changes us using The Life Cycle of a Frog as an example. Ideas included for decorating, games, crafts etc. This would be great for any occasion, outreach, Parents Night Out, etc. and can be adapted to many different ages.

This unique fruit basket with bring a smile to the recipient's face and can be put together by any age group.

This is a creative way of teaching kids the Fruits of the Spirit. Most kids don't know what they are or how they can grow them in their own lives. This method will ensure they know the fruits and that they can have them working in their lives!

Make a gift to show your love for your parents and to thank them for the love and care they have shown you.

A great way for teachers to let you know when they need help in the classroom without having to leave the room.

God will either "shower" us with large blessings or "squirt" us with big blessings for our giving to Him!

By becoming 'creators' themselves, children are encouraged to think about the choices God had to make when His creation was spoiled.

By constructing a time line, children can see where any Biblical event fits into God's overall plan for His world.

I did a craft to go along with Karl's story, George and the Umbrella.

This is a craft to make a head that will have grass grow from it.

These are directions to make a flower with kids handprints.

Trying to get those busy Kindergarteners and Pre-K kids' attention? Here's a great one!

Incentive to reward people for showing up on time to serve.

Ten ways in which God speaks to us are listed and discussed.

This activity goes along with the story of the rich young ruler. It explores the activities or possessions that get in the way of the children putting God first.

At our church we painted a very large (8' X 12') picture of a book on the back wall in our Kidz Worship Center. After any of our kidz accept Jesus into their hearts and are baptized they get to literally write their name on our "Book of Life." This generates lots of excitement with not only our kidz but also the parents.

Instructions for making noisemakers

All you need is a heart-shaped cut out, tape and a drinking straw.

This reinforces the story of Jonah in the whale.

We need to work hard to acheiver God's goal for our lives!

This is just a fun game the kids absolutely love! It's also very simple and inexpensive!

This game takes a 3rd person telling of James' and John's mom asking Jesus to one day let her kids sit on his right and left; and leaves out key words and replaces them with silly substitutes. I suggest doing it as a group and getting a different response from each child. I've put what to ask for in parenthesis along with any explanations) and then at the end I've written the entire story correctly.

I have a craft night near Christmas. We make little Christmas trees out of Reader's Digest magazines.

By using the Christ figures sold as toys, children can make their own bookends.

Our Sunday School at St. Paul's Lutheran Church hosted a hospiality hour following worship.

These are instructions to make a miniature flannel board.

A fun hands-on activity that demonstrates that guessing is not a sure thing - better to go with something dependable - God!

Using either plastic or real eggs decorate eggs with the childrens names on them and some type of information from the bible, Example: The name of a Book, a person or place.

This craft reminds kids of Prayer!

Professor Noodlebrane learns that only Jesus can take away our sin. (Inspired by a toybox tale that is very similiar.)

Getting children involved in ministry is important! But sometimes, it is hard to do! This post will help you to understand how to get kids involved and active in your church!

Money doesn't last forever, so invest it in something that does last forever- the church!

While teaching Jonah make your room look like the belly of a big fish.

A recipe for watercolors that smell!

Helping and encouraging the soldiers and marines in Iraq and Afghanistan by flooding them with cards, gifts and letters they can send home to their families letting them know "we" are with them and praying for them.

A recipe for sidewalk paint