Creative Ideas Zone

Jar with the most money in it is bad news for the teacher whose picture is on it!

Kids travel through four different rooms to meet important people in Jesus' life and to experience the reality of what Easter is really about.

Mother/Daughter overnight idea.  

What mothers in history may have said to their children. (fictional but humorous)

Whether you’re looking to create a craft with the kids in your Sunday School (or classroom) or searching for a great gift for your own mother, here are some crafty ideas and some store bought ideas to get you headed in the right direction!

Comparing learning to live as a Christian to learning a team sport.

How do you help the kids feel welcome and connected when the new year starts?

A nighttime ark walk that will have kids glowing with excitement.

This short story/ talk, based around Hebrews 12:28b-29, talked about God's desire to fill us with himself during worship. We used this story as part of our "Polar Fun in the Sun" party (which can be found on the Kidology site in the Creative Ideas Zone).

Spice up your kidmin this summer with these fun games!

Here's a great idea for a mother-daughter event that you can host at your church. 

What are YOU doing to celebrate your pastor this October?

There is one specific skill that is absolutely essential for every speaker to learn and to master in order for them to elevate their speaking to a whole new level. That skill is: Truth by Vibration!

To effectively reach children, we need to understand children and teach them in a manner that they learn best.

Using Mike and Ike candies as a way to help kids learn to pray and to connect the things around them with reminders to pray.

Exciting magic trick where you can peel a banana showing that it is pre-sliced.

Get your markers out and learn to draw your preteens into worship with this creative idea.

One thing that we cannot do is over-communicate! Here are some useful steps to use in your ministry to immediately improve in the area of communication.

Are you taking care of yourself? Or just your ministry?

All of this got me wondering, does it really make any difference? Perhaps the bigger issue is how we, who know Jesus, celebrate every day of our lives! In fact, instead of watching the world take Christ out of Christmas, what if we put Jesus into every holiday? Why not try celebrating a bit differently in 2013!

Kids have questions, naturally. One of the best ways to interact and lead them closer to God is by engaging with their questions.

Help the kids see we are all far from God's kingdom and need His forgiveness.  

What do you do if you want to teach a story that the children in your ministry have heard before many times?

Object lesson that integrates with the Gospel Message, showing how Jesus sees us as sinless.

Here is a fun summer activity to do with the kids, especially during Olympic years!

Here is a Powerpoint presentation that gives several different object lessons, each illustrating a Christmas item and why it reminds us of Jesus!

Are your preteens getting too old for Easter egg hunts? Here's a creative way to get them excited about Easter.

Use gifts, experiences of your congregation to reward your volunteers.  

Because Easter Egg Hunts are so very secular, our Children's Ministries Department decided to "put Christ in the Easter Egg"...

Get your kids praying for each other using this simple activity.

When preparing for fall, here is a list of wants and needs for your rooms.

Here is a preschool lesson on the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the Fiery Furnace.

If you work with kids, you know how challenging it can be to keep their attention.

Kids can experience the story of Esther in a different way!

Are you a children's ministry leader at a small church? Here are some practical and creative ideas for your ministry!

The Old Testament Book Names can be doozies! Here is a simple fun way to introduce a book, using Leviticus as a sample.  

Have you ever tried to witness at Starbucks? Here are some ways to minister to kids and their parents at your local Starbucks!

Engage your kids in a simple cooking competition coupled with becoming a "Sweet Genius" God's way

Develop a contest between girls and boys and by grades through the summer for the most minutes they spend time reading the Bible or Bible story books every day.  

Want to tell the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in an exciting new way?

Empower kids to pray for each other by teaching them how to pray. The prayer of a child can make a huge impact.

Teach your kids how they can listen for the voice of God when choosing friends.

It's the same old BIble story, but it can also be a fresh one, when told through the eyes of someone new. 

Some of the best advocates for our ministry are the parents who are directly impacted by the ministry. Parents have a natural desire to involve their children in a ministry that is first rate.  Our goal should be to take their interest and turn it into involvement. Today I would like to share 10 of my favorite ways to engage parents in ministry.

Want to teach the children in your ministry about thankfulness? This lesson on Jehoshaphat from 2 Chronicles 20 will help them learn the importance of being thankful, no matter what!

Every teacher or Children’s Ministry leader needs a few “quick quiet” tricks to help tame an unruly class. Here are a few methods that you should keep readily at hand.

What do you do when you're caught between organization and creativity?

Fun and delicious way to make a Sunday more eventful.

Learn how to think like a kidmin so you can come up with great ideas for your ministry

Since the holidays are such a busy time, we all get behind in something. For this Christmas season, I wanted to provide you with three last minute Christmas lesson ideas to help you, if you are in need of a quick children’s ministry lesson!