Holiday Ideas Zone

4 Week Family Advent Devotions and activities to help your families keep Christ at the center of the month of December.

A variety of ideas for families to celebrate the true meaning of Valentine's Day

This is a fun game to make! Then kids can take it home and play it with Dad - anytime they please!

This fun children's activity sheet will give children the chance to tell Dad what they really think of him!

A great way to honor dads this Father's Day.

A collection of ideas that you might try in your family Maybe just one of these ideas will help someone in your family better celebrate “Father’s Day.”

A Father's Day Poem about how a dad can be one of your very best friends!

Celebrating Easter is an essential part of Christian ministry and when you do it “kids’ style” you will need Easter games for the classroom. Holiday Easter games maintain the flow of the theme and add excitement to your sessions. Since I have kids ages 6 to 11 usually, I like to keep things as uncomplicated as possible. Take a crack at these Easter-themed games and let the fun begin!

Flatman and Bobbin rediscover Jesus' death and resurrection

What does the 4th of July have to do with God?

At Christmas time, when you want to spice up the ornament exchange or the white elephant exchange, try this fun game!

How can you give hope to others during this season?

This time of year is notorious for its association with darkness, but Jesus says we are the light of the world! So, let's get out there and shine with Operation Flashlight!

Does it matter if we say Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas? Perhaps the bigger issue is how we, who know Jesus, celebrate every day of our lives! Use this handy guide to help you do just that!

As children's ministers, we must help kids honor their fathers. Here are some ways that kids can honor their dads, and ways that they don't honor their dads.

How do children view their dads? Use this skit to explain a bad example of a dad, and what the Bible says about being a father!

This lesson is about honor and the importance of having a good name and reputation.

Here is a great puppet skit about what children should give their mothers for Mother's Day!

Here's an easy-to-do science experiment using only a balloon and a hex nut to illustrate the abundant life Jesus can give us.

Jesus as our good shepherd and King using a staff and Scepter to clarify why we celebrate advent.

Here are six things that I have learned from Santa about leading in children's ministry!

Involve the parents with your next Easter egg hunt!

A tie matching game for your class

This is a skit that demonstrates how important Mothers are, and how we can help them! Editor's Note: The skit is dated but can be updated by substituting an iPad and videoconferencing for the phone call.

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

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

A skit about the best gift you can give Mom for Mother's Day!

A fun family ADVENTure that takes families on a journey through the names of Christ with scripture and fun activities.

A complete lesson with MANY activities on the theme of the "New Year." Use the whole lesson or just parts of it. Teach children how to make realistic New Year's Resolutions.

Here is a New Year's Salvation Lesson illustrating that Jesus came to make a Revolution in our hearts!

My version of a Christmas Classic. Instead of watching out for Santa, kids ought to be watching out for Jesus... He's coming again!

This is a great Gospel Illusion and Object Lesson for Easter to show how Jesus was killed and rose three days later! It uses a paper and pen to visually demonstrate this important truth.

Are you prepared for special needs kids in your ministry? Here are 10 tips to help you!

Did you know Paul used a legal argument to prove Jesus rose from the dead?

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!

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

How do you plan to retain the visitors to your church during this holiday season?

Compare and contrast the circumstances surrounding the birth of an earthly king with the birth of the King of Kings. 

"Just for fun" game to open/close your service. Teams with the most snowballs in their bucket at the end of 1 minute wins. Play the game 3-4 times with 5-6 kids on each team.

Here is a collection of Snowman jokes

Here is some practical biblical help to support you in getting your kids to help with chores over the summer - even providing a FREE downloadable "Summer Chores Chart!"

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!

Some Thanksgiving themed jokes to help with your teaching, skits or puppet routines.

This Bible lesson from Psalm 100:4-5 about Thanksgiving was first used in our Sunday morning children’s church with Kindergarten – 6th grade students. It could also work as a Thanksgiving Sunday School lesson or any other children’s ministry teaching time.

Here is a great Christmas skit for children on how to give Jesus a present for Christmas!

Easter eggs are a great way to tell the Easter story. This is a game that leads into a powerful lesson.

Need a children's skit or a puppet script for your children's ministry? This week's script helps teach children that Christmas isn't about Santa Claus and presents, but it's about the birth of Jesus!

Daniel and the Lion's Den? Father's Day? Time for a skit from Creative Ministry Solutions!

A hollowed out egg is smashed, to the surprise of the children, to illustrate the surprise of Mary when she found the empty tomb.

The biggest trick played on Halloween is Christian kids and adults being bottled up inside churches or homes all night.