Kidologists Zone
This is the place to find things written or submitted by the creator of Kidology.org, Karl Bastian.
Use Karl's creativity to your advantage! Browse his ideas, plans, games, and more, and use them as is or adapt them for your ministry!
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Christmas Word Guess! Game
Here is a FUN Christmas Word Guess Game to introduce any lesson during the Christmas season. |
Christmas Game |
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Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe
A Fun Free Christmas Game - Tic-Tac-Toe Christmas Style! Download this fun themed pre-service game that kids will love! |
Christmas Game |
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Place Jesus in the Manger Game
A twist on the classic Pin the Tail on the Donkey Game. |
Christmas Game |
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Kidmin Talk #114 - December 2nd, 2018
Kidmin Talk #114 - Pastor Karl shares four keys to ending your ministry year well and setting yourself up for success in the next year! |
Ending the Year Well |
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Reaching Disconnected Families
Pastor Karl addresses this critical issue that faces all of our ministries. Families visit our church, and don't return. Or, families that once were regular, fade away and we wonder what happened to them. How do we bring them back? |
Family Ministry |
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Karl's Concert of Prayer
Pastor Karl shares the details of the Concert of Prayer he hosted at his church. |
Prayer |
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Batty Fears
A game to help kids address the fears they face. |
Fear |
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Kidmin Talk #113- October 22nd, 2018
Kidmin Talk #113 - Pastor Karl shares an object lesson that could just change your life! Plus, he answers the question, how important is it to be on the cutting edge in children's ministry? His answer may surprise you! |
The Object Lesson of Life, Technology and More! |
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Kidmin Talk #112- September 28th, 2018
Kidmin Talk #112 - Pastor Karl found a box on his front porch - what could it be?!?! It was the FIRST COPY of his new book, Kidology's Ultimate Toolbox for Children's Ministry! Learn what's inside. |
The Unboxing of Karl's newest book! |
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Kidmin Talk #110 - September 4th, 2018
Kidmin Talk #110 covers teaching kids grace, Fortnite, health in ministry, and more! |
Zarf, Grace, Fortnite and More! |
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Noah’s Ark Animal Mix-Up Game
A super fun mixer game that introduces Noah and the Ark. |
Noah's Ark |
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Snake in a Tree Puzzle
Fun Floor Puzzle of Snake in a Tree |
Floor Puzzle |
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Bible Story Mad Libs
A FUN way to tell a familiar Bible story |
Bible Story Fun |
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Kids are Curious!
What are you doing to engage the curiosity of your kids? |
Kidology Lab - Curiosity |
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Now or Later?
A fun (and yummy) lesson introduction that helps kids learn about delayed gratification. |
Delayed Gratification! |
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Balloon Feet Guest Resource
These super fun balloon feet are a fun way to celebrate guests. Kids love them! |
Welcoming Guests |
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Crouching Sin Hidden Temptation - A Classic Toybox Tale
Beware of Crouching Sin, Hidden Temptation. It is out to lead you astray. Starring the little agents from Spy Kids and Samurai Jack. |
Tempation and Forgiveness |
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Not an Apple - a Toybox Tale Classic
Miss Piggy’s new talk show, “Talk To The Pig,” features Adam and Eve and revisits their days in the garden of Eden. |
Adam and Eve |
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Bible Numbers and Facts
This is a fun activity for helping kids learn some amazing facts about the Bible! |
Bible Facts |
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Amazing Easy Prediction Magic Trick!
This is a classic easy magic trick where you can predict a choice that a child makes. |
Prophesy or Choices |
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FUN Choices Opening Game
This is a fun interactive game that gets kids moving and trying to solve a fun but easy puzzle. It's all about choices! |
Choices | |
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Vote for Jesus! A FUN Patriotic Lesson
This is a FUN interactive lesson about how we "Vote for Jesus" every day by the choices we make! |
Fruit of the Spirit | |
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Secret to Having New Parents Serving Every Week!
Here is a fun positive way to have some parents helping every week in your children's service. |
Recruiting Parents |
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Books of the Bible Scramble Game
This is a fun unscrambling game using 20 random books of the Bible. |
Books of the Bible | |
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Summer Bible Reading Challenge
A challenge to help kids read Matthew and John over the summer with parents involved. |
Bible Reading |
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Holy Spirit Balloon Game & Object Lesson
A fun game that also teaches four things the Holy Spirit does for us. |
Holy Spirit Helps | |
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LOST and FOUND Sign
Tired of loose items cluttering up your kidmin space? Here is a fun Lost and Found sign that also warns that items will be disposed of soon. |
Kidmin Signage | |
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Volunteer Spotlight Templates
A simple fun way to recognize new or super volunteers! Just add a pictures and some interesting facts and post outside the room they serve in! |
Volunteer Appreciation |
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We'll Be Back! - a Toybox Tale Classic
What happens when Dr. Bunsen Honey Dew tried to clone Arnold Swartzewhathisname? Instead of "I'll be back!" You get "We'll be back!" |
You Are Unique |
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Something from Nothing! - a Toybox Tale Classic
What happens when a magician tries to make Something from Nothing? Apparently only God can do that trick! And He did, when He made the world! |
Creation |
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The Sin Eliminator - a Toybox Tale Classic
What happens when Dr. Bunsen Honeydew attempts to purge Beaker of his sin with his Sin Eliminator invention? This is the historic first Toybox Tale performed back in 2001, four years before YouTube even existed! |
Sin and Forgiveness |
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List of Worries!
This is a humorous list of worries that a puppet or character has made. A leader talks them through it and challenges them to 'cast their cares upon Jesus.' (1 Peter 5:7) |
Worry Trust Faith | |
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Cereal Sunday Lesson
Written for Time Change Sunday where the kids are allowed to come to church in PJ's and eat cereal! This FUN cereal lesson helps kids learn spiritual applications from their favorite cereals! |
Time Change Lesson | |
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Offering Monster
Here is a FUN way to make giving both FUN and memorable. Introducing Numnum the Offering Monster! |
Offering Collection | |
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This is Love...
Love isn't just the mushy stuff, it's putting others above yourself. This is a presentation with pictures of love in action! |
Love |
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All About Me Kid Info Sheet
A fun and easy way to get to know your kids, learn about their needs, keep up with the world of kids, and get ministry feed back, all at once! |
Relational Ministry | |
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The Kidology Handbook in Spanish
Translated by a friend, the classic edition of the Kidology Handbook is provided free of charge to Kidology All Access Members. (Disfrute de este recurso de entrenamiento gratuito.) |
Spanish Training Resource | |
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Wordless Book How To (Video Training)
Video training by Pastor Karl on the many ways to use the Wordless Book to share the Gospel with complete instructions. |
Wordless Book |
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Wordless Book Mini Book
A simple and easy Wordless Book template that can be customized for your own ministry. |
Wordless Book |
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An Emoji Christmas Story
Tell the Christmas Story with Emojis! |
Emoji Christmas |
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Oh, You Better Watch Out! (Jesus Version)
That's right! Jesus Christ is Coming Again! |
Christmas Song | |
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KARL'S NERF WARS
Purchase all the files and information on how to host a Nerf Wars event for the preteens in your ministry! |
Preteen Event Details | |
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Charades Talent Show
Put on an INSTANT Talent Show as you talk about the gifts God gives us. |
Gifts and Talents | |
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Jolly Rancher Toss Review Game
Just a simple fun review game that is YUMMY too! |
Candy Review Game | |
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Live Comic Teaching
Kids Love Comics! Skip the videos and PowerPoints, just DRAW the Bible Story and your kids will be glued to the story! |
Creative Teaching | |
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The Vanishing Salt Shaker
Amaze the kids the next time you eat out by making the restaurant's salt shaker pass right through a solid table! No secret props, use only materials at the table. It's a fun way to connect with kids the next time you eat out! |
The Kidology Lab | |
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The Sugar Packet Puzzle
Here is a fun, challenging but entertaining puzzle you can do with kids right at the table in a restaurant. It's so easy it's hard! But the kids will have a fun time as you connect with them through this handy game. |
The Kidology Lab | |
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The Magic Hank
A fast and easy magic trick anyone can do - make a handkerchief bow down at your very command! That is, when he chooses to obey! |
The Kidology Lab | |
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The Penny Game
A fast and easy game for connecting with kids that requires only a handful of pennies to have a bundle of fun! |
The Kidology Lab | |
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Fear Not Video
This is a fun intro video on the topic of fear that gives the technical names of funny (but real) fears that people have. |
Types of Fears |