Bringing Down the Walls of Jericho

I love it when I can reuse things in children’s ministry. This week I re-purposed the river prop that we used for crossing the Jordan River in last week’s lesson.

Last week the river lay flat until the priests stepped in the water. Then a helper pulled the water up into the air until it stood up, just like a wall of water. Click here for

Thanking Your "Snow" Many Great Volunteers

Volunteers are an essential resource to the ministry. I want the volunteers that work with our children to feel how important they are to God's work, and I want them to know I recognize their importance. So I am always looking for

Crossing the Jordan River Dramatization

I saw this Jordan River prop in a little drawing on the Calvary Kids Pages. It was actually designed for the story of crossing the Red Sea. I adapted it for the Jordan River crossing.

It was so simple to make.

I used

DIY Ram's Horns Tutorial

I cannot tell a lie; this project is not original to me. I saw these ram’s horns on the Hands On Bible Teacher Blog Spot. I never would have thought of making them from

Pilgrim Bowling

Bowling pins from paper towel rolls made to look like pilgrims.

Warning:  These pins are very

Pumpkin Shaped Fruit Tray

I made this fruit tray a few years ago for a fall baby shower. 

The theme was “Welcome Little Pumpkin.” 

I made templates for the shapes out of

Candy Corn Sign

It’s that time of year again, the air is crisp, the leaves are starting to turn (if you live up north) and people are thinking Fall Festivals. Here is a cool

Decorating for VBS

Recently our church had the opportunity to be involved in a collaborative VBS. We partnered with two other churches. The VBS was actually held twice, once at the “mother” church and then again at our church a month later. 

We moved all of the decorations down to our church and

DIY Theming Part 2 - Dignified Doors

In my last blog post I wrote about some DIY tools available through online sites to theme, remodel, or just spruce up your children’s area. In this post and the next, I want to show you what we

DIY Theming That Doesn't Look Like You Did It Yourself

Earlier, I wrote a blog post about the DIY remodel of the children’s area in our church building. I wanted to do the work ourselves to save money, but I had one stipulation: I did not want

Holly Wood Squares Review Game - Puppet Style

I saw a great review game with puppets on the I Love Kidmin Facebook page this week. So today, KidFrugal will feature our first guest post. I think it is Matthew's first blog post too. I kind of roped him into it! Here it is: