Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The Day the Sun Stood Still



Balaam’s donkey may be a favorite among kids, but I think the story from Joshua 10, the day the sun stood still,

Monday, January 18, 2016

Praying for Your Elephant - Definately Not Peanuts to Me


Every once in awhile a Christian book comes along that really makes a difference in my life. This was one of them. It isn't specifically about children's ministry - but it probably has had more of an impact on my ministry than any leadership or kidmin book I have read.

The title comes from a prayer the author and a friend prayed more on a whim than anything. There was an offer to hire an elephant to bring to your youth group for something like $3000. They thought that would be cool, but didn't seriously entertain the idea. Almost as an afterthought,

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Talking Donkey



Kids just love this OT Bible story for its quirkiness. Quirky it may be, but it carries such great lessons that it is referred to 9 other times in the Bible (Numbers 31:8, Deuteronomy 23:4, Joshua 13:22, 24:9, Nehemiah 13:2, Micah 6:5, 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11 and Revelation 2:14). So I feel it is a story worth teaching.

Balaam’s talking donkey also lends itself to drama. You can act it out with as few as 3 people if you adapt it. So here is what  you need:


Donkey costume
  • Angel costume (raid the Christmas costume box)
  • Bag of money (can be a paper bag stuffed with newspaper with $ symbols on it.)
  • Sword (Try the

Friday, January 1, 2016

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

Monday, December 21, 2015

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

Sunday, December 20, 2015

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

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

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

Pirate Themed Trunk & Treat

Shiver me timbers and batton down the hatch, it's trunk and treat time and have we got a theme for you. Be sure to check the video out a...