What are the fruits of the spirit? The Fruits of the Holy Spirit is a biblical term that sums up nine attributes of a person that is filled with the Holy Spirit. The fruits of the spirit bible verse can be found in the book of Galatians. I thought it'd be nice to offer ideas to teach the Fruits of the Spirit for Kids. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” - Galatians 5: 22, 23 Fruits of the Spirit For … [Read more...]
Christian Valentines Idea: Friends Stick Together (non-candy too!)
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Oriental Trading. All opinions are mine alone. Nathanael is in Kindergarten this year and he's excited about the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. When we were talking about gifts to give his classmates, of course he like the idea of Nerds candy, but I wanted to give the kids a non-candy Valentines idea too. What five and six year old kids don't like stickers, tatoos and gumballs? Since both my kids attend a private Christian school, I wanted to make a … [Read more...]
God is Love Valentines Day Gift: Wooden Heart Magnets
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Oriental Trading. All opinions are mine alone. Isabella has been thinking about how she can raise money for her current Jump Rope for the Heart program at school. Her best friend and her have been thinking about making Valentines to sell for $1 each. We've been thinking about lollipop Valentines cards, Nerds Valentines cards, and now this one: Wooden Heart Magnets. Because she attends a private Christian school, we always try and think of ways to add … [Read more...]
Children’s Ministry: Bible Tracts and Evangelism Tools
I've mentioned before, that I volunteer in our Children's Ministry department at church. I teach a the Kindergarten lesson at church once a month and I help assist in our Adventurer Club (Pre-K thru 4th grade) twice per month. Since I have two younger kids, children's ministry is near to my heart. [Tweet "Children's ministry is so important! "] I am always on the lookout for great child evangelism supplies that will be relevant to the kids I am ministering to. So, I was very excited to get … [Read more...]
Bible Crafts to Teach Kids About the Bible
I recreated these Bible crafts from a Pinterest pin. (I have a Children's Ministry board on Pinterest, if you'd like to follow me). Lynn Hicken at Randomness blog came up with this back in 2014 and the kids in my Adventurer Club absolutely loved making these candy Bibles. She has even shared the page of Bible verses to make my job as a Children's ministry teacher so much easier. [amazon_link asins='B004B9T82W,B000095S4Q,B00GIT09SU,B00BB5DJU6' template='ProductCarousel' store='wpplugin01-20' … [Read more...]
Children’s Ministry: The Lords Prayer Bible Craft Bracelet
This week I taught a lesson on Disciples at our twice a month Adventurer Club. I have about 30 kids in grades 1-4 that I teach two Tuesdays per month. The Disciples lesson also covers The Lord's Prayer. With 30 kids, I like to have a variety of options for teaching. I prefer to set up three tables (or stations) and divide the kids evenly. We finished our Disciples Lapbook at one table. The second table featured a simple handprint prayer craft (above). This handprint craft teaches kids how to … [Read more...]
The Best Christmas Books for Kids
We love great Christmas books here in the Long house. In fact, this month we got six new books from Zondervan for Christmas and my kids could not be happier. New books = happy kids! Any of these books would make great gifts. In fact, you could also use these books for an Advent Countdown. Six Great Christmas Books for Kids The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel Author/Illustrator: Mike Berenstain Description: In this newest Berenstain Bears Living Lights book, Brother, Sister, and … [Read more...]
