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Drawn from all four Gospels, the pieces are 'unplugged' in that they get to the heart of the biblical text, reflecting the life of Jesus in action-who he is, what he said and what he did.
The aim of Praise and Play! is to help young children and their parents or carers to feel comfortable and accepted in the church community, not be entertaining the children but by enabling them to experience what it means to worship God. Praise and Play! includes twelve tried and tested service outlines designed to give a picture of Jesus, covering His life from birth to the post-resurrection stories.
Alongside the usual mix of creativity, fun, Christian hospitality and thanksgiving Messy Church 2 explores the importance of discipleship, faith development and training for leadership. The material includes many ideas for practical ways to promote a sense of fellowship and community. The book contains a further fifteen units of fun, food, crafts and mess, with a year's worth of material that your Messy Church will love.
Creative Ideas for Quiet Corners is designed to encourage children to find space for prayer by creating a physical prayer space in the home or at church that children can visit and enjoy. Each prayer idea uses simple but effective materials to create a quiet, reflective corner. The book also offers practical support to parents and leaders, so they can help children to move at their own pace into a sense of quietness and prayer. Holiday Club Resources
Razzamatazz Robots Holiday Club! is a fun-filled adventure, designed to help children unpack the plan of the Master Designer from creation to re-creation. Containing all the essential ingredients for a successful, easy-to-run holiday club experience in a five-day, two-and-a-half-hour sessions format, the book is packed with practical ideas for songs, opening talks, theme illustrations, crafts, games puppet sketches, quizzes, Bible stories and fun sheets.
The Starship Discovery Holiday Club blasts off into space to explore five characteristics of Peter, the fisherman and the disciple. The material also introduces five qualities common to Christians today as we follow Jesus.
The world of entertainment has always featured superheroes to inspire and enthral children. The Bible, too, has its heroes, many of whom are children and young people who trusted God and made a real difference in the face of adversity. This five-day programme makes an ideal holiday club, junior church programme or midweek club. Explore the courageous exploits of these biblical junior heroes through themed serial drama, games, puppet shows, activities, songs, and a whole lot of fun! Resources for Advent and Christmas
The Christmas Journey (PDF Download) provides an exciting opportunity for church-based children's teams to perform a delightful, easy-to-do presentation to their local primary schools. Aimed at Year 2 children, the material gives pupils and teachers alike an enjoyable learning experience by unfolding the Christmas story through creative storytelling, simple drama, fun-filled puppetry and thought-provoking artefacts.
Bethlehem Carols Unpacked, published in partnership with BibleLands, offers all those planning a Christmas carol service with the opportunity to create a vibrant service through a wealth of pick-and-mix ideas, including creative storytelling, poetry, prayer, drama and worship. Taking eleven popular carols as its starting point, the material explores the different aspects of the Christmas message and gives you the chance to create a truly memorable carol service.
Using simple yet effective visuals, Play and Pray through Advent brings to life the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, his early years and the beginning of his ministry, making it interesting and engaging for all the family, especially with children ages 5-7. With simple guidelines, it couldn't be easier to explore the themes week-by-week at home, or through midweek groups and clubs at church. Like its popular sister book, Play and Pray Through Lent, you have the chance to use story cloths, song, and get messy with crafts, all while helping children learn more about the Advent and Christmas story.
A fun and flexible resource that has been designed as a biblical ‘story map’ to guide readers on a spiritual journey as they prepare for the Christmas period. Suitable for individuals, families, church-based children’s groups or schools as part of daily devotion or a weekly project, this book, which includes photocopy permission, contains 31 daily reflections, full instructions for building up the story map and suggestions for prayer and activities. Resources for Lent and Easter
A playful and prayerful journey through the six weeks of Lent, this book aims to introduce children to the Easter story by building up to it in a fun but thoughtful way. Drawing on children’s natural sense of playfulness in order to engage them with the issues, it offers simple yet effective visuals to bring biblical themes to life, and gives simple guidelines on how to explore those themes, day by day, week by week, at home or at church. Thoroughly field-tested across parishes in the Church of Wales and Blackburn diocese, the material contains themes, Bible focus, stories and ideas to promote discussion as well as to integrate the activities into Sunday worship for 5–7 year olds and all who work with them.
Devised and written by the creative team of 'Children in Urban Situations' (CURBS), this is a highly visual approach to the telling of the Easter story using colour, sound and light. The book aims to help children discover the story by seeing, hearing, experiencing and doing. The material is broken into seven sessions that can be used at any time over the Easter period, as part of services, collective worship in schools, an all-age presentation or even as the basis for a holiday club. Lively, imaginative and versatile, this book is full of ideas and contains all the information needed to run each session. |
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The Gospels Unplugged (PDF Download)
Praise and Play (PDF Download)
Messy Church 2 (PDF Download)
Creatie Ideas for Quiet Corners (PDF Download)
Razzamatazz Robots Holiday Club! (PDF Download)
The Starship Discovery Holiday Club! (PDF Download)
The Christmas Journey (PDF Download)
Bethlehem Carols Unpacked (PDF Download)
Pray and Play through Advent (PDF Download)
Walking with Jesus Through Advent and Christmas (PDF Download)
Colours of Easter (PDF Download)