I love telling teachers I work with that they are tour guides that take kids on journeys of learning driven by their curiosity and not by our ability to hammer thought into their minds, ha. Kids naturally want to learn. I really do believe that in what we do, even more so with God's changing power, anyone from any background can be a new creature in Christ because of our … [Read more...]
Decoration Ideas & Organization for VBS & Classroom Make Overs – Webinar Replay
In this webinar we discuss decoration ideas, resources for ideas & inspiration and tips on getting and organizing volunteers for classroom makeovers and decorating for big events This post brought to you by risingrocket.com, your place for free tips, tools, resources and podcast for entrepreneurs along with services like website design, social media consulting & … [Read more...]
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe – Roots & Wings – Thought Provoking Tuesdays
I love this quote for a lot of different reasons. There are many ways this can be interpreted and given meaning but from a Childrens Ministry context, I feel like the concept of roots and wings is something that rings so true. If we are to give our kids the best hope for the future, the gift we can give our students, bus riders and own children is teaching and experiences … [Read more...]
Roger Moore – From the Class To The Home – Thought Provoking Tuesdays
I was surprised to find this quote. This quote mentions nothing of morals, so I suppose Mr. James Bond himself could espouse love, generosity and good manners, I suppose . . . Either way, it made me think about the impact that we sometimes don't factor in with what Sunday can mean to our communities. Though we are teaching faith to children, when that faith is activated, … [Read more...]
Webinar Replay: 3 Wow Inducing Object Lessons
In this webinar full replay we went over 3 object lessons we've done that kids really liked and were all done using only household items. One object lesson is classroom only and the other two are for either classroom or kids church. We used them to cover talking about repentence, the Holy Ghost and Jesus conquering sin in your life, examining what's on the inside of your … [Read more...]
Webinar Recap: 3 Wow Inducing Object Lessons
In this webinar we went over 3 object lessons we've done that kids really liked and were all done using only household items. One object lesson is classroom only and the other two are for either classroom or kids church. This recap only shows one of them to give you an idea of what the session was like. We'll post the whole replay tomorrow, but here's a quick taste if you … [Read more...]
Draw Names From a Hat – Tech Tip Thursdays
In this Tech Tip Thursday, we'll be looking at digital ways of picking names. Often for kids games or picking prize winners, you need to draw names out of a hat. If you have anywhere from 10 to in many cases with our Christmas Parties, over 60 names easy, that is a royal pain to manage with little pieces of paper and what not. Fear no more. Check out this tech tip for … [Read more...]
Downloading Videos From Youtube – Vdownloader – Tech Tip Thursdays
For those of you that like starting your kids services or classes with countdowns, here's a great way to easily get tons of them for free that people have made on youtube. There's a hip little tool called Vdownloader that will do most of the heavy lifting for you. I show you step by step how to install it without getting any other additional software on your system other than … [Read more...]
How To Make A Video – Animoto – Tech Tip Thursdays
Some of you have asked about how we make videos like the one below. Well, wonder no more! Check out this video that literally walks you step by step from creating a free account with Animoto to having a completed video in less than 10 minutes! Enjoy! And to show you some examples of what I've done with them, here's some recap vids: This post brought to you by … [Read more...]
Upcoming FREE Webinar: 3 WOW Inducing Object Lessons for Class & Kid’s Church
We are really excited to be launching this webinar in October which is going to feature some kid test kid favorites from our object lesson arsenal that have all been done using only household items. In this free online session together we'll be showing you 3 different object lessons, how we prepped them and how we taught them. Check it out! You'll learn what you can do with … [Read more...]