by Mark Jones | Dec 6, 2018 | Children, Events, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool, Sunday School, Teacher Helps |
Many teachers are just sorting through great ideas to use this month, so I want to offer a few I learned from my good friend, Carrie Wood. She does a fantastic job at First Baptist Church of McAlester, Oklahoma and has for many years. Thank you Carrie for...
by Mark Jones | Dec 3, 2018 | Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal |
We decorated the Christmas tree, hung lights on the house and even managed to buy a few Christmas presents this weekend. While in the store, I didn’t realize I was whistling a Christmas song until another man walking past me started whistling the song too. He was so...
by Mark Jones | Nov 29, 2018 | Children, Featured, Preschool, Vacation Bible School, VBS 2019 |
Many people have just recovered from Thanksgiving feasts and shop-a-thons without any consideration for VBS this summer. Others, like me, are scheduling dates for VBS 2019 to get the dates on family calendars so they can schedule trips around VBS instead of being gone...
by Mark Jones | Nov 27, 2018 | Children, Classroom Swag, Featured, Preschool |
Our time is limited with our kids, so we need resources and ideas that are new, fun, fresh and most of all easy. A team of Children’s Ministers has joined together to create Classroom Swag. Classroom Swag is a monthly resource with 20 pages of classroom...
by Mark Jones | Nov 26, 2018 | Children, Featured, Game/Activity, Holiday/Seasonal, Parent/Family, Preschool |
Gather: Jingle bell Two wooden beads Chenille stem Terra cotta pots (2 sizes) Paint Foam brush Teach: Have children paint the pots. Set aside to dry. Secure the bell to the end of the chenille stem. Thread the smaller pot onto the chenille stem. Thread a bead...