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The season for giving thanks and giving gifts is just around the corner. What are you doing in your children's ministry to celebrate the holidays? In addition to creating special events for the kids in your program, consider involving your children in outreach activities that allow them to share their gifts and blessings with others and reach out to those in need. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Organize a food drive. Provide each child with a list of non-perishable items that would provide ingredients for a holiday meal for a needy family in your community. Children can shop for these items with their parents or collect them from friends...
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For more on celebrating the holidays...
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Games Galore
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Turkey ChaseChoose a "farmer" and a "turkey." Other players stand side by side in three lines, holding hands. The farmer chases the turkey up and down and around the lines but not under or through joined hands. At your signal, players drop hands, turn to the right, and hold hands with the new...
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Building Better Behavior
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God created order in our world. Order is essential for us, our society and for our children's ministry to function effectively. Guidelines and restrictions help. But how do we implement them? Typical tactics such as continually reminding and nagging are not effective. So what can we do? Be a role model. Do we clean up after ourselves? Do we insist that children put on their coats while we go out in our shirt sleeves? Do we follow through when we say we'll do something? It's important... |
