Big Thoughts in Small Bites!
Find here all kinds of ways to get to know Jesus better, alone or together, and to let His life show in yours!
Helpful Resources for Children and Families—
or Just Anyone Who Likes Simple!
This year in Kids’ Church, we’re learning about the Bible—how God gave it to us and how we can know it’s true!
A simple way to pray and to honour these dishonoured little ones.
Free Music!
Bible verses set to great tunes for the whole family. Free download for a time!
Book of Common Prayer
Here’s a PDF of the Book of Common Prayer that we use throughout our services. Find some little services (prayers and praise and scriptures) for families at home starting on page 67.
Mini Devos to Use Any Time!
Big thoughts in bite sizes to encourage anyone to draw closer to God. Try them at breakfast or bed time, when brushing your teeth or enjoying a quiet moment snuggled up. Have a question you’d like a Mini Devo about? Send us an email!
Click on the image above to get the colouring sheets by Mandy Grace on the Ministry to Children website.
Great back to school colouring from Mandy Grace and Ministry to Children.com. Click on the image above for the link!
And don’t forget the One
who made everything
and is willing to go with you everywhere! Click on this image for kids and Jesus colouring.
Click the image above to go to Ministry to Children website for summer colouring by Mandy Groce.
Great Father’s Day Colouring! Click on the picture to get it. From ministrytochildren.com
Some ways to pray and relax to help with sleeping! Fine for children or adults. For more info or to get just the audio, check out our ministries for adults page.
Are you or your kids struggling with all the restrictions? Here’s a short book to help you put your trust in Jesus and know Him with you even when you’re missing so much! Just click on the picture above to go through the PDF booklet.
It’s Good Friday. Hard, sad—but GOOD.
Jesus gets welcomed as King! But what kind of King is He? Do we really welcome Him?
No palm branches at your place? Make one--or two! Welcome Jesus the true King with a palm made out of green paper or newspaper. You only need scissors and maybe a glue stick--and some crayons or markers if you want to make plain paper green. You can even make a paper branch grow!
Palm Sunday Colouring and Word Puzzle
Click on the image for the word puzzle. Colouring below!
God's people complaining and dissing God again! And snakes are part of God's solution! We can learn how to live in God's rescue. We sure need it!
Click on the image for the picture to colour and a short Bible story. More in Numbers 21:4-9.
Here's an easy colourful craft with a secret message to decode! See paper template below.
God saves His people again! Here’s a craft to learn and remember how He did then—and does it now! Based on a template by artprojectsforkids.org.
We hear about bringing fear to God so we can trust and obey, even when life is scary! From Numbers 13 & 14.
Click on the picture for colouring page.
Think about how to deal with fear and anger!
Good leaders help us trust God!
10 commandments to help us know and show who God is and the best way to live! Hand actions to help learn them and a song by MercyMe to enjoy. From Exodus 20 and Jesus!
Great idea for some active learning! Check it out by clicking on the image above.
10 Commandments Cross Word Puzzle from Sermons4Kids!
Click on this image to download.
Great ideas for games and crafts here, for the youngest and up! Click on the image.
Great finger game for older kids to learn the 10 Commandments!
Click on this image for the printable; follow the YouTube link below for folding instructions.
Unfortunately the instruction video calls it a fortune teller! It’s just paper folded in a fun way and the video is less than 2 minutes long. Watch together and laugh at paper knowing the future! Only God does ‘cause He’s now and then and always already!
Under God's banner, God's people work together for God's big purposes! Try listening with your arms held up the whole time! Activity and craft suggestions too.
For older kids, a chance to think and doodle to learn some more!
From thebiblecurriculum.com
God’s people were grumbling. What happens when we grumble and complain? What can we do instead?
God gives us what we need--sometimes He surprises us how He does it! Manna-what is it? Learn and have fun with flakes!
Lent is here--40 days set aside to lean into Jesus.
A day to specially remember that we sin and mess up--and Jesus rescues us by His cross! A bit about Ash Wednesday at the very beginning, then Lent Intro until more about Ash Wednesday @2 minutes and 37 seconds!
Find resources below related to our Epiphany Zoom Sessions. We’re going through the Gospel of Mark to see Jesus better!
Reach out for healing and to be made clean! Jesus can touch us with God’s love.
Click on the verse to print off your own copy and fill your name in twice—it’s your Valentine from God!
What do the red letters spell?
Great activities like games, crafts, and colouring at ChristianPreschoolPrintables—for older kids too! Click on the image above to see.
Jesus Heals with a Touch! From Mark 1:40-45. Click on the picture to go to the website to get the colouring—ebibleteacher.com.
Jesus heals Peter’s Mother in Law! From Mark 1:29-34
To think about thanking God! Great question about how you would most want to celebrate—but will you also choose what else will make Jesus happy?
From JesusWithoutLanguage.net
Jesus rescues us from evil spirits! Here's the basics, for children from Mark 1:21-28.
Some cutting and folding to learn about how Jesus rescues from evil spirits!
Think about Jesus and how He can rescue people from the devil’s work. Try this puzzle!
Our Fish for People Song—to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat!
Spot the Differences fun from SundaySchoolZone.com!
Maze and Fill in the blanks to help you think about getting into God’s Word and getting God’s Word into you!
Sword of the Spirit mini devo for older kids and adults who want to know more about using God's Sword to defeat evil--even when Satan uses God's Word too! These thoughts come out of our session on Jesus' temptation in the wilderness (Mark 1, Luke 4).
Epiphany Star Craft! Print off 2 pages (get the above page 1 by clicking on it). Colour and cut out the stars. Glue 1 & 2, then 3 & 4, back to back. Cut the slots, then fit them together. Ta da! A star to show the way!
Compare King Herod and King Jesus with this great colouring page from MinistrytoChildren.com
Advent and Christmas Resources Below
Our little Adventure Kitty likes to sit near our nativity—good for all of us to draw near to Jesus! But, like most of us, she can’t stay still long!
More Nativity Colouring!
Advent! Waiting for More Jesus: Looking forward to Christmas, Looking forward to Jesus’ Return
Prayers around the candle for love.
See Children’s and Family Ministry Page for Advent 2 Peace Paper Activities.
Advent 1 Hope! Colouring and Quiz
Ever had an Advent wreath at home? It's a wonder-filled way to prepare for Christmas--and more than that, to prepare for Jesus coming again too! This video is for parent alone or with children, and explains some of the symbolism and shows how to put together a very natural Advent 'wreath' from very simple things.
Simple Advent Wreath Paper Craft
Have kids who like to craft? Easy paper Advent Wreath for kids to make—can even skip the scissors!
Have time with Jesus and each other lighting the Hope Candle. Suggested prayers: Come, Lord Jesus, come. Amen. Lord Jesus, we wait for You. We wait to cel...
Find below paper activities and videos that connect with what we’re learning in church. Enjoy!
Copy the jpeg above to get the John 4:39-42 word puzzle.
Click on the image to get the pdf!
Proverbs 1:1-7 Word Search
There's no one and nothing just like God! But here's a way to help us think about how God is one in three, and three in one and how God has revealed to us all we need to know!
Jesus makes Peter and Cornelius family in Him! Click on the image above for the legal sized activity sheet (best, black and white to colour and fold) with questions on the back, or click on the image below of the back to get the letter sized version!
Peter and Cornelius start out almost enemies because of their different peoples—so they’re back to back! Click on this image to get the letter sized version. See Acts 10 in your Bible for the true story!
Peter and Cornelius Colouring from Acts 10—God prepares them to meet Jesus together!
Jesus heals a boy from an evil spirit! Click on this image to get the colouring page.
Click on the image above to get a colouring page of Jesus Healing a Man Who Couldn’t Hear or Speak. Jesus keeps healing through His people—check out the Acts 9 Colouring below!
Click on the image above to get this week’s Acts 9 worship bulletin for older children. Colour picture from Auntie’s Bible Lesson.com
Lion Craft!
Click on the image to get the instructions.
Lion Craft Pieces and Template Here are the parts needed for each child—body and mane made from bought foam pieces. Print off this file to cut out and trace over the parts to draw onto the heart for kids to cut out!
Daniel 2 Easy Paper Craft Click on the image above for the craft and instructions. You can make Daniel’s hands pray or praise!
Click on the image above for the Daniel chapter 1 word search; click on the buttton below for the one about Daniel chapter 2!
Daniel Word Puzzle—a summary of much of what we learnt together! Click on the image to get the puzzle.
Click on the image above for the maze; click on the button below for more colouring about prayer.
Click on the image above and the button below for Daniel Praying Colouring
Click on the image above for the link to Trueway Kids.com for the Acts 6:1-9 Bible Story for little kids. Read it online or print it doublesided!
Click on the image above for the Bible Story colouring; click on the button below for the others!
Click on the image above to get the word puzzle and service activity for older children.
Click on the pictue to get the puzzle!
Click on the picture to get the colouring!
Click on the image above for the PRAY colouring; click on the button below the other!
Click on the image above to get the paper activities for older children.
Click on the image above to get the colouring; click on the button below for the ‘money bags’ learning activity from Bible Fun.com!
Eggs and pictures and actions help us learn how Jesus by His Spirit and Word changes us!
Click on the picture above to get this week’s colouring, based on a page from supercoloring.com
Click on the image above to get this word search!
Acts 3 & 4 colouring pages, thanks to Jesusnosama.com (click on the image) and Sundayschoolzone.com (click on the button!)
Acts 3 and 4 paper activities for older kids—including adults!
Click on the image above for the colouring page, from pathwaypages.com
Click on the image above for fun learning from sundayschoolzone.com
Fresh and full of the Holy Spirit, the Church begins! Let's hear what they do together, to grow in knowing and loving Jesus--we can too!
Click on the image above for the Church Word Seach Puzzle or on the button below for the colouring!
Some things are missing if these people are the church! Read Acts 2:42-47 to hear what the church is like in the power of Jesus’ Holy Spirit! Try adding a Bible, a BIG cross, something to show the Holy Spirit—like a dove or fire, and signs of His presence—like smiles and hearts—and are there many kids or babies? Add some more! And help the people to look more different from each other—different colours of skin and clothes—and more stuff to share! Any other ideas? Have fun! And pray for the church!
Click on the Word Search above to get a copy!
Pentecost pinwheel!
We’re thinking especially about catching the wind of the Spirit, the breath of God this Pentecost! Click on the button below for a pattern and instructions. For an already coloured pattern, click on the image above! Caution: Adult help needed with a pin! Tip: Stick a bit of tape or sticky tack on the pin point coming through the eraser for safety.
Short retelling of the true story of how God the Father and Son sent the Holy Spirit to stay with us! From Acts 2:1-11
Waiting and not sure what to do? Got concerns or worries? God wants us to keep praying—and DON’T GIVE UP!!!
Honour?? What’s that?? A little about honouring our mums (or honoring our moms!) from Exodus 20:12 and 2 Timothy 1:5 & 3:14-15.
Click on the image above to print the pictures to colour—and maybe give to your mother or grandmother!
Click on the image above to download the puzzle. What are some other ways you could honour your Mother?
Easy peasy paper flowers! All you need is paper and tape. Paper in colours your Mum likes would be the best! You can always colour the paper too. And if you have something for a stem like a pipe cleaner, straw, stick or old pencil, great! You can watch the video first or have the supplies ready and do it with me. Great way to honour your mother during these days when it's hard to do much!
It can be so hard to wait! When we pray while we wait, God is working--we may not see anything happen, but when God is ready--BOOM! Or maybe BUBBLE!
Pray for yourself or others to know more of Jesus' love and joy from the Holy Spirit! You could use a little vinegar and baking soda like me, or open up a can of pop or just use a straw to blow some bubbles in your water!
Stay and Pray! Jesus told His disciples to stay in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came. They prayed and waited for God to act. We need to learn to do this too! Here’s some help! Click on the image above for the Activity Sheet, or on the button below for the family prayer maze.
Jesus’ Disciples wait and pray. We can too! Click on the image above for the Acts 1 story; click the button below for kids today praying!
Jesus’ disciples kept looking! We can look at Jesus now with the eyes of our hearts.
Jesus really died and really came back to a new kind of life and He can give it to us too! Then Jesus ascended--what does that mean?! From Acts 1:9-11
Jesus went back to Heaven, rising up into the sky! We call this His Ascension. Click on the image above for colouring, and the button below for the word puzzle!
Jesus meets his scared, sad disciples--and they can't believe it! How does He convince them?
Hard to believe in the resurrection? Hard to believe I can cut a hole in this paper big enough to go through it without ripping it--but I can! Watch and see. And God COULD raise Jesus from the dead to a new kind of life! From Luke 24. Instructions below—sorry I didn’t get them up sooner!
Click on the image above to go to the word puzzle on sermons4kids.com; click on the button below for the colouring page!
Click on the image above to get a page of Jesus showing He is ALIVE activities! John 20
Jesus really died; Jesus really came back to life! It is the best news for us!
Some fun activities to do--even with Covid restrictions! And remember, pray!
Here’s the cross I made in our window—like stained glass!
Jesus is Alive! Click on the image to get this activity from Sunday School Zone.
Click on the image above for Crucifixion colouring; use the button below for the Empty Tomb page.
Epiphany Mini Devos 2021 Seeing with Jesus we start to see so much more!
Audrey Henderson’s Kids’ Talk from December 2020, about love, fear and life with Jesus in Angola!
Philippians Series! Short learning bursts on video, colouring, puzzles, etc
Philippians Memory Verse Sheet
Cut them apart for memory verse cards or use the sheet to go through them all. Great for fridges, mirrors, bookmarks!
Philippians Mini Devo Series
These are for anyone! But especially for children. The intro is longer and gives some insight but don’t worry, you don’t have to watch it to get something out of the rest!
God has a way for us to live in peace! Mental health, heart health, relational health by doing life WITH Him--and these verses show us how!
God wants His kids to get along in His Kingdom. Jesus helps us! Here's help for getting His help.
Newsletter for Households with Children During Covid Restrictions
Activities, prayers, fun things to help you lean into Jesus!