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Easter, Family Ministry, Kids Ministry, Leadership

March 13, 2018

2018 Easter Devotional Guide

Each year in the weeks leading up to Easter we hear from churches, parents, and leaders who are looking for intentional ways to keep their children focused on the resurrection amidst all the celebration. We are so encouraged by families’ commitments to celebrate the Easter story together and have created an Easter Devotional Guide to help you do just that. We hope our resources help you lead family discipleship throughout your entire church.

Easter 2018 Devotional

Post the link on your kids ministry social media page or print out copies of the guide to hand out next Sunday. May we truly celebrate our Savior’s resurrection this Easter and beyond. Happy Easter!

Fun, Resources

September 19, 2013

Giant Inflatable Game Cube Giveaway

By Cristy Whitlock

It’s big, it’s orange, and it’s not a football team.* But it is my, and my Wednesday night kids’, new favorite toy for stepping up a game and making it really fabulous. In fact, the first night I used it, two of my older boys begged me to let them take it home and were disappointed when I didn’t bring it back the next week.

What is this piece of inflatable magic? The Giant Inflatable Game Cube!

In case you can’t tell, I’m super excited about all the benefits of the game cube in the teaching arena. Here are a few reasons why:

Six clear plastic 8½ x 11 pockets for customizing it to fit any game. Want preschoolers to roll the cube and jump three times or hop across the room like a frog depending on where they land? Want sixth graders to review facts from a Scripture passage you’ve been teaching? It’ll work for both.
Lets kids associate fun with church and Bible learning.
Gives kinesthetic learners a chance to get up and move while learning.
Helps teachers prepare for multiple teaching times quickly and easily.
You might enjoy it so much you find yourself playing with it in your living room too! (I may have.)
The pockets are the same size as the Giant Game Floor Mat, so nearly anything you have that works with the mat will work with the cube. See the Levels of Biblical Learning: Giant Game Floor Mat – Children’s Games CD-ROM and the Levels of Biblical Learning: Giant Game Floor Mat – Preschool Games CD-ROM for more ideas.

We’re so excited about this product, we’re giving one away! Tell us how you’ll use your giant inflatable game cube in the Rafflecopter box below for a chance to win! Winner will be announced next Friday, September 27th!* Also here are two links for some free printables you can use in your own Giant Inflatable Game Cube: Kids Printables, Preschool Printables
a Rafflecopter giveaway

*The Giant Inflatable Cube we are giving away is orange. Green is not available.

*Winner will be chosen at random and need not be present to win.

Fun

September 7, 2012

Grandparent’s Day Crafts!

By Katie DeCillo

Did you know this Sunday, September 9th, is Grandparent’s Day? Check out a few of our favorite Pinterest ideas for helping your kids make something special for their grandparents! Make sure you click through to our board to see even more!

Check out these adorable, FREE printable cards!

Source: imom.com via LifeWayKids on Pinterest

Source: iheartcraftythings.blogspot.com via LifeWayKids on Pinterest

Source: cafemom.com via LifeWayKids on Pinterest

Fun

July 2, 2012

Let FREEdom ring!

By Klista Storts

Celebrating can be expensive, can’t it? The money we spend on birthdays, graduations, weddings, and holidays can send a budget reeling! Because of that, I’ve done a little investigating to see what types of things your family could do to celebrate the 4th of July!

Here are some things I found in my hunting:

Have a neighborhood parade. Encourage families around you to create their own floats. They can decorate wagons, bicycles, skateboards, you name it! Have someone carry or pull in a wagon a CD player with great marching music! You could make homemade instruments to "play" as you march. Hitting pots and pans with wooden spoons makes great noises! Be sure to include pets on leashes!
Maybe not totally free – but cheap – tie dye red, white, and blue t-shirts for your whole family. You might even wear them in your parade!
Serve red, white, and blue food all day long. Start with breakfast! Blueberry and strawberry pancakes with whipped cream, white milk, or for fun, add food coloring! Family Fun has a great website where you can get some fun food ideas!
Go on a scavenger hunt. Look for red, white and blue items, American flags, patriotic t-shirts, red fireworks, blue fireworks. Take pictures or use a check-off list.
Have a water play day! This could be just for your family, or you might include the neighborhood. Include sprinklers, hoses, wading pools, water guns and balloons, etc. Not for kids only! Get in there and get wet with them!
Decorate a 4th of July Tree with red, white, and blue streamers and ornaments.
Locate someone in your area who is either presently serving in the military or has served in the past. Let your kids help you make cookies to take to their home or maybe decorate their home to thank them for serving our country.
Of course, there’s always the hometown concert and fireworks! Always a favorite!

Whatever you do, be sure to share with your kids what we’re celebrating as a country. Help them to know how much God has blessed you and your family and the ultimate freedom we have in Christ!

If you’ve got other great "free or almost free" ideas to share, please do! We’d love to celebrate with you!

Events, Leadership, Preteen, Resources

March 21, 2011

It’s Preteen Week! Time for a Giveaway!

By Jeff Land

This week I’m excited to have control of the blog, because I’ve been bursting at the seams to tell you all about FLYTE: faith. life. together. Flyte is the latest in the great line of preteen curriculum LifeWay|Preteens has to offer.

I’m going to tell you more about FLYTE and all that it has to offer tomorrow, but today I want to introduce an awesome giveaway valued at almost $170! This week, every person who comments (and yes, you can comment more than once!) will be entered to win a FLYTE Leader Kit, 3 FLYTE Leader Guides, and 10 FLYTE Learner Magazines.

In the comment section today, please answer the following question: "Why is ministry to preteens important?"

Here’s the FLYTE promo video. Doesn’t it get you excited?

FLYTE Promo from LifeWay Kids on Vimeo.

2018 Easter Devotional Guide

Giant Inflatable Game Cube Giveaway

Grandparent’s Day Crafts!

Let FREEdom ring!

It’s Preteen Week! Time for a Giveaway!

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