Effective Children's Ministry » Video http://effectivechildrensministry.org Free resources, tips and ideas Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Object lesson – plane, rocket, cross http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2012/03/10/object-lesson-plane-rocket-cross/ http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2012/03/10/object-lesson-plane-rocket-cross/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:34:33 +0000 EffectiveCM http://effectivechildrensministry.org/?p=1874 The cheery Brad Brown teaches us how to do a simple but effective paper-tearing object lesson.  Great for Easter, or for any time you want to lead in to speaking about how to be sure of going to heaven.

Practise well, and you will be able to do this anywhere, anytime! Brad even gives us some detailed practical tips which will help us make this a sparkling and inspirational presentation of the gospel message. Thanks Brad, for generously sharing this with us all.

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Playdough from Ministry-to-Children.com

There are plenty of recipes for play dough to make at home, but many involve cooking.

This great one from Ministry-to-Children.com not only looks good but smells nice too!

It involves Kool-Aid , which for us in the UK is difficult and expensive to get. But for those of you who can get hold of it, Kool-Aid seems to be the secret ingredient!

>>There are full instructions and a video demo here.

]]> http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/09/15/home-made-no-cook-play-dough/feed/ 0 Cullen’s home-made ice cream http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/05/26/cullens-home-made-ice-cream/ http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/05/26/cullens-home-made-ice-cream/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 21:13:38 +0000 Lin http://effectivechildrensministry.org/?p=1052 Cullen Wood of CullensABCs.com has a Youtube channel loaded with great ideas. Here’s one for the warm weather days. You can make ice cream without a machine if you follow Cullen’s instructions. A yummy treat for you and your child.

]]> http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/05/26/cullens-home-made-ice-cream/feed/ 4 Miracles of the cross learned with gestures http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/04/29/miracles-of-the-cross-gestures/ http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2010/04/29/miracles-of-the-cross-gestures/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:09:11 +0000 Lin http://effectivechildrensministry.org/?p=969 Would you like to see a video of two of the cutest kids on the planet showing what they have learned about the Crucifixion? They use finger gestures to help recall the “5 mighty miracles of the cross”.

Hop over to becomingsaturated.com.

I defy you not to grin from ear to ear when you watch the girls and then try to remember the gestures so that you can teach your kids!

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Cullen Wood is an experienced Christian pre-school worker. She has her own channel on YouTube with sections for children’s action songs, activities, stories and Christian songs.

Cullen shows us how to help kids remember Bible truths and songs by using finger play. She interacts with Gator the puppet, encouraging little ones to focus and follow the teaching. She demonstrates craft and other activities that she has used successfully with tinies and shows how you can set up these fun times for your children.

Her site, Cullen’sABC’s is rich with all sorts of inspiring stuff. It’s ideal for anyone who has young children in their family or Sunday School class.

Every time I watch Cullen and Gator, I end up with a big smile! They are not only informatiove, but very uplifting. Best of all, from the comments made by her users, Cullen has quite a fan club of toddlers and tots!

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Here’s how Tony introduces it:

To complete our new children’s church decorations, we used the children’s painted hand prints as leaves to complete the tree mural. The project was not too complicated, but it took real coordination on the part of our adult volunteers to pull it off…

There are full instructions on the site, and even a video showing every stage very clearly. It looks fun!

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]]> http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/04/video-advent-calendar/feed/ 0 Silent night video with music http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/04/silent-night-video-with-music/ http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/04/silent-night-video-with-music/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:38:42 +0000 Lin http://blog.childrensministryfreestuff.org/?p=190 >His blog has many other visual treats, too!]]> This is not particularly to do with children’s work, but it is a beautiful video, and well worth pausing for a few minutes of reflection.

Thanks to Ian Britton for this lovely Christmas piece.
>>His blog has many other visual treats, too!

]]> http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/04/silent-night-video-with-music/feed/ 0 “He’s Here” The Christmas Story from the Jesus Storybook Bible http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/03/%e2%80%9che%e2%80%99s-here%e2%80%9d-the-christmas-story-from-the-jesus-storybook-bible/ http://effectivechildrensministry.org/2009/12/03/%e2%80%9che%e2%80%99s-here%e2%80%9d-the-christmas-story-from-the-jesus-storybook-bible/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:15:54 +0000 Lin http://blog.childrensministryfreestuff.org/?p=184 >this page, because there is so much else you will find there by way of free Christmas resources and ideas for your children’s ministry. Ministry-to-children.com is a wealth of stimulating ideas, tips and links. No connection [...]]]> There are several places online where you can see this charming video. But I wanted to direct you to >>this page, because there is so much else you will find there by way of free Christmas resources and ideas for your children’s ministry. Ministry-to-children.com is a wealth of stimulating ideas, tips and links. No connection with our ChildrensMinistryFreeStuff.org site – but hey, there’s room for us all in the Lord’s work!

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It is good to know that, if you would like to use this for a Christmas service,
>> it is available to buy as a high quality DVD or download.

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