January 2020

Special Message Egg Carton Baskets

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you're using a lettered hunt at your Easter Egg Hunt this year, you may want to also provide each child with a special message egg carton basket like this one to help them find the correct letters! Learn more about hosting a lettered egg hunt here, and follow the instructions below to make the accompanying egg carton baskets.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download Printable Version Here!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F01%2FSpecial-Message-Egg-Carton-Baskets-Freebie-4.pdf||target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="22354" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]1) Collect empty egg cartons (1 per child), remove the lids, and attach pipe cleaners to the...
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4 Ways to Change Up Your Easter Egg Hunt

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you looking for ways to add some variety to your regular annual Easter Egg Hunt? Use these 4 ideas to change up your egg hunts and provide a whole new hunt experience! Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt - Stuff your eggs with glow sticks or finger lights, then wait for the sun to go down, and hunt for glowing eggs in the dark! This is a popular and really fun way to add variety to your egg hunt. The first year we hosted a Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt, one family had to miss it, and the kids were so disappointed they asked mom to re-create it for them at home! (Psst - if you want to host a Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt, we've done the planning for you! See the details here. Colored Egg Hunt - This hunt works great if you have multiple ages hunting at the same time. In this type of egg hunt, certain ages can pick up...
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Heart Paper Airplane Craft

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Use this heart paper airplane craft to take your February/Valentine Lesson to new heights! It’s a craft the boys in your ministry will actually WANT to make.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download Heart Paper Airplane Craft Here! " align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F12%2FDKM-Heart-Paper-Airplane-Craft.pdf|||"][vc_column_text]Supplies: Heart Paper Airplane Folding Instructions, Heart Paper Airplane Pattern (printed on colored or white paper) Prep: Print several copies of the Heart Paper Airplane Folding Instructions on white paper. Print several copies (at least 1 per child) of the Heart Paper Airplane Pattern. Print the pattern on colored paper or on white paper and invite kids to decorate their heart paper airplane. They’ll need to cut it out and...
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Heart Glasses Craft for Valentine’s Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Use this heart glasses craft to remind kids to look for God’s love this February & Valentine’s Day![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download Printable Heart Glasses Craft Here!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F01%2FDKM-Heart-Glasses-Craft-for-Valentines-Day-Final.pdf||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text]Supplies: Heart Glasses Printable (printed on heavy cardstock), glue, pipe cleaners, hole punch, decorating materials (washi tape, stickers, markers, glitter glue, stick-on jewels, etc.) Details: Kids will cut out their glasses (or you pre-cut the glasses for them). Use the hole punch to punch a hole on either side of the glasses for the pipe cleaners. After they cut out their glasses, let kids decorate them using the materials you provide. To add...
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Staying Motivated in Ministry

Let's face it. Children's ministry is challenging! There will be plenty of times when we will want to hit snooze on the alarm clock and call in sick or when we feel like we just can't handle it anymore. But the gospel will be the one thing to bring us back to where we need to be. The gospel is what will get us out of bed in the morning and into church so we can share the gospel with kids and lead our volunteers with integrity. LifeWay shared a post about leadership lessons from Paul, and they offered ideas for staying motivated in ministry and leadership and how the gospel kept Paul motivated through chaos like imprisonment, shipwreck, and more. Practice these things this month so the joy of the gospel can be your motivation to serve well and persevere. Spend time in the Word. (To be motivated by the gospel, you have to know the gospel!) ...
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Valentine Card Designs for Crew Cards

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This Valentine's Day, help your volunteers and your team connect with kids through these 3 valentine Crew Card designs plus bonus "see you around more" design you can use to let kids know you miss them! (Not sure what I'm talking about? Learn more about Crew Cards here.) Update the look of your Crew Card postcards for Valentine's Day using one (or all) of the designs below. The download includes both a PDF file with 4 cards to a page (so you can print them yourself) and a .png file of each design so you can order postcards online from a place like VistaPrint.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="I want the designs!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F12%2FDKM-Valentine-Crew-Cards-January-2020.zip||target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column...
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Never Plan in Pen

I like having a plan just as much (if not more) than the average leader, but if you serve in ministry (especially children's ministry), then you know that being flexible and able to adapt to a constantly-changing situation is vital. Sometimes the plans have to change. So as you're planning your calendar year (use this Calendar Planning Checklist to help balance the year!), always plan in pencil so you can be adaptable and flexible when plans have to change. Here are some situations in KidMin when I've had to be flexible (some amusing, some not so much)... When the previously sunny skies unexpectedly turn into rain, meaning you won't be heading to the park for your Fall Scavenger Hunt Preschool Playdate. When no one signs up or shows up for an event you've scheduled. (No shame - this really happened.) When you show up at the fire...
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2020 Word of the Year Printable

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do you choose a word of the year for yourself or your ministry? A common theme in the way you want to see God work, or a reminder for yourself? Keep your word of the year front and center with this week's download! Print the download below, then write in your word for 2020. Hang the printable somewhere in your office or home where you'll see it every day. If you have a word of the year for your ministry, you could even make copies of your word for your entire volunteer team to join you in prayer around that word![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download Word of the Year Printable Here! " align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F12%2FDKM-2020-Word-of-the-Year.pdf||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text]After some prayer and consideration, my word for both my personal...
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