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Children’s Church By Age: What, When, and How to Teach Each Age Group

Teaching kids, especially multiple age groups, can be tricky, but when we keep kids' developmental traits in mind, teaching gets easier and more effective (a win-win in our minds). In this week's guest blog post, the team at Ministry Spark explores how you can reach every age group when you keep their key developmental stages and characteristics in mind. (And if you want to dive deep into engaging elementary kids through interactive teaching methods, join us for our next online workshop! More details here.)  Teaching kids every Sunday poses its own unique set of challenges. It can be even more challenging when you serve several age groups. That’s because age groups represent different stages of cognitive development, so they react to and process information differently. If we want to truly reach the kids we’re serving, we must make sure...
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Celebrating 7 Years of Serving You!

This week, we're celebrating 7 years of serving you, an amazing community of children's ministry leaders. Don't miss out on our special Lucky 7 Birthday Scratch-Off Sale (head to our home page to play) and win a promo code for up to 37% off your next order! We're also sharing our top 7 posts and resources from the last 7 years. These are the ideas and downloads YOU have loved the most! Top 7 Posts From the Last 7 Years: 10 Scriptures for Kids About Light 5 Things KidMin Leaders Must Do to Effectively Partner with Today's Parents 10 Verses to Pray Over Your Kids as They Head Back to School  Worship Activity Bags: Praise Packs Learn the 10 Commandments with Your Fingers Teaching Kids About Pentecost Simple but Meaningful Holy Week Activities for Families Top 7 Subscriber Freebies: Crew Cards (available to...
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Parent Resources Shelves: A Digital Interview with a Local KidMin Leader

Last week, we talked about moving beyond a vending machine mentality and into a meal kit mentality when it comes to our strategy for effectively partnering with parents (a month-long conversation you can join here). I ran across a Facebook post from Kelly Turner, a kidmin leader in Springfield, IL, about the success she's found with her parent resource shelves, and I knew we had to talk more! Kelly graciously shared ideas and pictures and even took the time to answer a few questions about her parent resource shelves. I love that they move beyond just a stagnant spot for resources to a deeper strategy for equipping parents. You might be asking: "But aren't parent resource shelves just like a vending machine? Isn't that what we're trying to move beyond?" Yes! We are trying to move beyond just resourcing parents, but an easy first step in...
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10 Low-Prep Easter Craft Ideas

Easter is a busy season in the ministry world, and you don't have time to cut out thousands of tiny pieces of tissue paper or palm branches for an Easter craft. So here are 10 low-prep, easy Easter crafts that just require ordering, printing, and pulling together supplies you probably already have in your supply closet. Easter Craft Bundle (Includes a Palm Sunday craft, an empty tomb craft, and an Easter spinner wheel craft!) Suncatcher Tissue Paper Cross (Comes with tissue paper already pre-cut!) Easter Handprint Crafts (4 designs to choose from!) Easter Cross Scratch Art Palm Sunday Craft Printable (Freebie for DKM Subscribers) Gem Cross Suncatcher Easter Crowns (Just print, then kids color and cut!) Color Your Own Easter Slap Bracelets (Kids love these!) He is Alive Banner Craft (Freebie for DKM Subscribers!) ...
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