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Bible Verse Valentine Scavenger Hunt

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Share this fun and easy Valentine game with your kids and families to help them discover what the Bible says about God's love![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download the Bible Verse Valentine Scavenger Hunt Here!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F01%2FDKM-Bible-Verse-Valentine-Scavenger-Hunt.pdf|target:_blank"][vc_column_text] Supplies Needed: Bible Verse Scavenger Hunt list, Bible, writing utensil In this game, kids will search the Bible for the verses provided that contain the word "love" then write or draw that verse in the box. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="48323" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank"...
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Bible Skills Poster

Hang this poster in your small group and large group ministry spaces to help kids remember how to look up a verse from the Bible! Knowing Bible skills is just as important as knowing Bible truths, and this simple poster will help kids develop the skills they need to uncover the Bible’s truths for themselves! Download the poster here! This poster comes from The Books of the Bible Activity Pack from Family Faith Builders. Find the full resource with even more ways to make Bible skills accessible and fun for kids...
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How To Make A Prayer Labyrinth

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the past, I've shared 10 Prayer Station Ideas, and one of them included a prayer labyrinth. A labyrinth is a special kind of maze historically used to promote deep thinking and soul-searching. I like to use it to help teach kids (especially those who like to move) about prayer! What You Need: King size flat sheet Pencil Tape measure/ruler Sharpie (regular and thick) You'll need to do some measuring, but don't worry, I've done all of the calculations for you! Mark your checkpoints in pencil, lightly sketch the maze paths in pencil, then trace over the path marks with Sharpie. Add any extra details you want (I like to add directional arrows and a title, but that's the extent of my artistic ability). Throw the sheet in the wash to erase any stray pencil marks, and your prayer labyrinth is...
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12 Months of Volunteer Appreciation Ideas

Use this list and the links below to create a plan for appreciating your volunteers all year long! Download a printable version here! January: A can of soda or some fuzzy socks with the generic version of this tag printable! February: “Thanks for Being the Heart of Our Ministry” + some Dove heart chocolates! (Not free, but here’s a printable to help!) March: Have a surprise basket of baked goods/treats (or extra coffee) on time-change Sunday! April: For anyone who serves with your special Easter Event or on Easter Sunday, grab some Peeps and thank them for being “one of your peeps!” (Not free, but here’s a printable to help!) May: The Big Thank You, a church-wide volunteer appreciation event with food trucks or popsicles available for free for all volunteers after service(s). June:...
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Goal Getter Pages

These Goal-Getter pages pair well with our free Ministry Goal Setting Guide to help you keep track and stay accountable to your goals all year long! What’s included? Block Year Planner (to see your year visually - is one season busier than others?) Yearly Goal Planner by Month (choose 1-3 goals to focus on each month) Monthly Goal Pages - get specific with your monthly goals here by adding the action steps needed to make them happen Weekly Planner - Use weekly to help focus your tasks and goals. Download Goal Getter Pages Here!   These pages are additional resources found in the Workshop Workbook for our upcoming Mapping Out Your Ministry Year Planning and Prayer Workshop happening Thursday, January 2, 2025! This ridiculously practical online workshop will guide you in creating a balanced ministry...
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Christmas Cards Printable

Need a simple and fun activity for Christmas that encourages kids to think about sharing the joy of Christmas with others? Print these sweet Christmas cards on cardstock, cut, then let kids color and write a special Christmas note inside! Perfect for early arrivers, a family activity, or a small group activity. Download the Cards here! These Christmas Cards are included in the Make It Christmas Family Devotion, a devotional/activity book organized into four weeks of Christmas experiences to help families focus their Christmas on Jesus! It’s available in 2 versions to give the option to make it a kit with materials or provide just the book with printables. Learn more about this unique Christmas family devotion...
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8 Christmas & Winter Hands-On Devotions for Families

Our 8 Summer Toy Family Devotions was such a hit, I am THRILLED to share these Christmas and Winter options! Kelly, a kidmin leader in Springfield, IL, created these to share with the families in her ministry as part of her parent resource shelves. Below you will find devotions built around easy-to-find items. Some of these are Christmasy - others are just wintery that could be available all season long.  You can choose to use all or only some - each is independent. You can reword or change up any of the devotions included here - make them your own! The document is unformatted; I use them plain like this, but you are welcome to format them and pretty them up however works for you! You’re also welcome to use these at church and make as many copies as needed for your church families. If you want to provide both the devotions and the items to your...
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Thankfulness Discussion Cards for Families

Share these thankfulness leaf discussion cards with the families in your ministry to give them an easy way to foster discussion about gratitude this month! Families can use one a day for 8 days or use them all at a special Thanksgiving meal! Just print, cut, and distribute to families, or share the PDF via email! Download the Thankfulness Discussion Cards Here! These Thankfulness Discussion Cards come from our Fall into Thankfulness Family devotions! Each resource includes 7-8 thankfulness cards like the ones in this download. The resources also include a corresponding devotional that can be done as a family activity to reinforce the thankfulness card and provide an opportunity for quality family time and conversation. Learn more about the preschool family devotions here and the elementary family devotions...
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Thankful Bookmarks Freebie

Bookmarks are fun to color and make a great craft! This set of 8 Thanksgiving bookmarks can be colored, glued to cardstock, laminated - so many fun and creative possibilities! Add these bookmarks to small group time, worship activity bags, or send them with kids as a take-home project! Find even more Thanksgiving craft/activity ideas here, and find all of our Thanksgiving resources here! Download the bookmarks...
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Candy Cane Games for Your KidMin

Play these fun candy-cane-themed games in your kidmin this Christmas! They’re perfect for large group or small group time! These games came from our Candy Cane Christmas 4-week series! Download a printable version here! Candy Cane Face Supplies: candy canes (at least 36) To play: Invite 3 kids up on stage, and give them a basket of at least 12-15 candy canes. Kids have 1-2 minutes to hang as many candy canes on their face as possible (in lips, over ears, on nose, etc.). The child with the most candy canes at the end of the game wins! Candy Cane Chaos Supplies: candy canes (1 per person) To play: Give each person a candy cane that they must hook/hang on their finger and put their other hand behind their back. When you say go, everyone has to try and get other people to drop (or grab) their candy canes without dropping...
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Faith-Based Fall Coloring Pages

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Share these fun fall coloring pages with your kids and families as part of your fall event, fall family fun ideas, or as part of a fall take-home kit![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download the Faith-based Fall Coloring Pages Here!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F09%2FDKM-Fall-Coloring-Pages-Treat-Street-To-Go.pdf|target:_blank"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="39441" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://deeperkidmin.com/product/treat-street-to-go/"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]These faith-based fall coloring pages come from our Treat Street To-Go download, a Christian Halloween alternative for families, written by Vanessa Myers....
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10 Bible Games for Kids Ministry

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Earlier in the week we shared our top 10 screen-based games for kids. Today, we're sharing 10 non-screen-based games! Play these social-distanced games with the kids in your ministry to encourage laughter and help kids engage with the Bible story![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Download a Printable Version of the Games Here!" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdeeperkidmin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FDKM-Bible-Games-for-Kids-Ministry.pdf|target:_blank"][vc_column_text]BUST A RHYME - Ideal for more than five players, so this game is perfect for small groups to play together, or you can play as one large group! Invite all participants to stand in a circle 6 feet apart. Next, choose a leader to say a word from the Bible story (you can provide the words for them, or let kids come up with their own),...
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“Little Pumpkins” Fall Volunteer Appreciation Tag

Print these fall-themed appreciation tags on cardstock and cut out with scissors, or print on business card paper (like Avery 28371) and print and tear apart on perforations. Then attach the tags to a fall gift like tiny pumpkins, fall-themed candles, and pumpkin-flavor or shaped cookies/treats! Share them with your volunteers on Sunday mornings or at your fall event. Download here! Want even more volunteer appreciation tags to use this season and year-round? Check out this Fall Volunteer Appreciation Tag BUNDLE with 10 tags + gift ideas for each one! Download the bundle...
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Pumpkin Twister Freebie

Print and laminate these pages to play pumpkin twister at your fall event! Download here! This is one of the games included in our Pumpkins and PJs PNO event - a fall-themed event where kids wear their favorite PJs and enjoy an evening of pumpkins and FUN! Learn more about this fun fall event...
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Pumpkin Pose Game

Play this fun and simple fall game to help kids remember that God loves them no matter what they might be feeling! Supplies: Pumpkin Pose Printable (printed and spread out on the floor) Music (and a way to play it, even if just a volunteer’s phone) To Play: Lay out the different pumpkin faces on the floor and point them out to the kids. When the music plays, kids must walk around the room. When the music stops, kids have to run to a pumpkin on the floor, put 1 foot on the pumpkin, and “pose” or make a face like the face on the pumpkin. Play again as time allows, reminding kids that God loves them no matter what they are feeling. Option: Remove 1 pumpkin each round until there is only the happy pumpkin left. Download the game here! This game is one of the games included in our Pumpkin Patch Preschool Series, a...
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Volunteer Job Description Template

An effective job description should give your volunteer all the expectations of the position and allow them to decide if they can do it or not. This free job description template will help you create a top-notch volunteer description for any and every member of your team. Download the Volunteer Job Description Template Here! Want some of the work done for you? Check out our full Volunteer Job Description Template resource, which includes an editable version of this template, sample job descriptions for 12+ roles on your volunteer team, and explicit instructions and vision for creating rock-solid volunteer job descriptions. Download the full resource...
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Questions for Exploring New Digital Tools

There are LOTS of digital tools out there that can be helpful for children's ministry leaders, and new ones are released all the time. But how do you know if a new tool or app is worthwhile? Use this list of questions to determine if a new digital tool or app is a worthwhile investment of your time and money. You won’t need to use ALL of the questions for every single tool, but they can be a good starting point to help you explore new digital tools. And if you can show your leadership that you’ve thought through these questions, sometimes having the answers can help make asking for the money easier! Download the questions here! To discover more resources to help younavigate digital discipleship in yourchildren’s ministry, check out the bookTime to Update...
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KidMin Event Planner Printable

Use this event planner printable as you're planning your next kidmin event! It provides an overview page for planning the what, when, where, who, and how of the event. Download the Planner Printable Here! This Event Planner Printable is only one of many printable planning pages found in our Complete Children’s Ministry Planner, which has everything you need to plan your children’s ministry, including tools to help you along the way. Learn more about the Complete Children’s Ministry Planner...
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Olympic Family Games

Share this fun printable with the families in your church and encourage them to play their own Family Olympic Games at home as they watch the Summer Olympics this year! Download the Olympic Family Games here! Want to help them have intentional faith conversations at home while they watch the Olympics? Check out our Olympic Faith Family Challenge! It includes 7 simple family devotions that help families explore their faith while cheering on their favorite athlete. The download includes a printable version for you to share with families + a full social media campaign to engage with them online! Learn more...
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Mixed Feelings: Back-to-School Feelings Wheel Family Resource

The first day of school can bring lots of emotions to the surface. Share this simple resource with families to help them talk about those first-day feelings and find out what the Bible says about different emotions! Print copies for every child, and/or share the printable with them digitally! Download the resource here! Want to dive deeper into helping kids and families talk about their emotions this back-to-school season? We’ve got TWO resources to help! Learn more about each one below, and find all of our Back-to-School resources here! Mixed Feelings is an emotions-focused lesson all about those first-day feelings! By looking at Philippians 4:4-7 & John 14:27, kids will learn that God made us with emotions, He wants us to talk to Him about our emotions, and that no matter what we are feeling, we can ask...
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Step-by-Step Summer Family Engagement Plan

Hear an overview of how one leader used this plan for a summer pizza delivery initiative here! Download a printable/save-able version here! Step-by-Step Plan: 1. Identify Goals and Budget Goal: Enhance family engagement, reinforce community bonds, and maintain connection with the children and their families during the summer. Budget: Allocate funds for pizza, delivery materials (magnets, etc.), and other potential activities like Christmas cookies. 2. Plan and Communicate Calendar and Communication: Create a clear and detailed summer calendar highlighting all events and dates, including the special delivery days. Email and Social Media: Send out emails and post on social media well in advance. Use graphics and engaging language to get families excited. 3. Sign-Up Process Online Form: Use an online form (e.g., Google...
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KidMin Social Media Planner Template

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An effective social media strategy for your children's ministry requires planning, but that doesn't mean it has to take up hours of your precious time! Use this week's free download to help you plan weeks' worth of social media posts at a time. Print 1 copy of the first page and use it to choose one idea for each day to help you create a template plan for your ministry social media posts. Print multiple copies of the second page, then use it to map out your weekly posts, several weeks at a time! Download the KidMin Social Media Planner Here! Want to go deeper with your social media strategy? Check out Chapter 7 in the book Time to Update: 7 Areas to Integrate Digital Discipleship into Your Children‘s Ministry Strategy. Time To Update explores 7 areas of your children’s ministry strategy where you can...
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Summer Devotional For KidMin Leaders Free Sample

Many of our resources and freebies are geared toward the kids and families in your ministry, but this freebie is for YOU, kidmin leader. Here’s one of the devotionals from a 10-week Summer Refresher devotional written specifically with children’s ministry leaders in mind. So block out 20 minutes on your calendar this week, grab your Bible, print the following pages, and spend time with Jesus this summer season. Download Summer Devotional Here! If you enjoyed this Summer devotional, download the full 10 weeks of devotionals for summer...
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Mother’s Day Card Freebie

Print these foldable cards on cardstock, cut, then fold in half. Encourage kids to write or draw a special note to their mom on the inside! The card is also generic enough for them to create one for any special woman in their life! Download the Mother's Day Card here! This card design/printable is 1 of 4 available in one of our Mother’s Day Cards and Tags resources. Find even more Mother’s Day card/craft downloads...
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