🎵 “Last Christmas, we shared these ideas & freebies, but some of you weren’t here. This year, to save you some time, I’m bringing them back in case you missed them.” 🎵
Ok, so maybe those aren’t the lyrics, but it’s true! (And you already have my heart anyway, kidmin leader.) Here are our top posts and freebies from Last Christmas!
Wondering to Bethlehem Advent Devotional for Kids
If you’ve been around long, then you know how much I love talking about the imagination and learning. Developing a child’s biblical imagination is a key element of their spiritual development, which is why I am STOKED for the newest Advent Devotional for Kids: Wondering to Bethlehem. Learn more about it here.
3 Things Every Child Needs to Know About Christmas
There are a lot of things kids may know about Christmas and the Christmas story, but if you had to choose just 3 things, what would you choose? I’m excited to share this blog post from Dave Ray from Doorpost Songs that emphasizes three things every child needs to know about Christmas. Find it here.
Hope Has a Name
Hope has a name. I’ve seen this phrase a lot lately. Not nearly as often as I have seen evidence of hopelessness in this season, I’m afraid. But in our clamoring for what’s next, for change, even for what’s required to get through the day, hope can seem dim, faint, even fading. Hope has a name, and as followers of Jesus, we know it to be His. Keep reading here.
Christmas Scavenger Hunt Printable
Share this fun Christmas Scavenger Hunt Printable with the families in your church to send them on a fun family activity hunting for Christmas lights and decorations all December long! DKM Subscribers can download it here.
12 Days of Christmas Scramble Game
Play this fun, active game in your ministry this Christmas season! Here’s how to play: Divide the group into teams of 12. Hand each of the players one of the objects from the 12 Days of Christmas. When the leader shouts “go” the teams must silently line themselves up according to where their object goes in the song by communicating without words to the other 11 players. You can redistribute the objects several times to see if they can get it faster! Another option is to randomly hand out the pages of the printable to the group as a whole and encourage kids to make a full set of the 12 days of Christmas by finding all of the other pieces/people they need! DKM Subscribers can download the printable here.
Advent Devotional for KidMin Leaders Free Sample 2023
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 week 1 from a 4-week Advent devotional written specifically with children’s ministry leaders in mind. Download the free Advent devotion sample from 2023 here, and find the new one for 2024 here!
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