Other special days
Other special days
Here are the top 4 Faith in Kids Halloween resources we have to offer for 2023.
Church leaders/kids workers
Using a carved pumpkin prop, this kids slot/short talk for Halloween shows that God is better than the best gardener, and that we don’t need to be scared of the dark because Jesus is the …
It’s that time of year again …. the season for ghosts, ghouls and zombies arriving on your doorstep in search of chocolate! I’m not sure which is worse – the prospect of a ‘trick’ or the social awkwardness of trying to make polite conversation with a 6 year-old monster.
It doesn’t need…
In Uganda, for Christmas, most city dwellers head to the countryside where their families live. Once they arrive, families sit together and tell their stories; laughing, eating and celebrating. We heard about a Ugandan Christmas on our recent Faith in Parents podcast, "Christmas elsewhere." What str…
Parenting often feels like, “wake, eat, sleep, repeat”, so memories and traditions feel like gold dust.
Download the family reflections worksheet and create a special moment before you return to the routine in January.
Give the time to the Lord, asking that he would use
We live in an area that loves Halloween. Each year hundreds of kids get dressed up and walk around the street trick or treating. Families decorate their gardens and really embrace this event. Until this year we’ve done the complete opposite. We’ve closed our curtains; told our girls we don’t get inv…
I mean…. What’s not to love? Massive wheels, caterpillar treads, sticking out spouts, trundling through a golden field. Just the very sight makes me burst into “We plough the fields and scatter…” My children prefer to sing “Big, red, combine harvester, big red c…
The film, “Love Actually” got it wrong. If you want to see love, don’t go to Heathrow Airport, head to Piccadilly Circus. There in the middle of the bright lights, confused tourists and big buses is the statue of Eros. Except it isn’t. The statue is actually of Anteros, the b…
There are lots of reasons why my kids ask me this question – from what they are allowed to watch or play to the events they are allowed to attend, to whether they can have a mobile phone or a social media account (no, you’re in primary school). The current seasonal variation is “Wh…
A series of 3 kids slots helping children get excited about going back to school after the summer holidays. The series gives 3 compelling reasons why christian children have more reasons to look forward to going back to school than anyone else:
We go to school with Jesus
It’s that time of year again when the seasonal aisle in the supermarket is filled with fake cobwebs and pumpkin buckets and Christian parents everywhere wonder whether buying the spooky gingerbread cat is allowed. Let me share three view altering experiences and one Bible verse that I hope wil…
