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Zippered Pencil Keeper

by Mark Jones | Aug 17, 2020 | Children, Church Weekday Education, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool | 0 comments

A good Name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold. Proverbs 22:1 Supplies Needed: Quart Zipper Bags with expandable bottoms Duct Tape—variety of solids and patternedScissors Instructions: Be creative.Tear or cut strips of tape and...

Craft-A-Pillar

by Mark Jones | Aug 3, 2020 | Children, Featured, Preschool, Teacher Helps | 0 comments

The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever. Isaiah 40:8 Supplies: Cardboard tubes (Five or Six)Several colors of construction paper Chenille stem Googly eyes Hole punchMarkers Quick dry craft glueDouble-sided tape Thin strip of...

Sidewalk Chalk Pencil

by Mark Jones | Jul 20, 2020 | Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool | 0 comments

Supplies: Red pool noodleYellow pool noodleDuct tapeSidewalk chalkToothpicksPermanent marker Prepare: Cut 20 inches from the yellow noodle. Cut 3½ inches from the red noodle. Insert four toothpicks equally spaced in one end of the red noodle. Insert onto...

Watermelon Fan

by Mark Jones | Jul 13, 2020 | Children, Church Weekday Education, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool | 0 comments

Supplies: White paper plateJumbo craft stickCrayons: red & greenStaplerGreen tapeBlack permanent marker Prepare: Score the plate so that it folds in half. Remove paper from crayons. Play/Do: Show kids how to use the side of the red crayon to rub the...

Will VBS Decorations Be Available Next Year?

by Mark Jones | Jul 6, 2020 | Children, Featured, Preschool, Vacation Bible School, VBS 2020 | 0 comments

Maybe you are like me and provided a VBS experience at home or something different than usual due to the social restrictions. We have ordered everything we need for this year and are storing it for next year. We love this theme and we want to use it. But here’s a...

Reopening Children’s Sunday School

by Mark Jones | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Buildings, Space and Equipment, Children, Featured, Leadership, Parent/Family, Preschool, Safety & Security, Sunday School | 0 comments

I have heard from many that have appreciated the Reopening Childcare document I posted last Thursday. I want to share what I have put together for reopening our Sunday School on promotion day August 16. I know we are all reopening at different times, but if...