WHEW!  Summer's here!  Now I may actually have time to update this blog more often...
I recently saw the cutest (AND CHEAP!) idea for a fun outdoor summertime activity...think CAMP, VBS, or any time you want something active for the kids.
Take a vinyl shower curtain (purchased inexpensively from the dollar store). Tape out a giant tic tac toe board using the ever popular duct tape (in fun colors, of course!).
Get several cheap frisbees from the dollar store and mark some with X's, some with O's.
Kids take turns tossing frisbees onto giant tic tac toe board. First one with 3 in a row wins!!

The Jesus Story Book Bible

Do you have this book yet???

Run, don't walk, to your nearest LifeWay Christian Store (Or I suppose you could go somewhere else!) and purchase this book for your children, children's ministry, or for yourself!

Not just for preschoolers, this book tells the Bible stories we love in the sweetest way, with the most precious illustrations, and every story points to Jesus.  What's not to love???

The Jesus Story Book Bible - Home

Doers of The Word

It's that time of year to begin packing shoe boxes for Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child.
Plan your lesson around these verses:


James 1:22
James 1:27
1 Thessalonians 5:11


Put into practice what you just learned by packing boxes for orphans and those in need. Encourage children to include a note or drawing to encourage the recipient. 


For more info on what to collect for boxes, visit Samaritan's Purse's website
 <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org">Samaritan's Purse</a>


Be sure to pay attention to drop-off deadlines and places in your area.
Also be sure to have children pray over boxes before sending them on their way that the child who receives it gets so much more than a few material objects, but that each one encounters the love of Jesus!