Here is an alternative VBS program that parents (or grandparents, aunts, and uncles, or other friends and neighbors) can create using Jonah: The Fearful Prophet. Find below a wealth of ideas to pull together a mini backyard VBS program to share with children who may have already been playing together safely during this Covid-19 pandemic. Outdoors is the safest place to play when we have to be concerned with the Covid virus. One or more canopy tents would be beneficial for
What boys wouldn’t be intrigued with the idea of frog egg stew, or tea, or . . . ? I’ve known very few boys who didn’t enjoy at least teasing about “greasy grimy gopher guts” or other such concoctions. Even girls join in the fun as long as it is in a song. I learned the gopher gut song in Girl Scouts many years ago. So if you know of some adventurous kids who like fun, offer them some frog egg
With all the blizzards and ice storms popping up all over the US over the past few weeks, spring may seem like a remote possibility, but down deep in our souls, we know it will come again. Maybe sooner than you think. Do you love birds as much as I do? The many varieties, colors, and behavior patterns are so intriguing. Watching them can relax me on any kind of day and any time of year and they offer so
A Youth Activity Make your own Creation Quilt using these coloring pages Most children enjoy coloring. They can color the days of creation on fabric and make quilts that can be used on their beds, as lap quilts, or as wall hangings. A youth group could work together to color a wall hanging for the church nursery or a Sunday school classroom. To make the quilt blocks for a creation quilt you will need… coloring pages which can be ordered by clicking
Every year we get bombarded with Seasons Greeting messages starting on November 1 if not earlier. The rush to shop for Christmas presents is upon us, with its expectations to shop for more people than our budget can handle, and to attend many Christmas parties that we struggle to fit into our tight schedules. Do you establish priorities before the season is in full swing, or simply struggle to stay on top as people make demands on your energy, finances, and time? I don’t claim
