I first heard about Godly Play years ago but had no cause or curiosity to follow it up. However, I recently developed both and also opportunity in the form of a course being run 20 minutes from where I live, AND childcare!I found the core training inspiring, challenging and refreshing, and I intend to follow … Read more
Edible eyes are such fun! Using thick icing (icing sugar and a touch of water) as ‘glue’ to stick them onto bread sticks and Voila! You have bread stick puppets to tell your story with. And a snack for afterwards. It’s kind of VeggieTales with bread. We made them with broken breadsticks so some were … Read more
I love making cakepops so this is really just an excuse to have a cakepop activity, but it’s a goodun! There’s loads of Bible stories featuring sheep… David the shepherd boy, Jesus the Good Shepherd, the Lost Sheep… If you’re not sure, type ‘sheep’ into Biblegateway and see what you get! Just make your sheep … Read more
This is a great way to have fun exploring a Bible story. Make your treasure hunt by simply choosing the locations where you will hide a ‘piece’ of the story and write simple clues to place at each spot to guide everyone to the next location. If your family is mainly primary school age, you … Read more
Make picture/word signs of keywords and challenge everyone to hold them up as they hear each word in the passage. This activity works well with non-narrative passages, such as John 6 which is where Jesus says: I am the bread of life. It’s a good way to help people pay attention to the words, and … Read more
Lots of us are more likely to see animals at this time of year, so why not take inspiration from them, whatever sort of animals you like or can visit, and explore a Bible story related to them? You could look at the Bible GodVenture52 cards for some ideas on how to explore the Bible … Read more
Put on a simple fun play as a family, or with a few friends. Obviously, you can make up your own play. Have fun with costumes and set! When my children were 7 and 9, they worked on doing a secret Christmas play together, but it was a bit tricky with only 2, and the 9 … Read more