KidsMinistry.Blog

So our church has like thirty kids total. On good days. Preschool through middle school. One room. Budget's basically nonexistent. Me and maybe two volunteers if planets align. Most curriculum assumes you got separate classes every age. Professional teachers. Money tree in back yard. Right. Wasted years trying

Tried regular Bible trivia once. Asked "Who was Moses' brother?" Dead silence. One kid raised hand said "Abraham?" That's when learned Bible trivia for kids can't be just adult trivia with smaller words. Kids need movement. Competition. Fun. Can't

We spent $347 on hot dogs for our community cookout. Bought the fancy ones, got buns from the expensive bakery, set up tables with checkered tablecloths like we were hosting a Norman Rockwell painting. Fourteen people showed up. Most were already church members. The hot dogs sat there getting cold

So Sarah comes up to me after service Sunday and she's got this look. You know that look when someone's been chewing on something for weeks? "I think I need to take a break." My stomach just drops through the floor. Sarah's

Sunday morning I'm feeling pretty smug about my David and Goliath lesson. Got slides. Got this perfect YouTube video. Everything's ready. Walk into class and the projector won't turn on. Just dead. Standing there looking stupid while Tyler asks if we're gonna

Raining again this Sunday. Kids trapped inside bouncing off walls. Had whole outdoor thing planned. Nature walk collecting leaves whatever. Now stuck in fellowship hall with twenty-three kids going stir crazy. Need games don't require much space or supplies. Things actually work when kids are already wound up

Been staring at this empty parking lot for twenty minutes now. Event starts in an hour and I'm wondering if anyone's actually going to show up. Spent three months on this fall festival. Food trucks, bounce houses, games, the works. Posted it everywhere I could think

Honestly don't know why anyone trusts me to train volunteers. Half the time I'm figuring it out as I go and hoping nobody notices I'm winging it. But found some stuff that actually helps instead of making people more confused. Orange Videos I Found

My kids know Noah's ark by heart. Also David and Goliath. Asked what they wanted to hear and one kid said "something where nobody dies and there's no animals." Okay then. Tell Stories Backwards Started with Jesus on cross and worked backwards to baby.