This book includes 101 Bible-based games for children ages three to twelve. The book is ideal for lesson planning and children's ministry programming. It features upbeat, easy-to-use activities and is divided into four sections: activities for ages 3-5 years, grades K-3, grades 4-6, and groups of mixed-age children. There are scripture and topical indices included. Jolene Roehlkepartain is the founding editor of Children's Ministry magazine and author of twenty-three books, including Teaching Kids to Care and Share, 101 Great Games for Kids, and 101 Great Games for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers.

Fun, Bible-based, get-to-know-you games and activities for children ages three to twelve.

Teaching children how to make friends and creating a sense of community are two key factors in building a strong Christian education program. Many children resist coming to Sunday school and children s ministry events because they do not know the other children; they live in different communities and attend different schools. Here are 101 opportunities to help children make friends at church and keep them coming
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Even as babies are beginning to crawl, toddlers are learning to speak, and preschoolers are starting to cooperate with playmates, they can begin to discover God s Word and God s world through play. Each game in 101 Great Games for Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers includes a Scripture passage, a teaching point, a supervision tip, materials-needed list, and game instructions. A number of games also include a bonus idea or a bonus tip for how to play the game in a different way. A Scripture index and a topical index provide information on locating games that tie into specific Scriptures and teaching points. Half of the games in this book feature Old Testament stories and teachings; the other half come from the New Testament.

Infants and toddlers can surprise us and teach us as much as preschoolers can. Young children have a way of showing busy adults how to slow down and marvel at the fact that "apples are red, and water is wet.""

This volume provides over 300 inventive, hands-on activities that involve children in service to one another, their churches and local communities, and the world. Within these pages, children s workers and leaders will find short and long-term active service/learning opportunities that encourage the youngest members of their congregation to follow Jesus example of living their faith by caring for others.

The book features: lively, age-appropriate projects and activities for 3- to 5-year-olds, 6- to 9-year-olds, and 10- to 12-year-olds; guidance for working with children of different ages and abilities; ready-to-use reproducible pages and a Scripture and topic index; and contact information for numerous national and international service organizations and programs that work with and relate to children."