Archive for 'Elementary'
Fun stuff for your elementary rooms
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Over the years I’ve always tried to look for great activities for elementary age kids to do before and after the service. Many years ago I simple had the room set up with theater seating and I’d play cool music videos for the kids to watch while they came in. Although some kids may like [...]
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The Lock-In (Part 4)
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Kenny.
So, what ever will you do with a bunch of kids for 12-13 hours? We’re masters at programming for 60-90 minutes, but all night it totally different. Don’t worry, it’s not that hard. First of all, you need to think smaller. Think in 30 minute increments and it gets so much easier. Because registration can [...]
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The Lock-In (Part 3)
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by Kenny.
Structure and organization are necessary for fun. Without structure and organization, you’re volunteers are going to hate you. Without structure and organization, the kids will experience too much freedom which leads to fights, injuries and hurt feelings. In the end, they won’t have fun either. You must have this in place!
First of all, every minute [...]
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The Lock-In (Part 2)
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Kenny.
I only have one ingredient to my recipe for success. All you need is the same ingredient and you’ll see success. Want to know what that ingredient is?
The ingredient is… FUN!
Okay, that sounds kinda obvious and cheesy, but I say it for a reason. I’ve seen a lot of church’s suck all the fun (or [...]
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The Lock-In (Part 1)
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Kenny.
I have a love/hate relationship with lock-ins. I’ve been doing them since I became a children’s pastor over a decade ago. I’ve done small and highly unorganized ones (in the early years) as well as huge and highly organized ones (my biggest topped 300 kids) and I’ve learned a few things along the way.
So why [...]
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