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SSTN # 38 - June 1, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SSTN e-NEWSLETTER:
1) VBS Fruit of the Spirit? 2) Water from a rock 3) Vine & Branches? 4) Slumber Party
Bible-4-Life - with Crafts, Games & Skits!
5) Water From Rock 6) Drama Camp 7) Letters to Soldiers 8) Kids Can't Drive...frustrated 9) Drama Camp
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1) VBS Fruit of the Spirit?
Hello! We are doing the Fruit of the Spirit for our Vacation Bible School week this summer and I am looking for children's books to go along with the week. Ultimately having a book on each "fruit" would be ideal but any book will do. If you know of any books covering this topic or anything else that has worked for this topic please let me know!
Thanks Melissa Savona, BC Sunday school teacher/youth leader St. Hilda's Anglican Church
Put a water balloon inside of a paper lunch sack. If you "strike" the rock, you will have water! Sherri-Indiana
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3) Vine & Branches?
in the past i have found some really good ideas for the sunday school here and i deepy than God, sstn and all those wonderful people who share their creative ideas and valuable knowledge so that others can be blesed.
i am a sunday school teacher in a church in bangalore, india. during the last couple of months we taught the student (6-12) about 'the fruits of the spirit' and next month we want to teach them about 'the vine and the branches'.
i need help to plan the lesson for this particular topic (the vine and the branches). Please help me.
> what are some good ideas for a slumber party for girls and boys? > They are teens,
Hi, from Indiana Have you ever played "Underground Church? Our teens love this game and beg us to play at every lock-in. You seperate all the kids into two groups: soldiers and Christians. We play in the church with all the lights out so the Christians can hide. If the soldiers catch a Christian, they take them to "jail". The only way out is to effectively share the Gospel with the guard. One of the soldiers is a secret Christian (the adult leader picks that person and tells them secretly) and he/she actually tells Christians where the underground church is located so they can meet there. Once the Christians are in the church, they cannot be captured. Here's how it ends: a. Soldiers win if they correctly figure out who the Christian soldier is and tell the adult in charge of the game. b. The Christians win if over half of them make it to the underground church without being caught.
If this is terribly confusing, you should be able to search for it on the web under "youth games". That's where I found it. Have fun!
In Christ's joy, Melissa G
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Bible-4-Life - with Crafts, Games & Skits!
Did you know that the Bible-4-Life Curriculum series comes complete with crafts, games and skits? Each lesson uses a craft and a game to reinforce the lesson and many of them have skits too. In addition, each lesson has enrichment ideas to further enhance your children's ministry!
> I am looking for some ideas for a lesson water from a rock for 3 and 4 > year olds
When we did this story, I put a water balloon on a cookie sheet with sides and covered it with small rocks. Then we used an action figure doll (Moses) with a staff (chenille wire with the metal tip slightly exposed). When Moses touched the rock with his staff, the water balloon broke and water came from the rock. Do be careful because the water sometimes comes out with a bit of force and can get you wet. The kids loved this.
Vicki from So. California
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6) Drama Camp
My favorite books of skits for Sunday School are the following:
Just Add Puppets : 20 Instant Puppet Skits for Children's Ministry. Although written for puppets, these scripts are easy to use for plays - some very cute ones
Humongous book of Bible Skits for Children's Ministry. I love this book. It has a sound effects CD with it that really adds a nice quality.
Reader's Theatre: Bible-Based Dramas - Old Testament. (not sure of publisher - maybe Instructional Fair) This is called Reader's Theatre, but with a few minor adjustments, these are easy to do as skits.
A Funny thing Happened to Me on My Way Through the Bible: a collection of humorous sketches and monologues by Martha Bolton.
Crazy Clothesline by Carol Mader. Has some cute skits among numerous other activities.
The Children's Worker's Encyclopedia of Bible Teaching Ideas - Old Testament. This too has some cute skits among numerous other activities.
I have not used the following book, but I noticed it has some good reviews on Amazon.com:
The Old Testament : Ten Plays for Readers Theater by Josephine Davidson. Right Book Co.
Hope this helps! If you have any questions, please call. Gods Blessings!
Sharon Anderson 641-742-5518 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Adair, IA
I just heard about writing letters and sending packages to Soldiers on my local Christian radio station and thought I'd share it with you. The website is www.anysoldier.com. You can get the name of a unit by where they are stationed from or by the number of times they have been requested (the fewest are first on the list). I just completed my first letter and cannot wait to send more! Make sure you read the website completely. (There are many things that cannot be sent overseas!) This is a great way to encourage our service men & women!
God's Blessings!
Jody in Michigan
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8) Kids Can't Drive...frustrated
Well, it may or may not be within budget, but we were at a smaller church (~100 regular Sunday morning attendance) where we had a Van ministry to pick up kids and bring them in.
Another idea might be to ask the parents why they aren't coming? Is there a policy that requires them to be on the church grounds while the kids are there? Is it a long drive for them? Can they just not make it when your program starts (which would typically be my problem)? If there's a legitimate problem there, that has to be addressed first. Perhaps the program is not long enough for the parents to drive out there, do whatever, then drive back to pick up the kids. If there's nothing for them during that time, it's not really attractive to them no matter how wonderful the programs.
I understand the frustration - coming from a world where sports on Sundays crept in more and more until people had to choose between sports and church was pretty disgusting to watch. A lot of people showed their priorities and taught their kids about priorities when that happened and a generation was pretty much lost. :-(
-Pete
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9) Drama Camp
I was referred to this web sight that has a whole bunch of drama's for free www.fea.net/bobsnook They are mostly humurous but he has several websites that he refers you to for further drama sites. Regards Mandy (South Africa)
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