Resources
Easter and Lent Resources:
Reflecting on the whole Easter story, including the cruel and violent parts, is central to our and our children’s faith. Children can and do respond to traditional Lenten spiritual disciplines in meaningful ways. Kids Friendly has a range of resources to help you minister to children and families during Lent.
Read our latest newsletter A Kids Friendly Lent & Easter
A Kids Friendly Lent & Easter
A Kids Friendly Lent & Easter is full of ideas to help you effectively engage children in the Lenten journey.
Celebrating Shrove Tuesday
Jane Davis, of Highgate Presbyterian in Dunedin shares her resources and plans for Celebrating Shrove Tuesday.
Sharing faith at home this Easter
Kids Friendly Family Devotions for Lent 2012
The Lenten period offers a wonderful opportunity for families to spend time together around God’s word. Kids Friendly has developed a new series of fun, interactive Family Devotions for 2012, to encourage families to share their faith at home in a meaningful way as they journey towards Easter. Each week families are asked to set aside one night to: “Share” an activity, “Read” the bible, “Talk” about God, “Pray” for God’s help and for others, and “Bless” one another.
Designed to complement the daily meditations in Prescare’s Reflections for Lent 2012 booklet, the Kids Friendly Family Devotions can be found printed within the Reflections for Lent booklet. To order booklets contact: office@presbyterian.org.nz or download a PDF version from : www.presbyterian.org.nz/prescare
Families Lent Calendar
Families Lent Calendar is a resource to copy (preferably in A3 colour) and give to families to help them share the Lenten journey with their children. It is full of interesting facts, fun and faith activities and ideas.
Faith Box
The Easter editions of Faith Box sessions, are now available as downloads from www.faith4families.org (go to shop and look for EASTER EDITION downloads).
Leading up to Easter consists of 4 sessions highlighting the signs Jesus gave through miracles about who he really is. It aims to teach children to learn to use their spiritual eyes and to practise discernment in their everyday lives between what is important, and what is merely superficial.
Making Easter special at your place facilitates family worship and sharing over the Easter holiday period. These 4 sessions cover Jesus’ death, resurrection, the disciples hiding and the road to Emmaus.
The downloads are $12 each. Volume 1 of the Faith Books series can also still be ordered from the website for $20. This manual has 12 great family times leading up to Easter covering Jesus’ death, resurrection, ascension and Pentecost.
Kids Friendly Posters
Many of you have asked for resources to help you express your Kids Friendly ethos in your church facilities. Thanks to Presbyterian Savings & Development Society we have been able to design and produce 6 A2 colour posters that capture the heart of Kids Friendly. They are available for purchase at a hugely subsidised rate of $25 for 6 posters including postage. You can view the posters and order them.
More Kids Friendly Resources
There are now over 30 Kids Friendly resources written to help churches minister to children and families. Many have been written in response to your requests and with your help. We welcome your feedback, suggestions and contributions. Individual resources can also be ordered by emailing jill@kidsfriendly.org.nz or network members can download them (see resources log-in)
Planning and Strategy Resources
The Kids Friendly Ideals and Self-Review
Developing a Strategic Plan for Children’s Ministry
Sample action plan for children’s ministry
Sample graphic children’s ministry plan
Children’s Ministry Planning Calendar 2011
Branding your Church Kids Friendly
Building for Mission
Safety Resource
Safety in Children’s Ministry
Employment Resource
Employing a Children’s Ministry Worker
Sundays
A Kids Friendly Sunday
A Kids Friendly Welcome
Worshipping with Children
Planning a Kids Friendly Children’s Programme
Praying with Children
Preschool Teaching Resources – Songs, rhymes and prayers for preschoolers
Seasons
Easter:
Celebrating Shrove Tuesday
A Kids Friendly Lent & Easter
Families Lent Calendar
The Family Faith Pack – Journey Towards Easter
Advent and Christmas:
A Kids Friendly Advent
A Family Advent Calendar
Christmas Games and Quizzes
Christmas Crafts
Sharing the Christmas Story – Four Sunday School Lessons
Mary and Joseph Advent Journey
A Family Advent Celebration – Advent@Highgate
Outreach and Mission
Establishing a Ministry to Preschoolers and their Families
Kids Club - Connecting with Community Children
Strengthening Bridges – Connecting Outreach Families and the Church
Running a Holiday Programme
Running a Great Holiday Programme – by Mary Somerville, Coastal Unity, Dunedin
Organising a Halloween Alternative Event
Faith@Home - Sharing Faith@Home (flyer for parents)
Children and trauma - Helping Children Deal with Trauma
Resources can be ordered from jill@kidsfriendly.org.nz Or Kids Friendly network members can download resources from the website: www.presbyterian.org.nz/national-ministries/kids-friendly/-kids-friendly-resources
To receive these resources we encourage you to join the Kids Friendly Network (download an application form). Network members also receive Hands On, the Kids Friendly newsletter, email news of Kids Friendly resources and events, and coaching and advice from the Kids Friendly Coach.
Your joining fee of $75 covers the cost of producing the manual and the Kids Friendly newsletters.