Our Christmas tradition theme this week was rich food, desserts and spices. These all remind us of the riches and spice that the wise men brought to Jesus. We looked at mince pies in particular and had a few mince pie games including ‘I mince spy with my little eye’. We read more of our Advent-ure book…
Yesterday our Christmas tradition theme was lights. We had a light-decorated room and the Red Robin team and Green Creeper team, played some light-themed games. We heard the story of the shepherds who got to be the first people to meet Jesus – the Light of the World! What an amazing privilege. The children made…
Week two of Nativity Club was just as much fun as week one! Each session, we’re going to learn about a Christmas tradition that doesn’t appear in the Bible, but can still help us to remember something about Jesus. This week’s tradition was holly, and we made holly wreaths out of jigsaw puzzle pieces. We…
We had such a good first week of Nativity Club! It was brilliant to have some new children join us, and they were a really great group. Each week, we’re going to learn about a Christmas tradition that doesn’t appear in the Bible, but can still help us to remember something about Jesus. This week’s…
We started off making paper aeroplanes and had a flying session with varying results. Let’s just say the children trashed the adults! We talked about where we have been in one and where we would go if we could. We came up with ideas for where an airplane could not go, and amongst other options we realised…
The children learnt about Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. Even though he was betrayed and people came for him with swords, everything that happened was part of God’s plan to rescue the world. Jesus had the power to stop everything that happened, but he went through with it because he loves us. We ran…
We started with a guessing game pulling objects out of a bag – bread, a towel, water, a bottle of wine (empty!), 30 pieces of silver, and sandals. With some prompts, the children guessed it was the story of Jesus washing his disciples feet, Judas betraying Jesus, and the last supper. While the disciples were…
This week we were treated to a new teacher as Amira led the group as a practice run the work the youth will be doing in France. We started off with a game of stuck in the mud with some nifty footwork by all the children. Amira then shared the story of Ebed-Melech (one of…
On Sunday, we heard the story of the woman who washed the feet of Jesus. She was brave enough to ignore those around who were not approving. Knowing how much Jesus had done for her and how much he loved her she wanted to respond. What an amazing way to do so! The children made…
We looked at the story of the Prodigal Son which has many similarities to the story of Mephibosheth (that the adults were studying in the main service). We talked about how this is a reminder to all of humanity that God always loves and is always ready to welcome and forgive. The children made some…
Rocks and Topz read the story of Zacchaeus, aka the man who had no friends (none)! No one liked him because he stole from them, but Jesus not only saw him but also loved him. Because Jesus spent time with him, Zacchaeus changed, and gave back even more than he’d stolen in the first place.…
Safeguarding Sunday is an initiative run by our safeguarding partners at thirtyone:eight. While the main church spent some time thinking about making our churches safe spaces, the young people also explored this topic. What do these items have in common – an umbrella, oven gloves, plasters, shin pads, a cycle helmet, sunscreen and sunglasses? They…