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Top 10 Child Ministry Tools for Parents and Teachers

By Kimberly L. Keith, About.com

About Parenting of K-6 Children picks the best Web resources for Christian curriculum, games, and ideas for parents who work in children's ministries and who want to enrich their child's Bible learning at home.

1. Mission Arlington Child Curriculum

Mission Arlington Curriculum is written specifically for the unchurched child, teenager, and adult. New curriculum is added each week.

2. ChildrensMinistry.com

Free resources such as decorating, seasonal, games, and lesson ideas. Also find great tips for making an effective ministry to kids in small and large churches.

3. Children'sMinistry.net

An excellent starting point for exploring the 'Deep Web' of resources for children's ministry. Listed are Christian children's curriculum, events, puppets, crafts, music, and publications.

4. Kids' Sunday School Place Topical Index

Browse for Sunday School lessons, crafts, games, bulletin boards, skits, and songs arranged by topic from this page. Many free resources are available, and a membership to additional resources is priced reasonably.

5. The Hands-On Bible

An 'Active' Bible for kids. Check it out for your child for a fun way to engage them in the Bible.

6. Focus on Your Child

Resource site for parents from Focus on the Family. Check the free Faithwalk family Bible study curriculum. Also see the Family Resource Center for excellent activity and Bible-learning books.

7. The Upper Room Pockets Magazine

At Pockets, we like the Family Litany under Parents and the Crafts under Kids. The Family Litany can be used for a home devotional that includes the litany and related activities.

8. MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories

A fine example of a personal site with a wealth of crafts and resources for parents and teachers to teach Bible stories to children.

9. SundaySchoolCrafts.com

You will find some very creative ideas from this free site. We like the Edible Noah's Ark under Recipes and the Bible Lesson Review Bingo Game under Games. Then, there are the crafts!

10. Games for Youth at Church

Youth ministry games are often appropriate for older children too. Our favorites are a toss up between Games at YouthPastor.com with it's Messy Index search feature and the large list of games at Pastor2Youth.com.

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