Flame: Creative Children's Ministry

  Our harvest service last Sunday was all about thanking God for our gifts- food, people, talents- anything we wanted to celebrate.  One of the activities that both adults and children contributed to was our harvest leaf garland.  We folded leaves in autumn colours and added tags with things we were thankful for: You will need: ribbon, wool or string, paper in red, organge and yellow, scissors, pens Click here for a downloadable sheet of instructions!

This is a great idea from our amazing children's worker, Sharon.  A few weeks ago we were looking, as a congregation, at the question of what heaven is like. We talked about one of my favourite passages,  Revelation 21:1-4 . Those who were being creative with the passage looked especially at verse 4:    He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone.” Sharon had the brilliant idea of using handkerchiefs to convey the message of heaven being a place where God wipes all of our tears away.. Here's what they did. You will need:  White fabric or  white handkerchiefs ,  fabric pens Thinks about what heaven will be like and what it will be like never to be sad or in pain again. What would it be like for God to wipe our tears away? On the handkerchiefs, draw or write words about heaven and take the handkerchief home as a reminder of what we hope for.