Flame: Creative Children's Ministry

When we think about worship, we generally think of musical expression but there are lots of different ways to express how great God is and children love to experiment with taste, touch and colour too!  Here's an easy idea to help express the colourful, joyful nature of worship and the love that is at its heart... You will need: Biscuits (at least one per child), icing sugar, water, food colouring, eye-droppers (unused!!), knives for spreading, cocktail sticks, heart shaped sprinkles or hearts cut out of fondant. Read Psalm 148 together or talk about the great things about who God is.  What do you want to celebrate about Him?  What is praise?  How can we praise God?  What does worship feel like?  How would you express praise in colour? Set out your equipment and get ready!  Make up a  bowl of thick white icing with the icing sugar and some water.  Then make up some individual bowls of different coloured icing, slightly more runny in co...

Thanks to Sam for this great idea! Here is the second prayer activity for our Fruits of the Spirit theme this term: Joy! Children take a pipe cleaner and twist it round their finger to make a spring.  Springs are bouncy and fun, reminding us of the feeling of joy!  As they make the spring, children can pray that God will grow the fruit of joy in their lives.  They can then take it home as a reminder to keep asking God for joy in their lives, families and relationship with Him.