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Kids Ministry
PREPARING
Whether you’re at a school with
students, a park with neighborhood
kids, or hosting a Vacation Bible
School at the church, a basic schedule
for ministry time may look like this:
INTRODUCTIONS
• Give name tags to children
• Separate groups based on age
OPENING (30 MINUTES)
• Welcome
• Skit
• Daily Bible verse
• Dismiss to rotations
20-MINUTE ROTATIONS
• Music
• Games
• Crafts
• Snack
• Bible story
CLOSING (15 MINUTES)
• Songs
• Daily Bible verse review
• Prayer
GAME IDEAS
• Duck, Duck, Goose
• Freeze Tag
• Red Light/Green Light
• Field day activities (sack race,
three-legged race, relays)
• Sports (soccer, frisbee, jump rope)
CRAFT IDEAS
• Shaker (paper plate, dry beans,
staples, decorations)
• Friendship bracelet
(embroidery thread)
• Puzzle (construction paper,
crayons, scissors, sandwich bag)
• Beaded cross or fish (pipe
cleaners, plastic beads)
• Puppet (brown lunch sack,
markers, yarn, construction
paper, glue)
HUDDLE UP
Each day, your team will have the
chance to huddle up after kids
ministry time and discuss what
worked well and what may need to
change the following day. From a
meticulously planned VBS to simply
meeting children at the park, kids
will love the chance to spend time
with you.
BE ENGAGING
Parents
Parents may be curious about what
their child is learning. This becomes
an excellent opportunity to share the
love of Christ with them as well.
Older Teens
Teens as old as 16 or 17 may join in on
the fun. Please welcome them with
open arms. Including them gives them
a chance to learn about Jesus while
helping organize and direct younger
children. They get the chance to
lead and have responsibility, and the
younger kids have someone to look
up to within their own community. It’s
a win for everyone!
Very Young Children
It’s not unusual for a baby or toddler
to tag along with their older sibling
to children’s ministry. If this is the
case, consider having one of your
team members run a nursery during
the VBS time. If the older sibling
who brought the child requests that
the younger sibling stays with them
throughout VBS, that’s okay too.
Prepare to be flexible!