Children's Church

These pictures are from last Sunday at Children's church. Stephen and I teach 1-2 times each month. There are other people who take turns as well as many volunteers. The adults in the picture were helping us out this week. They are also the two people that teach Awanas with us. The older 3 kids in the picture were there as helpers.
We have been having about 20 kids (ages 3 and up) each week. The first thing that we do is have snacks. I think that is a highlight for many of the kids.
For the lessons, we are using God's Big Picture by Gospel Light. It goes through a time line of the Bible. The teacher draws a simple sketch on the board, and the kids copy it. This helps keep them involved and reinforces what they are learning. For the younger kids we have the sketches started, so that they just have to add to it. This is where having a lot of helpers is nice. The younger kids (3-4 yr olds) need help with the drawings.
After that we usually do a song or a game. In these pictures the kids are doing a game where they are supposed to "be watchful." They each have a piece of paper taped to their back. The goal is to take as many papers as you can without losing your own paper. They had a great time with that.
After the game the younger kids colored and played, while the older kids did a worksheet that went along with the lesson.
Sundays are always a lot of work, but they are fun.