Kidz@First Kronicle

Kidz@First Kronicle
Colossal Coaster World Summer Bible Camp was sooo much
fun! We screamed our heads off pretending to be dipping and
diving on a roller coaster. We played really cool games—
some involving squirting or playing in water. The snacks were
awesome! I don’t know whether the confetti crispy treats or
the banana/marshmallow kabobs were the favorite snack. Or
it could have been the fruit in cones. We made some really
great souvenirs to take with us to remind us of the good time
we had. And then there was the really fabulous music. What
fun to sing about “The Ride of Your Life” and making the
HUNHs to “Stand Strong”!
The most important part of the week was following Paul’s life
as he faced many fearsome things—blindness, having to
escape before he was killed, being beaten and put in jail,
being shipwrecked. But he always knew God was with him
and he could trust God to get him through all the hard times.
That is true for us too.
Compliment
Happy Birthday,
Kylin Hawkins Your Mirror Day
David Anointed King
and Fights Goliath
Happy Birthday,
Bret Pudenz
David and Jonathan
Become Friends
Happy Birthday,
Jeremiah Cogan,
Jeremy Chambers
& James Howell
Video Games
Day
Happy Birthday,
Rachael
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Happy Birthday,
Charlie
Compton &
Cooper Price
Pecan Pie Day
Peach Ice
Cream Day
Happy Birthday,
Ann Engemann
Vanilla Ice
Cream Day
Reception for
Elaine Graham
Cheesecake
Day
Amelia Earhart
Day
Parents’ Day
Happy Birthday,
Amanda Skaggs
Happy Birthday,
Amanda Humphrey
Backyard Kids’ Club & Associational Kids’ Camp
God Makes a Covenant
With David
David Sinned and Was
Restored
Happy Birthday,
Makani Cogan
Independence
Day
Happy Birthday,
Carson Smith
Colossal Coaster World
Backyard Kids’ Club Edition
If you didn’t get to come to Summer Bible Camp, there is
good news! The fun isn’t over. Backyard Kids’ Club is
July 15-19 from 10:30-noon across the street from the
church. This fun adventure is open to anyone who wants
to come. The Bible stories and songs are the same as
for Summer Bible Camp. The club is designed to be a
shorter, simpler, but just as fun event. So invite a friend
to come with you. Even if you were here for SBC, come
enjoy the stories and songs all over again.
The children will officially
promote to their next class
September 1, 2013. While this
is after they start school and
are officially in their new
grade, delaying promotion
here at church allows the
children to complete their unit
of study before moving to the
next level.
We have learned so much about how the Bible fits
together. We are also seeing how God has a plan
through the whole Bible to give Israel and the world a
Savior, Jesus. There is much more to learn. In the Fall
the lessons will center around “Trouble at the Top,”
dealing with the divided kingdom and exile in 1 Kings,
Isaiah, Esther and selected minor prophets.
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The Gospel Project for Kids
We are completing the first year of our three-year journey chronologically through the Bible on Sunday mornings at 9:30. We have been through the Beginnings of
Genesis, God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
and
going to the land God had promised Abraham, the beginning of the nation through the battles for the land and the
work of the judges. Through the summer we are studying
the early kings of Israel.
Ten Things Kids Want
While at Church
Kids Promotion
Follow the Leader
Associational Kid’s Camp
July 15-19
Camp New Hope
Holt, MO
It is not too late to register for
Clay-Platte Associational
Kid’s Camp. The cost is $138.
There are brochures outside
Vivian’s office. You may also
go to www.clayplatteba.org
for information and forms.
A leader who knows their name
To have fun
A lesson that keeps their attention
To talk and share their thoughts
Rooms decorated with them in mind
An opportunity to serve
A friend their age
To be prayed for
To be listened to
To be affirmed
Worship 4 Kidz
Worship 4 Kidz is for children who have completed kindergarten through the 3rd grade. This
worship time for children is held on Sunday
mornings in room NB03 (by the water fountain
and bathrooms) at 10:45 (during the contemporary service). During the worship time the kids
will sing, give their offering, pray, continue the
lesson from the first hour and participate in either
crafts or games. There is also a missions
component most weeks.
Reception for
Elaine Graham
Elaine Graham has been a fixture in
our nursery for decades. She retired in
April 2013 after tireless service to more
than one generation of children at
FBCNKC. Immediately after the
second service on July 28, there will be
a cake and punch reception for her.
The whole church is invited to celebrate her love and care for children
through the years. If she has taught
your children, or you, in the nursery
you are encouraged to bring a card of
appreciation for her.
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Looking for a way to have fun with the neighbors this
summer? Young or old, everyone can have fun with
these ideas.
Face painting!
Use small brushes and this recipe for make-up to paint
balloons, stars, hearts, etc. on your friend’s cheeks. Mix
1 Tbsp. soft shortening, 2 Tbsp. cornstarch, and food
coloring. Let the artist in you shine.
Garage Door Banners!
Hang a large piece of butcher paper on your garage
door. Write across the top, “Hey neighbor, sign me and
tell me something about yourself!” Have a supply of
markers and see how many people leave you
messages.
Water Balloon Volleyball!
Use a volleyball net or tie a string to two trees. Use
water balloons in place of a volleyball. Each team takes
turns serving water balloons over the net. If the other
team catches a water balloon without letting it bust, they
get a point. If the water balloons busts, the serving team
gets a point.
To discover what is written around the sun, start at the
arrow with the letter G and write down every other
letter. You must go around the sun twice to find the
hidden message.
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Watermelon Faces!
Cut thin round watermelon slices and have people
make funny faces with whipped cream. Then eat’em up
before the whipped cream melts.
Who is God to Our Kids?
How would your child describe God? How would your child fill in the blank “God , You are…”? Is God a hero to your
child?
The hot topic in children’s ministry today is Christian education vs. spiritual transformation. In brief, Christian education model focuses on learning facts and memorization. The spiritual transformation model focuses on who God is.
There is much discussion among those with lots more education than I have over which model better serves our children.
I think we need both. Kids need facts to be able to understand the events of the Bible--in order to “see” God at work.
They need to memorize the books of the Bible so they can use their Bible to experience what God says. Having Bible
verses in their memory banks brings the guidance and comfort of scripture close to their hearts. But we also need to
give kids the freedom to explore who God is.
I do not mean some new-age type touchy-feely spiritual experience where the kids are sent off to discover on their
own who they think God is. Rather, we as the adults in their lives can monitor their thinking for clues to how they
perceive God and guide and instruct as needed. And we can give kids space to have experience with the God we
want them to love and follow all their lives.
In an article in the K-Magazine (the magazine for the International Network of Children’s Ministry), Teresa Welch says
we need to focus our Bible storytelling on God, the real hero. Very often we make David or Daniel or Paul or Peter the
hero. Really, God is the hero. He is the one who saved, helped, strengthened and provided whatever the person
needed in the story. We need to make God’s nature the primary point of the story. In the story of Noah, God is the
provider, sustainer, protector, maker and keeper of promises. Noah is the man He uses to reveal those attributes to
us.
So from a practical view, what does all this mean to us? As we teach and guide our kids we will keep a balance. We
will see to it that our kids get the basic facts and memorize key passages and learn how to use the Bible for themselves. But we also need to give our kids the freedom to process at their level all the information we give them into an
understanding of the character and attributes of God.
When you read a Bible story with your child, ask “What does this story tell us about God?” As you listen carefully to
the answer you will know where to affirm and where to guide or correct the thinking.
When you pray with your child, give him or her an open-ended prayer such as “God, You are…” or “God, I love you
because You…”
Give your child paper and markers to draw a picture of what God is like or how he or she feels when thinking about
God. Use this conversation to springboard into who God is.
One child thought God had to be British. Her parents were able to turn that conversation to explain that God is not tied
to a nation or people. This led to a discussion of the nature of being human and the nature of God.
Ask “Why do you think it is important to obey God?” Depending upon the answer you may direct the conversation
toward all that God has done for us, or how we can respond to the attributes of God.
Be on the lookout for ways to share both information and experience with your child. It is easy to have casual conversations in the car or on a walk or while working together. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 charges us with sharing “the Lord our
God” with our children. We can help them know God by showing them how He has revealed Himself to us in the
stories of the Bible.
Kids are looking for a hero—someone who has all the good attributes we can admire and worship. In our culture of
hero worship, let God be the hero in our stories. He certainly fits the role!