| Bible stories for kids are the centerpiece of your kids | | | | touch with God or why not make it relevant to their |
| Bible lesson. After all, this is the time to share God's | | | | world? Pull out a cell phone and relate it to how kids |
| word with your kids. Every component or section of | | | | send text messages to their friends each day to keep |
| the Bible lesson pivots around it. For these reasons, a | | | | in touch! Now that hits home! Try to select objects that |
| significant amount of prayer, thought and attention | | | | kids use frequently in their everyday life. Kids stay |
| should be given to your Bible stories for kids. | | | | plugged into your Bible lessons when you keep it |
| Anything But Boring! | | | | current. |
| I was walking by a preschool classroom a few months | | | | Get Creative! |
| ago in the church my family attends. I stopped and | | | | Bible stories for kids should not be read in a dry, boring |
| peeked in the door for a few seconds. What I saw | | | | monotone voice. Try some new methods: |
| and heard made my heart sink. The teacher was | | | | - Use different voices for different characters. |
| sitting in a chair with about 15 preschoolers (one was | | | | Whisper, raise your voice or talk softly as the story |
| my son) sitting around her on the floor. The teacher | | | | flows. |
| was reading the Bible story word for word, in a | | | | - Use movement - get up, stoop down, creep, run... |
| monotone voice, from the curriculum teacher's manual. | | | | whatever the story calls for, do it! |
| Listen, God's word is exciting, powerful and alive. It was | | | | - Use puppets, toy figurines, Mr. Potato Heads or any |
| being delivered as dull, weak and dead! There was no | | | | other object to act out the Bible story. |
| voice inflection, animation or movement. No interaction | | | | - Use drama - introduce special guests or even better, |
| or eye contact was used with the kids. That is so | | | | use the kids to act out the Bible story. |
| wrong in so many ways! Bible stories for kids should | | | | - Use kids to hold props. Kids love to hold signs or any |
| be anything but boring! | | | | visual aids used to tell the Bible story. |
| Visuals Rock! | | | | There is no excuse when Bible stories for kids are |
| I am known as the Prop Man. I won't do Bible stories | | | | presented in a boring manner. Pray and allow the Holy |
| for kids, or adults, without using visuals and Bible object | | | | Spirit to stir and activate the creativity he put inside of |
| lessons. Bible object lessons and visuals bring life, | | | | you. Bible stories for kids should be fun, active and |
| relevancy and understanding to your Bible stories. You | | | | engaging... every time! |
| could just talk about the importance of keeping in | | | | |