School Holidays!

If your kids ministries or Intergen spaces take a break over the holiday you can find some ideas here for households to engage with during the holidays. If you have an amazing resource you're happy to share please get in contact. Thank you so much for all you do!

Winter Holidays (Jun/Jul)

Winter Treasure Hunt (Strandz)

Beauty in Winter Scavenger Hunt! (Kitchen Table Project UK)

Learn your kid's love languages (Kitchen Table Project UK)

Would you rather questions (Paper Scissors Craft) - great fun for conversations starters.

Spring Holidays (Sept/Oct)

Welcome spring with this Family Gardening Activity Pack (Minno) - includes plant markers, a scavenger hunt, and some colouring in.

Family devotions to welcome spring (Ministry to Children) - five different ideas which each include something fun and active (e.g. splashing in puddles) plus a verse to think about and act on as a family.

Five ways to help your family grow in faith (Dwell / Faith Alive) - handout for parents

Springtime scavenger hunt (Lifeway Kids) - an interactive way to get kids outside to explore God’s creation while connecting it to Bible truths.  

I can pray... a scavenger hunt (St Oswalds) - a scavenger hunt to inspire our prayers.

10 easy veges to grow with kids (Picklebums) - why not give your families some seeds to grow together?

Playdough Mats / Drawing Prompts (Picklebums) - these two sets of fun printables on growing things and beautiful bugs can be used for art or playdough.

Summer Holidays (Dec/Jan)

No kids program over summer?
You might like to put together some... 

• Worship bags that engage and equip (Created to Play) - something to disciple, to create, to move, to sense, to delight.
• Busy Bags for Toddlers (Baby Devotions)
• Worship activity bags with activities that help kids engage and participate in the service. (Deeper Kid Min)
• ​Worship Bags (CBOQ kids)

Putting together a summer pack for families?
Here are a few ideas you can pick and choose from...

• Faith-Filled Fun: Summer Ideas for the Whole Family (Groundnuts)
• A faith-filled summer bucket list for families (Faith Counts)
• 6 Fun Ideas to Keep Families Connected This Summer (Lifeway Kids)
• Summertime Family Devotions for 5 Favorite Places (Ministry to Children) - zoo, beach, farm, road race, backyard.
• 5 Summertime Devotions for Families (Crosswalk)
• Summertime Praise Scavenger Hunt (Kitchen Table Project)

Autumn Holidays (Mar/Apr)

Season of Change Scavenger Hunt! (Kitchen Table Project UK)

The Light Trail (created in collaboration between the Diocese of Birmingham and Muddy Church). 

Autumn Adventures Trail (Muddy Church UK)