Splinks for the week of February 23-29, 2020 Mirror Image Fold a piece of paper in half long end to long end, then have your child write his or her name on the fold line. (Cursive is great!) Trace the…
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Splinks for the week of February 16-22, 2020 Food for Thought Introduce the idea that our mind needs good thoughts just like our body needs good food. Give everyone access to crayons or markers and blank paper. Give each person…
What does nursery ministry look like in most churches? Often there’s a rotation of volunteers. Maybe ladies stay during a service once a month or couple of months. The nursery supervisor calls them the night before to remind them it’s…
Splinks for the week of February 9-15, 2020 Garbage In… Garbage Out Invite the kids to make dinner with you. Instead of going to the pantry or refrigerator, ask one of them to grab the trashcan and start looking through…
Splinks for the week of February 2-8, 2020 Backwards Day Plan a backwards day (or evening) for your family. Eat dessert first. Have breakfast for supper. Ask the blessing after you eat. Read the last page of a storybook first….
Splinks for the week of January 26 – February 1, 2020 Struggling? Watch the metamorphosis from a monarch caterpillar to a butterfly: Just as a butterfly needs to struggle to get out of its cocoon, we need to struggle to…
Splinks for the week of January 19-25, 2020 Show Your Faith James challenges us to show that we have faith by doing good works (James 2:14-16). What can you and your family do this week? Here are a few ideas…
This year I am celebrating my 50th year focused on teenagers and the adults important to teenagers. What a blessing it has been for the Lord to give me this ministry focused on youth for my lifetime. Yet, after a...
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Splinks for the week of January 12-18, 2020 Jump, I’ll catch you! To demonstrate faith, ask your child to do a simple thing and come through for him/her. (For example: Stand at the bottom of the stairs and ask him/her…
Splinks for the week of January 5-11, 2020 Connect the Dots Item Needed: Dot-to-dot page (make a simple one by thinking of a simple design and drawing an outline of dots.) Ask kids to complete the page. Did you know…
