This page features some ideas and links to help families and children to connect with God, during the time when families are having to stay at home. It will be updated and refreshed regularly, so do keep checking it out.
Easter Story for Families from The Bible Society
There are great family activities for Easter 2021 which can be downloaded below.
Colouring
There’s lovely resources below from Illustrated Ministry
Some lovely prayers and colouring
Hedgehog stories 2020
One of our readers, Sara Ashley, wrote these charming hedgehog stores for her grandchildren. She is hoping that the stories will help children to discuss their feelings at this difficult time.
The stories have been beautifully illustrated by Sara’s daughter, Melanie. They make lovely bedtime tales for the young ones.
P the Hedgehog & Kevin the Hedgehog
Great Lockdown Video from Fischy Music
Fischy Music produce some of the great songs we use in assemblies and Family Time services.
Watch more Fischy Music songs at www.fischytunes.com
Fischy Music and the Lockdown Band bring you a brand new song “We Won’t Stop Singing”
Check out the Spring Harvest You Tube Channel for lots of excellent worship, devotionals, Bible Study and much more.
Kids Alive
The magazine we normally have in church with jokes, crosswords etc is available in an on-line edition from this link
Kids Read Matthew
The organisation Kids Read Truth have produced this super booklet for primary school aged. It short bite sized extracts from the Gospel of Matthew followed by colouring, quizzes and puzzles to help children to interact with the Gospel.
The Bible App – Featured App for Children
Check out this Bible App link to download this great app to help children to explore the stories of the Bible.
Some New Songs and Old Favourites
Let’s keep singing
Colouring
Check out Youth for Christ Colouring It has both classy colouring sheets to download and some online colouring which is fun
Adventure Game
Guardians of Ancora is a 100% free game produced by Scripture Union and aimed mainly at children from 7 – 11. It is a downloadable to app for tablets and smartphones. It is biblically faithful and has no adverts or in-app purchases. It offers absorbing, immersive gameplay with new content added regularly. Click here for the Guardians of Ancora page which takes you to links for downloading the app.
Bible Podlets – New Family Bible Resource
Bible Podlets is a brand new resource from the Blackburn Diocese Board of Education. It is a podcast for primary aged children to listen to with adults so they can study and learn from the Bible together in a fun way. Click on this podlets link to go to their homepage, subscribe, download and listen.
Family Devotional Experience Pack from Lifetree Kids
This a great idea for busy families and unable to attend church due to closures and concerns from COVID-19. Provide your family with simple and meaningful devotional times that will help you grow in relationship with God and each other. It a free downloadable resource – you’ll need to give your email address. To get it click on this link – Lifetree Pack
We really love Lifetree Kids in Appley Bridge All Saints’ C of E Primary school assemblies – it may be a winner.