Froelich's Frolics

I found this neat idea for the Junior Church on Boardsgalore.com . It is something completely different from what I have usually done for the Easter season. The large yellow egg and small eggs I drew freehand. I am so not an artist. The jelly beans I made using a bean clip art I found on Word. The background is from the education store. Speaking of Junior Church, here is a question for all you Children's Workers... How do you handle bathroom runs? Meaning, in our class, when one child asks to go to the bathroom, EVERYBODY else has to go to the bathroom too. I can't send them all at once, so I send them one at a time, but it is becoming a HUGE distraction. I try to get all bathroom time out of the way early, but that seems to be not working for keeping a sensible feeling of calm in the room. The kids go to Junior Church from their Sunday School classes with a five minute break between the classes which doesn't give a lot of time to make sure everyone goes to the b...

There was pandamania in Junior Church the month of July. I took the lessons from Group's VBS kit, and tailored it for Junior Church. I didn't actually buy the kit, but based the lesson plans off of the overview page in the catalog for the VBS kit. The theme of the kit was "Pandamania! Where God is wild about you!" This was based on Psalm 139. The different days were: God made you. -- God creates the world. God listens to you. -- God hears Elijah's prayer on Mount Carmel. God watches over you. -- God protects Jonah. God loves you no matter what. -- Jesus died for you. God gives good gifts. -- God gives Hannah a son.  I borrowed the cardboard stand-up from another church my aunt cleans. They let me use it for no charge. That saved me a lot of money. I ordered these character posters from e-churchdepot.com They were cheaper than Group. I had told the kids if they brought me a picture of a panda or a toy panda, they would get an extra ticket towards a prize. Eliz...

Here is a funny little story from Junior Church a couple weeks ago. The memory verse for July was Psalm 139:17 -- How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God. How great is the sum of them! I always like to try to make up motions for the important words in the verse, or at least try to emphasize certain words to help make the verse easier to learn. Well, for this verse, I acted like I was holding something small in my hands, trying to protect it, to explain the wordd "precious." (If any of you have seen The Lord of the Rings movies, you might know where this is going...) Well, one of the older boys in the class, Jacob, started saying the word precious just like the creepy little character in the movies did, which made me laugh. I mentioned to him that he was freaking me out sounding like the little creature (I don't remember his name, sorry.) which just made him say it more. This, of course, distracted everyone from the memory verse, and those who knew about th...

I hope all you mothers had a very happy Mother's Day. I put together these flowers for the Junior Church kids to give to their mothers. I think they liked it, and the moms liked it too. We are doing an airplane theme in Junior Church for May and June. I got the idea from www.truthquest.net . It is the Flight School VBS, I am just using it as a Junior Church theme. I am stretching out some of the lessons over a couple of Sundays, instead of just one lesson per Sunday. The kids are enjoying it. Here is a picture of the bulletin board. I also started a new discipline incentive in Junior Church. Every Sunday, the kids can pick one of these out of a bucket to hold onto during the service. If someone misbehaves, he or she gets two warnings. The third time the child misbehaves, the token is taken away, and they do not get any candy at the end of the service. If they still have the token at the end of the service, they get candy and get to take to token home. The kids love it...the...

This month, our Junior Church class has taken a trip to Narnia. We are listening to Focus on the Family's Radio Theatre version of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.The kids are LOVIN' it. Every time I stop the CD, I hear a bunch of groans. They want me to keep it going. (To be honest, I don't want to stop the CD each week either.) I want them to enjoy the story. It is one of my favorites. I could hear it again and again, and not grow tired of it. I want the children to get the lessons from the story as well. You know, the comparison between Aslan and Jesus, and how the White Witch is like the devil, to name a couple. I hope these important truths stay with them for a long time. Here are some pictures of how I decorated the classroom. Aslan Wintry scene on the piano Bulletin Board The forest and lamp post My attempt at Cair Paravel Snowflakes hanging from the ceiling

This post is just a bunch of jumbled thoughts, so beware! * I have really got to get back in the blogging mood. I have just been in a "blah" state of mind, so that makes it kinda hard to think of creative/interesting blog material. I will try my best to get back in the groove of things soon. * I love my husband. He bought a dozen roses for me last Friday...for no reason. He is the best! * I am excited about my theme in Junior Church this month. We are visiting the land of Narnia! We are listening to Focus on the Family's Radio Theatre version of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe." The kids are loving it so far. They hate for me to stop the CD. (To be honest, I hate to stop the CD myself, I love the Chronicles of Narnia!) I am trying to teach them the lessons within the story. I have the Junior Church room decorated like winter. I will take some pictures this weekend and post them for you to see. Some of the parents have told me that their kids tell th...

I am doing a Hawaiian/Luau theme in Junior Church this, while teaching the Days of Creation.The memory verse is Psalm 118:24 - "This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." I have never done a tropical theme before, so I am excited to see how the kids like it. Here are some pics of the room. Let me know what you think. Carl was helping me and decided to wear my lei... Table where I put the song visuals. I got the tablecloth at Wal-Mart for $2. Behind the piano I like the scene out this "window"...I love dolphins! Grass skirts over the windows... These "windows" came all in one piece. There are 3 of them. The bulletin board. It looks a little bare in the center. I need to fix that. The chairs with the leis. The kids will get to take these home at the end of the month. The centerpiece I put on the piano.