Children's Activities for the Christian Year

This resource offers Sunday school teachers and leaders of children’s ministries practical information and activities on the cycle of the Christian church calendar. Useful, easy-to-use guidance, resources, and reproducible pages help new and veteran children’s leaders interpret the meaning of the Christian year for children from preschool through elementary age. Each chapter includes:

• Brief information about the season/celebration, its origin, and its meaning.
• An introduction to the symbols and colors of each season/celebration
• Learning activities such as art, writing, crafts, drama, stories, and music
• Reproducible pages including puzzles, litanies, songs, and readings
• Active games
• Worship suggestions

In addition to chapters on the Christian year as a whole and Sundays (mini-Easters), the book is organized by the following seasons and holy days:

• Advent and Christmas
• Epiphany
• Season after Epiphany (Ordinary Time)
• Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Holy Week
• Eastertide
• Pentecost
• Season after Pentecost (Kingdomtide)
• Other Special Days (Trinity Sunday, Worldwide Communion Day, All Saints’ Day, Thanksgiving)

By combining ready-to-use advice and activities, Children’s Activities for the Christian Year is destined to become an essential guide in every children’s ministry resource library.