Everyone with a child of school age knows how your daily routine changes in the summer. With school buses and homework out of the way for the summer, it’s onto a new adventure. Excitement is high as children are seen playing outside. Pools and beaches are full. Kids and parents...
KidzTown Start Times
[cs_heading column_size="1/1" cs_heading_title="Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 am, 7:00 pm, Wednesday 7:30 pm" cs_heading_style="1" cs_heading_size="20" cs_heading_align="left" cs_heading_divider="off" cs_heading_font_style="normal" cs_heading_color="#753475"][/cs_heading] We ask that you plan to arrive 5 to 10 minutes early. This allows time for your child to adjust to the classroom, their peers, and classroom workers before ministry begins. Because...
Looking Forward
What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to the warm spring sun, let me tell you! Parents often find themselves looking down all day at the task at hand and not looking or planning ahead. With children that demand so much of our attention, it’s a challenge...
The Prayer Jar
Kids in today’s world can get caught up in “worry.” The Bible makes it very clear that God does not want us worrying, but instead, trusting in Him. Here is a simple, but very meaningful activity that can help your children learn to cast their cares on Jesus. [cs_heading column_size="1/1"...
Family Check-Up
As parents, we are great at making sure our kids see their dentist every six months, get their immunizations, and have their eyes checked. We want to make sure we are doing our part to help with long-term health. It's just as important to have family check-ups as it is...
January: Focus on Prayer and Fasting
With January being our church wide focus on Prayer and Fasting, I want to be sure that you are communicating the importance of this to your children. The Uptown department has just completed a 12 week study on prayer. So your Uptown child should know how to pray and hear...
Activity Ideas for the Month of December
Plan a little special surprise after or during family dinner time in December. Each night you have something planned, put on a Christmas apron or hat. Your kids will figure out the connection and the anticipation will begin to build when they know there’s going to be more for dinner...
God Cared Enough to Give Us His Very Best
As Christmas approaches, I am reminded of a special gift I received one Christmas. It was special because it was something I had always wanted. I thought it was too big and too expensive so I didn’t really think that I would actually get it, but I really wanted one so...
Set your faith for a great summer!
While some say that having down time with no scheduled activities is a good thing for children, spending the entire summer doing nothing at all sounds like no fun, either! The good news is there are a lot of inexpensive and fun activities that families can do together to create...