kingdom kindlings Resources Sunbeams and Fairy Dreams

DEVOTIONALS

WORSHIP

Kids Praise Songs

Quiet Reflections

WORSHIP FLOW

Consider guiding children thru a meaningful rhythm starting with fast paced action songs and gently moving toward heartfelt prayer. If you don’t play an instrument, YouTube has many helpful links and videos.

1. Engage their bodies and hearts with high-energy songs that get them clapping, dancing and celebrating. These fun songs can break the ice and build excitement to focus their attention on God through joyful expressions. (example: Every Move I Make, This Little Light of Mine, My God Is So Great)

2. Transition to slower paced songs that lift their eyes and help them reflect more deeply on God’s love and goodness. These songs may still have motions but are more prayerful and calmer (examples: Be Still and Know, God Is So Good, Into My Heart, I Love You, Lord, Lord I Lift Your Name on High,

3. Create a space for them to speak with God: Finally, move into soft, peaceful instrumental worship music – no motions or singing. During this time encourage children to pray: thank God and share their heart. Simply listen and be quiet before Him. (Gently speak words of affirmation over them: Jesus loves you so much, He wants to be with you, He cares about everything you feel, you are His precious child, God hears even our smallest prayers etc). Allow them to rest in His peace.

4. Before you close the worship, make sure they know that God is always with them. He goes with us to our homes, our school, when we play. He helps us to be brake and kind and happy. He wants to always be in us – He is a friend that is always near and will help us in every situation through the week.

GAMES

FAIRY OBSTACLE COURSE

Suggested actions: twirl, hop, skip, tiptoe, dance, leap, flutter. Suggested things to draw on your path: flower petal path, lily pond, mushroom meadow, toadstool trail, rainbow bridge, pixie dust sparkles, sunbeam tunnel, dewdrops, sparkles, bees, butterflies, ladybugs.

IMAGINATION GAMES

Suggested actions on the playground: twirl, hop, skip, tiptoe, dance, leap, flutter. Suggested things to imagine on your path: flower petal path, lily pond, mushroom meadow, toadstool trail, rainbow bridge, pixie dust sparkles, sunbeam tunnel. – (Swing on sunbeams, slide down rainbow, hop across a toadstool path thru a swampy pond.)

FAIRY TAG

A group is chasing fairies and the fairies are being shielded by the forest friends: vines and flowers that guard them from harm. As the fairy catcher comes close, the guardians move around to block and protect the fairy from being caught. If the fairy is tagged, she freezes in a pose until other forest friends can
sprinkle fairy dust on her to set her free.

FAIRY CRAFTS

DOLLS

You will need: I” wood bead for the head, wire for the body, embroidery thread for skin, hair and bodice, and flowers. You will also need a hot glue gun, glitter, gem, and
accessories.

WINGS

You will need: scissors, wire cutters duct tape pliers, glue, ribbon, hangers, gems, glitter.

FAIRY GARDEN

You will need: container or outside area, dirt, moss, accessories like teacups or various miniature decorative items and figurines, scissors, wire cutters, duct tape, pliers, paint, glue, ribbon, clay, gems, glitter, flowers, pebbles, bark, twigs, and other natural items.

FAIRY JAR

You will need: jar with lid, wire, cardboard, moss, electric tealight or fairy lights, paint, glitter, flowers

FAIRY DOUGH

You will need: conditioner and corn starch, food color, glitter and gems

SNACKS

LADYBUG ΤΟΜΑΤΟ

You will need: baby tomatoes, olives and edible food coloring markers.

VEGGIE BUGS

You will need: optional fruits and veggies are; apples, tangerines, bananas, grapes, berries, broccoli, peppers, radishes, celery. Other items that help are; candy eyes, peanut butter, cheese, cream cheese.

BUTTERFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES

You will need: pretzel twists and stick pretzels. Dipping chocolate, food color, and cake sprinkles.

RESOURCES

TEACHER RESOURCES TEACHING CORE SUBJECTS WITH A FAIRY THEME

Science:
Investigate: fairy habits (microhabitats, pollinators, soil, plants), grow a fairy garden, What do fairies eat? (learn about seeds, berries, edible plants, etc), fairy weather reports, nature walks and scavenger hunts, winged wonders, how do bugs build their homes.

Health Science:
Teach cooperation, kindness, empathy.
Leave secret notes when children are helpful, role play with fairy puppets, etc.
Literacy and Writing: Use fairy journals for descriptive writing assignments – prompts: what kind of fairy are you?

Math:
Count, sort, measure, geometry. Use sensory bins for sorting nature treasures like acorns, leaves, fairy pebbles,etc.

Measure fairy trails with string or blocks. Find shapes to create fairy homes.