Bright Ideas for children and adults

Babies and Toddlers | Being the Church | Using the Bible | Bits for Worship | Miscellaneous

• CHRISTMAS - already!

  Bright Ideas Revd Bruce Stuart, from New Malden, sends the following ideas and a plea - Christmas Eve Services for young children. Breakfast clubs, Christmas etc

• Using Books With Children

  Some ideas from Revd Jack Dyce, Synod of Scotland

• Babies and Toddlers

  Small ideas The Wiener dimension Soft toys A child's eye view Welcoming babies in the church High street tinies of Wellingborough

• Being the Church

  Small ideas Bright Idea's - Urchin 36 Cards District meetings and other denominations Barbies The story of our church - for all Time to Eat - where communion comes from What children say about the church Feet at General Assembly 1997 Pilgrim People How to behave High Street Tinies Our journeys Being a tourist - the church is bigger than we imagine Visiting - why not discover a church?

• Using the Bible

  Lots of ideas from Northern Synod about using the Bible with children Bible exploration - methods and materials Bread and fish - a special harvest service from County Durham

• Bits for Worship

  Small ideas Bibliocards Children at Synod meetings Shake it! Child-friendly ordination - how not to be boring Not the ten o'clock news Bust that jargon! A funeral prayer "A child again" - words to use in worship by Richard Becher "And so do I" - some more words for a small drama "How to behave in church" - who's doing the talking?? Natalie's Day - an alternative to baptism Times and seasons Advent ideas from Australia "Breakfast on the beach" - for a new year or for a new millennium, by Richard Becher Candlemas Harvest ideas How God made the world - a hymn written by a five year old A prayer from Cumbria A Communion Drama for use with children "Save our Children" - by the world's religious leaders Talk a Walk of imagination Silver, Gold, Sparkle and Glitter Children who enjoy silence Travelling too fast for some "A child again"

• Pointers to Miscellaneous Items

  A Ragbag of bits and pieces which might be just what you are looking for... A complete list of shorter bright ideas Global Worship

And how about you? What are your ideas?