Resources for Children & Families
Children Learn What They Read
Click here to access background materials, activity suggestions, and prayers to accompany multicultural children’s books and stories.
You are invited to share children & family resource suggestions here with the members of AUCE.
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Children’s Literature: A Resource for Ministry
Book reviews, lesson plans, and other ideas for using children’s literature in ministry, compiled by faculty, students, and staff at Union-PSCE in Richmond, Virginia:
is a rootsy blend of American folk, gospel, blues, country, and bluegrass, cooked down and spiced up into fresh takes on the spiritual themes. Great for kids of all ages.
Click here to listen to the CD!
Children’s Ministry Blog
Ivy Beckwith, author of Postmodern Children’s Ministry and Formational Children’s Ministry, shares her thoughts. Click here to read them.
Designed to involve elementary age children in mission work, Kids to Kids was originally formed by the Disciples of Christ and is now a joint effort involving the United Church of Christ through Global Ministries. Raja the Friendly Cobra is there to greet you – in multiple languages – and help you find ideas for mission projects that kids can explore, pray about, undertake, and celebrate. Click here to access games, puzzles, resources, and more.
Mouse Monk in a Christmas Adventure
Rev. Eleanor Allen, former AUCE Chairperson, has published a children’s book for Christmas that conveys the Christmas story to young children and families with the help of a furry critter who seeks the reason for the season. Readers follow Mouse Monk as he comes closer to understanding and finally learns what's special about Christmas when he goes to church with his parents and creeps to the manger. The book, accompanied by a mouse finger puppet, can be purchased at www.mousemonk.com.
Worshipping With Children Blog
Caroyn C. Brown, author of Forbid Them Not: Involving Children in Sunday Worship, shares her thoughts each week with suggestions for including children in the congregation’s worship using the Revised Common Lectionary. Click here to read them.
Resources aren’t always dull and boring! At Beulah Enterprises we’re dedicated to Opening the World of Imaginative Spiritual Play. Looking to turn a lesson into an activity? We invite you to check us out. Books, play sets, puppets, puzzles, and our own felt storytelling materials:
www.BeulahEnterprises.org 203-421-8321
