Ideas for a Church Bulletin Board for Children
A church bulletin board can affirm and support the spiritual education you are instilling into children. Highlight previous or current Bible lessons, communicate the stories of missionaries, remind kids of memory verses or announce upcoming events. Use bright colors, create textures, add layers and rotate the materials to gain and keep the attention of kids.
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Highlight Bible Lessons
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Kids may have trouble remembering the different Bible lessons shared each week, and a bulletin board can help them keep better track of what's been covered. Use a portion of its surface to summarize key points by hanging up summary statements that you've typed up and printed out.
Cover the whole bulletin board during important holidays, such as Easter and Christmas, to create a theme for the month. Draw symbols or sketches of Bible stories, and let the children color them in. Recall the different Scriptures you've studied together as you work on the project.
For a lesson on the promise God gave to Abraham, cut out some stars out of construction paper. Pass the stars out to the kids, and ask them to write their names on them. Swipe each star with a glue stick, and have kids shake glitter onto their papers. Roll a large sheet of black paper on the bulletin board, and attach the stars to it. Write out or cut letters that say, "I am a promise."
Missionary Support
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Find out the different missionaries your church supports, and create a section of the bulletin board that teaches the kids about them. Obtain a picture of the family, and put it on a world map that shows where they are serving. Cut out pictures of food and cultural aspects of that area, and surround the picture with them. Post updates and prayer requests regarding the work they are doing for God. Show the financial needs the missionaries have to continue ministering.
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Memory Verses
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Pick a verse each month to teach the kids, and post it on the bulletin board. Write the names of kids next to it who have memorized it. Reward them with a prize, such as candy or stickers.
Announcements
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Post the dates of upcoming events that kids would be interested in. Use pictures instead of text to help younger kids who may not be able to read.
Prayer Requests
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Ask kids what things they'd like to pray for, and write the requests the feel comfortable sharing down on a note card. Allow kids to use a blank notecard as a symbol of something personal they may not want to share. Pin the cards to the bulletin board at the end of class, and revisit the request at the beginning of the next class to see how God answered it.
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