Lent & Easter Resources
Brand new - Companions in Christ for Lent & Easter
Available from MPH today!
Volume 2 of the Companions in Christ Resource offers you a new way to journey through Lent and Easter with a group of children in your Church. Offering resources for both the leader and the children this will change the way your children experience this most important of Church seasons.
£9.99 from www.mph.org.uk
From www.brf.org.uk
Play and Pray through Lent
This material gives you a resource not only for one Lent and Easter season but for three years, covering all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary. The material is aimed at 5-7's and offers a way to link the gospel readings to the world of the children for the six weeks of lent and Holy week itself. Based on the increasingly popular method of Godly Play it offers a song for each week, a prayer, and story cloth activities to inspire wondering in play and prayer. £9.99
Colours of Easter
Those of you familiar with CURBS (Children in Urban Situations) will know that they have produced a number of highly successful packs to use with children. Although these are written for children in an urban setting we have heard of many churches in all kinds of locations who find this material excellent. This 'pack', now produced in book format by BRF explores the Easter story through colour, sound and light. It can be used as a resource for many different groups - sunday groups, holiday clubs, and easter workshops. £9.99
The Story of Easter
'It does what is says on the tin', which just means it does tell the story of Easter. The text is very well written in an engaging style but the pictures are rather too traditional for my taste. That's not to say it is not beautiful artwork but some may consider it a little disengaging for children and perhaps more focussed at visualising the story the way an adult was taught to years ago. Still a good buy in hardback for £6.99.
Open the door
Another wonderful book written by Vicki Howie, this time along with Moira McLean. The book tells the Easter story in a very informal way with bright and colourful pictures and a door to open in each page. This book is an ideal bedtime read with younger children and is sure to be a firm favourite. £6.99
From www.scriptureunion.org.uk
Easter Cracked
This is a fantastic compendium of tried and tested material as well as new ideas. Containing a range of services, activities, craft, and drama, it also has ways of exploring Easter with children in local schools, enabling children to meditate on the Easter story, as well as talks written my many of MethodistChildren's friends!
This is a book that you will get many years use out of and is worth the £8.99.
Also available - Celebrations sorted and Christmas wrapped up!
SU have a wide range of resources around Easter including - 'The First Easter', 'Where is Jesus?', 'Join in - Jump on'
Not Again Nathan
www.wesleyowen.com
ISBN: 9781840032697£7.99
These stories help children to encounter Jesus and learn about the events of Easter week as seen through the eyes of mischievous Nathan. There are two sets of activities for 6 - 8 and 9 -11 year olds.
Through Lent with Jesus
ISBN: 978 1 84003 655 8
www.kevinmayhew.com £5.99
Key stage 2
This book provides a resource for introducing young people to, or reminding them of, the stories and events which led up to the most important celebration of the Christian Year. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, daily readings and fun activities stimulate and encourage discussion and understanding.
Along The Lent Road
Nick Harding
ISBN: 978 1 84417 327 3 £7.99 www.kevinmayhew.com
Along The Lent Road has ready-to-use talks, prayers, games and activities, helping to encourage children, and adults, to take a fresh look at the events leading up to the birth of Jesus. Whether you're in a school or church setting, it will help you and your listeners to live the story; to get inside the minds of those involved; and to think their thoughts and imagine their responses. Suitable for KS1 & 2 in school classes or assemblies, and all-age worship in church.
On Line Resources
Visit the United Methodist Church's Easter resource pages - packed full of articles, prayers, and ideas for celebrating Easter at home and in church with children http://www.gbod.org/easter/
Barnabas BRF have a wealth of free resources available to download in the Ideas section as well as book you can buy www.brf.org.uk
