May Preschool Bottom Line – God Made Me!

What is the most AMAZING thing that God has ever made? ME! And YOU! The Bible says in Psalm 139:14, "I am wonderfully made," (NIV). Each and every one of us, and each and every one of our preschoolers, was wonderfully made. By God! How awesome is that!
We will spend the month of May equipping our preschoolers with the knowledge that God made them. Because He made them, they are special. They are special not because they can jump the farthest or run the fastest. They are special because God made them and loves them.

God made our bodies. God made us to do many things. God made us with a purpose. God even made us to praise Him. Our God is an AMAZING God who makes wonderful things. And, since God made us just the way we are, He loves EVERYTHING about us. Everything! He loves our messy hair. He loves our crooked noses. He loves our loud singing voices. He even loves our silly faces. God made us, and He loves us. Awesome thought, isn't it? It's almost overwhelming. God made ME! Wow. What a strong foundation to give our preschoolers. God made them, and that makes them special.
                                     By Kathy Hill. © 2010 The reThink Group * www.rethinkgroup.org * All rights reserved. Used by permission.

May 2:  I am special to God     Psalm 139:13-15, Jeremiah 1:5

May 9:  God made my body     Genesis 1:26-27

May 16: God made me to do many things     Psalm 41:1, 86:11

May 23: God made me with a purpose     Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10

May 30: God made me to praise Him.      Psalm 1-2, 34:1

Patience – 1st-5th Grade BIG Idea for May

Chill Out

Depending on when you read this, you're probably either still bundled up against the winter chill or you've shed your winter woolies for cool cottons, bracing yourself against the bite of the wind or basking in the bright, warm sunshine of late spring. Come May, snow days will have become a thing of the past, but many kids (and parents) will still be paying for the pleasure of a day off with an extended school year. Kids and families (and we church volunteers!) will have to dig down deep, grin, and bear it in order to hang in there till summer vacation. What better time to talk about patience?
So that's what 252 Basics is all about in May:

Patience, which is waiting until later for what you want now.

Here's the lineup:

If you don't wait, it could cost you. Remember what Esau traded away for a bowl of soup because he let his stomach go to his head? (Genesis 25)
Don't get tired of doing the right thing. If only the Israelites had kept on following God instead of the crowd! (Exodus 19; 32)
Don't miss out because you think you can't wait. Have you ever thought about what Joshua and the Israelites would've missed if they hadn't followed God's marching orders? (Joshua 3; 6)
If you don't wait, it could hurt others. There are "gasoline girls" and there are "water boys." Which one are you? (Proverbs 15:18)

And for the fifth week, we'll depart from the norm and focus on a "faith skill," that of prayer:

Take prayer out of the box. Are you in or out of the box when it comes to prayer? (James 5:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Romans 8:26)

 

By Melanie Williams. © 2010 The reThink Group * www.rethinkgroup.org * All rights reserved. Used by permission

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Kid’s Camp 2010 – Cosmic City

Can children actually encounter God is a personal way and discover the richness of who he is?  We answer with a resounding yes!

Few places inspire the awe and wonder of God more naturally than the heavens he created. So we’re launching our Voyagers in to space, where they’ll experience that awe and wonder for themselves. We’re creating a fun and fanciful floating space city where they can delight in discovering who God is and what he’s done for us.

Voyagers launch from Alpha Base and will visit the exciting Theater of the Galaxies, Asteroid Alley Games, Deeper Space Music, the Shooting Star Drive-in for snacks and make out of this world crafts in the Super Nova Super Mart.

Kids’ Camp blasts off June 21-25 from 9a.m.‘til Noon and is for children that are 5 years old through finishing 5th grade. The cost is $25 per child.

Registration begins mid-May. Stay tuned for details.