Sunday Outdoor Adventure Club!- An Invitation from a New Life Parent

Dear Parents,

I have been playing with ideas of how to connect families more at New Life.  With the first service ending earlier now and with my interest in science and nature I was thinking about trying to put together a once a month Outdoor Adventure Club.  My concept would be that we could meet in the shell room after first service and head to a park - Central Park, Forest Park, Juniper Valley, Alley Pond, etc.  Each family would bring their own packed lunch.  We could do a nature walk/nature scavenger hunt type activity, connecting it to an aspect of God's character.  We have a number of field guides - mushroom identification, edible plant guide, tree identification, bird identification that could assist with that as well as binoculars, field scope, microscope.  Then have a picnic lunch and then free time for the afternoon to hang out as long as you want.  Could also do some organized games if we wanted to depending upon where we were.

Is this something that there is interest for?  I would like to have a team working with me to organize this.  I don't think it will be very labor intensive, more having people know what the plan is for the day to act as leaders of subgroups once we get to the park.  This type of a thing works best in groups where there is not more than 7 or 8 kids.  If everyone could respond with a "yes, I am interested", or "no I am not interested", number and ages of kids, and whether you would be willing to be on the leadership team, that would be really helpful.  I am having Millie and Kelly send this out so please respond to me at skmoltz@verizon.net.  Would like to do the first one toward the end of April.

Thanks!
Kristin Moltz
(Josiah and Aaron's mother)

Email us at children@newlifefellowship.org with "yes, I am interested". And we'll connect you with Kristin Moltz and this fun, family club!

February Parent Cue:: Babies to Pre-K Kids

“How wide and high and long and deep is the love of Christ,” Ephesians 3:18, NIV. Can you measure it? That’s what we’re investigating this month! Can we even measure how much Jesus loves us? How big (picture a preschooler’s arms open wide) is His love?

Kids Discipleship Process:: We Believe

Most kids for their entire idea of who God is and whether or not they'll have a relationship with Him before leaving 5th grade.

It's because of this that New Life Kids has designed a place where parents and kids can start meaningful conversations about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus. That place is We Believe.

We Believe is one of the first steps in the New Life Kids discipleship process.

So I want to invite you to take an active role in the spiritual formation of your children and join me for We Believe.

We Believe is for parents and kids (K-5th grade). It's happening this Sunday, February 3rd at 10:30am in the Yellow Room.

REGISTER TODAY!

 

For more information about We Believe email us at children@newlifefellowship.org.

 

{Toddler/Preschool Ministry} Christmas Countdown!

Christmas Countdown!

We’re having a “Christmas Countdown” this year, and we want you to be a part of it! Children love counting down to anything (How many times have you said 3, 2, 1, blast off?), and we wanted to bring that excitement into the Christmas season.

{Kids Under 2} Parent Cue November 2012

If you are a parent with kids under 2 this PDF is for you!

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{Kids Under 2} November 2012 Parent Cue

Here's a little something for parents with kids under 2 years old.

Download your Parent Cue Here!

{Toddler/Preschool} David's Story Pt.2

This month your child finished learning all about David. David's Story Pt. II- God Gives me Good Friends. The first two weeks of the month, children learned of David and Jonathan's amazing friendship. Then, they learned that David was such a good friend to Jonathan that he sought out Jonathan's remaining family and cared for Mephibosheth. During the first three weeks, preschoolers talked about what it means to be a friend, how to help and serve those around them.


Finally, preschoolers celebrated God and His friendship this past Sunday. They danced and sang and praised their heavenly Father!

Last month (October) Toddlers and Preschoolers learned that God can help us do big things. Stories included David saving his sheep from the lion, Samuel anointing David as king, David facing Goliath, and David being strong in battle.

We want to help you teach your toddlers and preschoolers about God so we've made available this fun coloring booklet that we handed out last Sunday. This way you can color with your kids and review all of the stories they learned this month as well as those they may have missed!

Download your copy of the Coloring book HERE!

{Elementary} November @ NL Kids

This month's...

Life App:
Cooperation- working together to do more than you can do alone.

Memory Verse:
"Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do."

Ecclesiastes 4:9, NIrV                            

Here's a quick clip to catch up on what your kids have been learning at New Life Kids this month:

{Elementary} Family Activity- Individuality

Incredible!

As a writer, one of my favorite pastimes is a little game called Mad Libs. And nothing shows each person’s individuality than a Mad Libs story. No matter how many people fill out each story, it’s never the same! Anyway, when I was a little boy, long before Mad Libs was ever invented, my brothers and I would play a game that we called Incredible! In this game we would use pictures from a magazine to tell some pretty incredible stories. Now that I look back, I realize it’s a great way to discover your own individuality. So grab a friend this week and see how many Incredible! stories you can come up with!

Materials
Magazines (with lots of pictures)
Scissors
Paper bags
Markers
Paper
Pencils

How To
Clip 10 fun pictures from your magazines from each of the following categories:
1. Person
2. Machine
3. Place
4. Food

Write the numbers 1 through 4, each on its own paper bag. Place the magazine clippings in the appropriate bag – bag #1 being the Person bag, bag #2 the Machine bag, and so on. Write the following story on a sheet of paper:

The (describe one person from the person bag) flew in/on the (name one machine from the machine bag) to the (describe one place from the place bag) and ate a very large (name one food item from the food bag). He/she felt pretty sick after eating the (same food item) . So he/she (make up a fun ending together!) .
One person draws a picture from the corresponding bag to help complete the story. At the end of the story, everyone shouts, “Incredible!” and the already used pictures are discarded before the next person begins drawing to tell his or her story in the same way.

Download & Print instructions HERE.

Let us know how it goes by leaving a comment below! Thanks & Enjoy!

{Kids Under 2} Parent Cue:: October 2012

Do you have a child under 2yrs old? Here is a Parent Cue for you called "Parent Time". Short thought provoking cards to help you parent with intentionality. We want to help you get a head start on Parenting with the End in mind. Take a look :

Parent Time

(Click to download PDF)

{Kids Under 2} Parent Cue:: September 2012

Do you have a child under 2yrs old? Here is a Parent Cue for you called "Parent Time". Short thought provoking cards to help you parent with intentionality. We want to help you get a head start on Parenting with the End in mind. Take a look :

Parent Time

(Click to download PDF)

{Preschool:: Toddler/Preschool} Go Team!

{Elementary} Flight Plan- Think A Little Higher

Our God spoke into the darkness and created the entire universe. He is big enough to control the wind and the rain, yet able to meet the needs of the smallest sparrow. God knows all things and still desires to hear each of our prayers.

As we learn more about who God is and what He does, respect becomes a natural response to God’s character. But not only does God have all authority, according to the Bible, He also sets up governing authorities on earth. So showing respect to those in authority over us is an extension of showing respect to God.

A Letter from A New Life Parent

Recently a parent from New Life wrote us this letter about the Parent Cue's that we give out monthly.  I wanted to share it with our parents and volunteers because it's both encouraging and inspiring. Enjoy!

Dear Rosie,

Just wanted to reach out and say thanks to you and your kids ministry team.  Let me explain why I'm particularly thankful.

A few weeks ago one of your team members gave me a Parent Cue.  I've seen these sheets of paper in the past but this time I wanted to read every single word on the page.  I was particularly motivated because I had been thinking about what I can do with my kids as we observe our Sabbath.

The Parent Cue gave me great ideas!  My favorite one was how it suggested taking Isaiah 1:17 and singing it to the tune of "farmer in the dell" and then singing it with your child.

So first I looked up the verse and I started singing it to myself and in seconds had it memorized because of the tune.  I then sang it to my kids as we played and sang it to them as I gave them a shower and soon enough they were singing it as well!

We were also given immediate opportunity to apply the verse since my two kids started to fight over some toys.  Learning to do what's right came in handy.

So that's it.  Thanks again to you and your team!  But that one little act of giving out resources you made a deposit into the spiritual atmosphere in the Sevilla home.

Redd Sevilla
Parent of a Toddler & a Preschooler

Partnering with New Life Kids

Why Orange?

Some of you may be wondering. . . What's up with the Kids Ministry always talking about oranges? Why Orange? What's the deal?

Great question! Here's the quick version:

Thank You New Life! A Letter...

Dearest New Life Family,

This letter is for you. Yes you! We wanted to take some time to say... Thank You. Thank you for your generosity and support as we worked to raise money to send 2 New Life Kids Volunteers to the Orange Conference for Free. Because of you, it was a success! We still have a few more funds to raise to cover some miscellaneous costs but... WE DID IT!

{Elementary} April: "Puzzled"- Hope

Our theme this month is Puzzled: Believing There’s a Bigger Picture. In all of our lives, there are times when we can only see one piece of what’s going on, and it can be hard to picture something good coming out of it.

As we get ready to celebrate Easter, we’ll define HOPE as believing that something good can come out of something bad. We’ll look at five different Bible stories focusing on Jesus and some of the people who knew Him best.

Watch this video as a tool to get you ready to talk to your kids about what they are learning about this month at New Life Kids!

DATES & EVENTS TO REMEMBER!

Ok so here's what's coming up for New Life Kids. Mark your calendars!

Sunday, December 18th

• New Life Dance Team- Final rehearsals for the New Life Christmas Eve Performance. (9:15am, 11:15am in the K-3rd Grade room & 1:15pm DRESS REHEARSAL in the Sanctuary.)
• Christmas Family Take Home!- Stop by the table in the lobby after the 9:15am and 11:15am services to pick up your Family Take Home bag! We are giving away cake mix so you can get together as a family to bake a cake in celebration of Jesus birth! The Greatest Gift we've received! The first 2

I Wish Every Parent Knew...

 I Wish Every Parent Knew… that we have an awesome curriculum for your child!  New Life Kids for your preschooler NOT babysitting.  We have a plan to help your preschooler learn three basic truths while they are in our environments.  These three truths will help your child build a strong foundation that will stick with them for their entire lives. We want your child to have a friendship with God that will last forever. And it begins now in their preschool years.  We want your child to know these three truths: