Faith in Homes Downloads

Summer time, the longer days and school holidays offer more time for families to spend time together to talk, play and reconnect with one another in the midst of busy family life. Family Fun for Summer provides thirty 'fun on a budget' activities to help you to spend quality time with your children over the summer, to explore faith in the home, and to have lots of fun together in the process!

Word searches... Treasure hunts... Obstacle courses... Cooking... Crafts Family Fun for Easter will help you to share the meaning of Lent and Easter with your children in thirty 'family moments', to explore faith in the home, and to have lots of fun together in the process! The activities are structured to take the family through the season of Lent from Shrove Tuesday to Easter Day, including Mothering Sunday. PDF Download.

Story Box Bible Tales uses simple everyday objects and a variety of helpful prompts to encourage children to tell and share stories from the Bible, and interweave these stories with their experience of everyday life. The aim is to enable children to own Bible stories in a meaningful and lasting way, and to engage both children and adults on a journey where the story is told and shared together. PDF Download.

Creative Ideas for Advent and Christmas contains a wealth of inspirational easy-to-do ideas for the busy weeks in the lead-up to Christmas. All the ideas use readily available materials and have instant appeal. Many can be slotted in to any situation, used to illustrate the story of Christmas, or just done for pure enjoyment as part of the exciting 'getting ready' time. Some use seasonal objects that are easy to find in the shops, such as paper chains, or things that many people will have in their Christmas box, such as last year's Christmas cards. Ideal for 4-11s. PDF Download.

Side by Side with God in Everyday Life invites churches and families alike to use a simple retelling of stories from the Bible as the basis for helping children to think more deeply about a wide range of everyday topics. Ideal for 6-10s. PDF Download.

14 visual prayer ideas for quiet moments with children.

A family resource containing stories and activities covering the Advent and Christmas season.

This book is an ideal way to approach the season of Lent in daily life and in worship. It uses simple yet effective visuals to bring biblical themes to life.

A 'visual pilgrimage' for the Christmas season.

Walking with Jesus though Lent and Easter is designed to help adults and children to prepare for Easter together by entering a 'visual pilgrimage' - a spiritual exploration through Lent that culminates with the celebration of Easter. Each creative and thought-provoking reflection invites adults and children to share the journey at their own level by making a special time in the day to reflect on the Easter story.

For Timothy Bear, counting the days down to Christmas is full of excitement! At school there is the nativity play to get ready; at home there are decorations to put up, Christmas cards to write and tasty Christmas treats to prepare. It's no wonder Timothy sometimes finds himself daydreaming - floating through time and space, spinning but never dizzy, speeding but never frightened, until he lands with the slightest bump right in the middle of another adventure. PDF Download.