Ideas to use

Psalm 139 - our specialness to God

A way in to talking about how special each one of us is to God with links to Psalm 139.

Prayer using hand movements

An introduction to prayer, using different hand positions to help us with different sorts of prayers with a link to Psalm 141: 2b

This is The Harvest That God Made

Here is a simple idea for a presentation by your children's group for harvest. The truth that we are still dependent on the land for our food is becoming harder to realise for a generation that might be forgiven for believing that carrots grow in plastic bags on supermarket shelves. This piece connects the food we eat with God who made the world. It also makes visual the inter-connectedness of God's giving and the human effort needed in order to produce the food on our plates.

Psalm 57 - drama from the psalms

Getting Going with the Psalms

Psalms - ways into the psalms with children

Getting Going with the Psalms

Psalm 136 - a celebration psalm

Getting Going with the Psalms

Psalm 139 - an easy-to-learn psalm

Getting Going with the Psalms

Psalms - the pilgrim psalms

Getting Going with the Psalms - some simple activities to go with reading Psalms 120-134

Psalm 25 - a prayerful psalm

Getting Going with the Psalms

Psalms - sculpting the shepherd psalm

Getting Going with the Psalms

Joseph

What makes you sad?

An Ash Cross

An idea exploring Cross ideas based on the Ash Cross

Psalm 1 - The Choice

A creative way to explore the psalms with children or a mixed age group written by Martyn Payne of the Barnabas Team. For more information, visit www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk

Psalm 2 - The Lord rules, OK!

Find out more about this creative way of exploring Psalm 2 with children or with groups of all ages. This idea is written by Martyn Payne of the Barnabas Team - for more information visit www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk

Psalm 3 - The Cry

View this creative way of exploring Psalm 3 with children or groups of all ages, written by Martyn Paye of the Barnabas Team. For more information visit www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk

Psalm 8 - You're a star!

Creative ways to explore the psalms with children or mixed aged groups

Psalm 6 - Tears in the night

Creative ways to explore the psalms with children or mixed-aged groups

Harvest Shelters

An all-age activity to use as part of a Harvest Thanksgiving Service

Psalm 7 - It's not fair!

A creative way to explore the psalms with children or mixed group ages from the Barnabas Team - visit www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk

Psalm 4 - God thoughts

Creative ways to explore the psalms with children or mixed-aged groups

Psalm 5 - Take it to the Lord

Exploring Worship

An outline for an interactive session looking at what worship means

Psalm 9 - something to shout about

Creative ways to explore the psalms with children or mixed-aged groups

Psalm 10

Creative ways to explore the psalms with children or mixed-aged groups

The big colourful thank-you

This is an all-age service outline for Harvest Thanksgiving, offering a number of interactive and inclusive ways to involve the whole congregation in saying a big thank-you to God. Using Psalm 67 and the story of Noah, the focus is on the many and varied gifts God gives, drawing on the colours of the rainbow as a way to explore God's blessings.

A harvest psalm

This is an all-age idea for a presentation of Psalm 67 as part of Harvest Thanksgiving at church. Needing no special props, it involves spoken responses and actions, and could be used as a form of blessing to end a service.

Ribbons for remembrance

The following idea is an outline for an all-age service for Remembrance Sunday. It is put together on the premise that children do need to experience being part of our special moments of celebration even when those occasions are particularly serious and touch on big questions.