SPEAKING OF THE INTERNET
.....Have you tried these
Internet web adresses....?
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SOME CHRISTMAS WWW SITES
Christmas plays
Christmas links
Donate money to charity at no cost to you !
The purpose of this site is to help you make free donations as quickly as possible. The links are directly to the left, so go ahead and start clicking to donate at no cost to you. Start by visiting The Hunger Site, and then click on "Donate Free Food". Then you can move on to the next charity and donate there. Most of these sites allow only one donation per day, so please consider book marking this page and donating again tomorrow.
http://www.quickdonations.com/
http://www.thehungersite.com/
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COOL STUFF FOR KIDS
Guideposts for Kids
http://www.gp4k.com
The site covers school, friends, peer pressure, prayer, games, jokes and provides a place to chat with other Christian kids. Ages 8-12.
ABDA Acts Art and Publishing
http://www.tne.net.au/abdaacts
A simple site that offers pictures of favorite Bible stories for kids to print out and colour. The sight offers lots of in-depth Bible info, making it a perfect tool for homeschoolers. Ages 7-15.
Veggie Tales
http://www.bigidea.com
The official site for Veggie Tales info.
Contains cute games, stories, and more printable pictures to colour. Ages 4-10.
Net Ministries | Christian Kids Links
http://netministries.org/kids.htmls
Lots of Links of which many have been reviewed.
They include:
Biblical Material and Church Documents | Other Resource Lists |
Worship-Prayer-Praise | Why Christianity | Christian Audio/Music |
Christian Drama | Christian Art | Christian Publications | Christian
Stores/Publishers | Christian Software | Christian Humor | Christian
Universities/Colleges/Institutes
Kid Explorers
http://christiananswers.net/kids/
Packed with animal facts, stories, mazes, colouring sheets, videos, and links to other Christian sites, this site helps kids learn more about God by exploring his Creation. It also includes reviews for kids' movies and video games. All ages.
Gospel Communication's Kid's Corner
http://www.gci.gospelcom.net/kc
Kids learn Bible truths through games, mazes, and other activities. Ages 2-10.
The Kid's Room at UNICEF Canada (the link is somewhere on the first page) has games, stories, interactive activitiesmay be found on the pages of http://www.unicef.ca/
Association to Library Service to Children -- ALSC
http://www.ala.org/alsc/
Provides Interesting internet links for Children readers including
- Reading & Writing
- Facts & Learning
- Homework Help Links ï Nature and Environment
- People and Places ï Science and Technology
- Planets and Space ï Reference Tools
- Computers and the Internet ï Visit the Museumsand
Just for Fun!
- Sports | Games | Fun Sites
And many more...
www.AllGodsKids.com: Bible colouring pages, puzzles, I Spy pictures and more.
www.PacificPress.com: Back to those Seventh-Day Adventists for a nifty little ezine for kids. Go to the site, click on “Kids’ Stuff” to get to the home page of the ezine “Primary Treasure”, then click anywhere under Kid Stuff. Check out the weekly puzzle.
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CRAYOLA
http://www.crayola.com/
Tons of fun, stimulating and interesting stuff to colour!
CHRISTIANITY TODAY: Kids
http://www.ChristianityToday.com/kids/
Test your knowledge and skills in the:
- Bible Quest
- Adventures in Fun
- Game Zone
- Learning Expedition
CTW | Children's Television Workshop
http://www.ctw.org/
For friends and watchers of Sesame Street. All sorts of material to
generate interest and also has Parent resources.
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EDUCATIONAL BUT FUN!
Stephen Carr's Education and Fun Index
http://www.hello.to/education/
Resources, Tools and Fun stuff for All! Kids, Teachers, Parents,
Homeschooling and Preschool.
The New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
An site aimed at Student, Teacher and Parent. 'The New York Times
Learning Network is a free service for students in grades 3-12, their
teachers and parents. The site is updated Monday through Friday
throughout the school year.'
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
http://home.houston.rr.com/molerat/
If you have a taste for the unusual the experiments presented on this
site offer some unusual but fairly tame experiments. '...projects some of the more
demented of us tried as young people, collecting in one place many of
the classic, simple science projects that have become part of the
collective lore of amateur science.'
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For Older kids:
Kid Explorers
http://christiananswers.net/kids/
Packed with animal facts, stories, mazes, colouring sheets, videos, and links to other Christian sites, this site helps kids learn more about God by exploring his Creation. It also includes reviews for kids' movies and video games. All ages.
Guideposts for Teens
http://www.gp4t.com
Like the site for younger kids, this one covers the basics of a young teen's life --friends, school, sports, and dating-- from a faith perspective. It also includes interactive elements like contests and surveys. Ages 9-14.
The Crosswalk Music Channel (http://www.crosswalk.com/fun/music/) is part of the larger http://www.crosswalk.com site; A for-profit religious corporation dedicated to carry out our calling to help build up the Church, which is the Body of Christ.
This Christian Music site is great for those kids that are moving towards adolescence, at least in music tastes!
There is also a selection for younger ones' musical taste which include some good young kids music. The link is also listed on the main Christian Music page about halfway down under the category of Other Styles/Genres | Kids
One Way Street is where you'll find a whole lot of links to more than you can imagine. You'll also find there, an events page for those seeking imaginative 'ministry training for puppeteers, ventriloquists, children's ministers, clowns, and others involved in creative arts'.
Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
This site includes tips for parents:
- Becoming a media-wise family
- Ratings, codes and classification
- Taking action
- Resource room
- Parents reviewing the media
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Christianity Today Online
http://www.christianitytoday.com/spiritual/
Has many interesting magazine articles from several magazines, Christian Parenting Magazine being one of them. If the link has not yet expired you can find an article about Harry Potter.
You Can Donate Bibles to Persecuted Christians Worldwide.
It's Quick, Easy and Free!
Right now, 200 million Christians are living under restriction for their faith in Jesus Christ. Most do not even have their own copy of the Bible, the one weapon they must have in order to be victorious in the spiritual battles they face every day. You can provide your suffering brothers and sisters with a portion of God's Word at no cost to you
This following website was suggested to me by a local minister. It has all kinds of bible stories, links, etc. http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/
www.childfun.com
Here you will find crafts for kids, parenting advice & support, preschool themes, coloring pages and more also;
www.screenit.com/search_movies.html
Screen it! has Movie Reviews (current titles)
www.scholastic.com
Scholastic Books website
www.indianlife.org/info/bible_stories/bible_index.htm
Bibleland: Stories
www.Candlepress.com
Candle Press.
www.storykeepers.com
Bible stories and video resources (we've just purchased some for our resource boxes)
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Curriculum Ideas on the
It’s February, and the children’s workers among us can soon expect to see a flurry of curriculum order forms. Before you buy, pay a visit to www.childrensministry.net for a listing of curriculum publishers so you can see what’s available. Most of the publishers offer sample lessons. If you’re a Whole People of God user, you may know by now that it’s being replaced by Seasons of the Spirit, which you can visit at www.spiritseasons.com. And don’t forget www.storykeepers.com! Augsburg Fortress (a Lutheran publisher) has lectionary-based programs you can read about at www.afcanada.com. Clicking on their Sunday School Curriculum Comparison will give you details about their four curricula and how to get samples.
Gospel Light publications has been around since 1933. Founded by Henrietta C. Mears, this organization has been making Sunday School cirriculums available from what was known as one of the largest Sunday Schools in the world, at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood.
If you’re from a church that can’t afford to buy a curriculum, or you have a curriculum that you like, but you’d like to spice up a bit with different songs, games or crafts, then read on. Also be sure to check the Spring 2001 issue of Kidstuff, which lists several outstanding sites.
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Specific Curriculum sites
www.ebibleteacher.com: Great site whose purpose is to provide computer resources for the Bible class, but does much more than that. After you’ve looked at the Power Point lessons and games for sale on the site, go to the page www.ebibleteacher.com/children/, where you will find a list of Old and New Testament lessons for primary and junior-age kids, worksheets, colouring pages, songs, activities and games. There’s a whole lot of good stuff here, so spend some time just looking around.
www.mssscrafts.com/curriculum: A site maintained by the Seventh-Day Adventists. Provides you with everything except the actual telling of the Bible story. Scads of really interesting resources, all neatly listed for you to click on. Lesson plans for different age groups. Again, a site that’s well worth spend some time exploring.
www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/9517: A fun little site with a limited number of lesson listed thematically, so use the site’s search engine if you’re looking for something specific. Annoying Yahoo ad on the right hand side of the page, but you’ll find the “close” instruction at the bottom of it. Interesting prize ideas, lots of games before you get to the actual story. Very energetic; evangelistic in tone. There’s a link to the home site at the bottom of the page, or you can go directly to it: www.angelfire.com/ca/kidsandstuff for info about their program structure, puppet skits and a complete listing of games.
www.fishersofkids.com: Offers you over a year’s worth of lessons along with 150 puppet skits, downloadable in html or Word 7.0. You can look at sample outlines for individual quarters, as well as skits, by scrolling down the page past the download instructions. If you do decide to download, it only takes about 10 minutes but I think you need WinZip. Again, evangelical in tone (it features an altar call each week).
www.edupatterns.com: A free 1-year curriculum for kids aged 5 – 9, which follows the Bible chronologically and tells the story using a Bible Story mat that you make, along with Bible action figures you can either buy or make from patterns on the site. Each lesson features a Bible story, a game, a take-home sheet and sometimes a craft. Lovely site, reminiscent of Godly Play.
www.antelope-ebooks.com/religious.html: Have a look at this interesting page with resources for older children/teens as you scroll to the bottom, past “Christian Children’s Corner’. After that, click on “Games” or “Bible Lessons”. In Games, you click on the mouse graphic for the kid’s game, or on the title for the adult instructions. Unfortunately, there isn’t much free content here, but the mouse graphics are really cute!
www.kidology.org: Only a few lessons available for visitors, but worth checking out for some good ideas, especially the lesson on Bible Basics. You have to pay a membership fee of $24/year to have access to the entire site, which looks well maintained.
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Other cool sites to visit:
www.wycliffe.org/catalog/BrightIdeas/home.htm: Part of the Wycliffe Bible Translators’ site, this page features about 10 free lessons and workpages on the theme of mission. Check out the “Desert Dweller’s Tea Time” lesson and the “Mom, Can I Have a Snack?” workpage.http://www.family.org/pplace/pi/: The companion website of Focus on the Family’s Plugged In magazine, which has articles on popular culture and reviews of films, TV shows and CDs. The website has reviews and a few articles. Check the archive before you cave in and buy your preteen the CD she’s been hounding you for.www.pacificpress.com: Check out the weekly puzzle.www.scoutsongs.com: When you’re looking for an action or other song to sing with your class. Discovered this site when I needed the words for “Down by the Riverside”.
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Othersites include:
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (Outdoors with the Family - Enjoying Outdoor Recreation) and Active Travel with Children of all Ages!
www.gorp.com/gorp/eclectic/family.htm
ABC's of Parenting - Comprehensive Source for Great Parenting
Pregnancy and Childcare Articles, Segments and Sites
http://www.abcparenting.com/
Here you will find all sorts of parenting information although not
necessarily all are from a Christian perspective.
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SCREEN IT! - Entertainment Reviews For Parents
http://www.screenit.com/
The title says it all! This site includes Movies, Videos, DVDs and
Music. Put together by a small (2 person), Husband and Wife team.
WORTHYBOOKS
http://www.worthybooks.com/
An online source for Christian Books, Music and Videos where you can
order from online.
NATIONAL CHILD DAY
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is 10 years old in 1999 and you're invited to celebrate!
To mark the Convention's 10th anniversary, this year's Activity Guide offers new suggestions to help celebrate the Convention and learn more about the importance of children's rights. The Guide's promotional materials-- including the news release, speaking notes and newspaper and magazine articles -- aim to promote greater awareness of the Convention. Here's where you can look up National Child Day: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/english/splash.html (or in French at: La Journée Nationale de l'Enfant, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/french/splashfr.html
A Human Rights Program, Canadian Heritage.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/
This site describes legal protections provided by each of the Provinces, and includes links
to provincial sites with more information.
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The Kid's Room at UNICEF Canada has games, stories, interactive activitiesmay be found on the pages of http://www.unicef.ca/
At the Kid's Room at UNICEF there are pages that have stories and pictures describing child labor within a variety of environments.
Free The Children
Remember Craig Kielburger?
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MISSING CHILDREN'S NETWORK
http://www.missingchildren.ca
The Spring 1999 newsletter of this organisation, Hopeful News, notes that they now have four new pamphlets available in both French and English. They are:
- Hope Bear's Home Alone Safety
- Hope Bear's Tips for Safe Shopping
- Teen Safety
- Babysitting Safety
This network is a non-profit humanitarian organization based in Montreal, QC, Canada whose mission is to assist in the international search for missing children and to educate the public in order to prevent more children from becoming victims of aggression and exploitation.
The site lists the services available from the Network, eg. assisting families to search for children, distribution of photos of missing children, support and referral services, etc. It also tells you what steps to take if your child does go missing (which also by the way gives you ideas of what you need to keep and record about your child even if they never go missing). This helps keep in mind that the Network is very much interested in education and prevention.
Ardyth Robinson, who works in the Synod Office is a volunteer for the Network. She shares with us here her experience, and why it is important to her.
What Does Volunteering for the Network
Mean to You?
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Being a volunteer for the Network is a privilege for me. I say this because it not only allows me to share my skills and knowledge, it enables personal growth through interaction with so many dedicated people sharing the same goals. It is a pleasure to be around other volunteers displaying a willingness to educate, offer support, (even show that it is "O.K." to have fun!!); basically giving ones "all" without a pricetag attached. I find that this is an easy thing to do because of the fact the Network is dedicated to the safety and rights of not only children but their parents as well, and thereby focusing on the family as a whole!
Submitted by Ardyth Robinson
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SEARCH ENGINES AND INTERNET PROVIDERS
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
This search engine is a version for kids. As an adult you might want to use the full version http://www.askjeeves.com/ as a last resource because of the multiple searches it does.
GOOGLE has become a verb in the internet user's language and has possibly become the most widely used search engine in the WWW. It's quick and for the experienced searcher may be the general tool of choice.
Welcome To JuniorNet.com
http://www.juniornet.com/
This is a special site designed just for kids aged from 3-12. To be able
to use this service you already need to have access to the internet. Although not a free service ($9.95/month in US or Canada) 'JuniorNet provides content from leading children's publishers, JuniorNet provides endless interactive games and activities and parent-controlled email andmonitored bulletin boards'
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