A ministry called Faith Inkubators has a unique game site called FaithInk Games. They are pretty cool and a great resource to have on ministry computers or to share with parents.

This blog post is going to be a little different. I have found a website with various “game show controls” for games like Deal or No Deal, Wheel of Fortune, Press Your Luck, Family Feud, and others. These are downloadable applications which you can customize to fit your needs. You could use them for review games in a kids class, for fun games at a retreat or camp, or with your volunteers at an appreciation event.

I’m not giving the link yet, though. In order to get the link posted, I have to see 10 comments about the picture above. Just jot a quick comment about what you sarcastically like the best about that pic. I’ll get the ball rolling:

“I like the energy, however, I’m wondering if I am pushing the limits by showing adult “midriff” on a Children’s Ministry site!”

Give me 10 comments, I’ll give you the link!

Congrats, you did it, here’s the link:

Game Show Controls

I came across a site that is a little bit like Free CM Stuff. It’s called Cool Kids Ministries. Steve Harney has a few things on his site that you may find helpful. Of particular interest to me was the Lesson Plans and Magic Tricks. I also plan to build that Wind Tunnel for VBS next year!

You may also be interested in:

1. Free Kid Leadership Book Offer
2. Coldwater Cafe: CM Resources, Articles, and Provider Directory
3. Free Curriculum-over a year’s worth

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This week, I am starting a series of blog posts, something I have never done before. This first series of mine is called “21 Days to a ‘Freed Up’ Ministry.” The point of the series is to highlight 9 incredible free resources for your ministry (3 posts a week x 3 weeks=9 posts over 21 days, get it?). Basically, I see these as “must haves” for your ministry. Some may be new, and some may be a re-hash of an old post. My goal is to bring you as many new things as I can.

This series will get very specific. Whereas most of my posts will point you to a general website where you can get a number of things for free, these posts will point to specific mostly downloadable resources.

The first out of this world resource that I reccomend you do not do without is Brain Drain from Five AM Productions. If you do any type of game in your ministry, this nifty little program will be beneficial in helping you keep tabs on team scores.

Yes, every kid in America (well, pretty much) can bowl 2 free games throughout the entire summer. I’m not sure how they are doing it, but KidsBowlFree has made arrangements with a slew of bowling lanes for kids to bowl free.

I’ve announced this to parents in my ministry as a fun family activity. Been wondering what kind of fun stuff to do with kids in your church during the summer? You may want to get kids signed up for it in your ministry and take weekly bowling outings to provide children in your ministry with a regular summer church kids fellowship.

Here’s how it works (from the website):

1. All of the participating bowling centers are listed at http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/all_centers.php.
2. Select a bowling center near you.
3. Register directly on the bowling center page (The registration is valid only at the bowling center where you register and cannot be used at any other bowling center unless otherwise noted.)

As with most free stuff, there is an opportunity to spend money. Families can pay about $24 for a summer long family pass. It’s actually a pretty good deal. they offer this because the free bowling is available only for children.

All participants do have to pay for shoe rental, but if you really want to get into it and be involved as a bowler past the summer, you can find kids bowling shoes for less than $25. After about 12 times bowling, you would have paid for them.