Kids Club Homework: Make Sure Your Kids Know Jimmy and Gergu

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May 152013
 

Kids Club 2013 logoIf your kids are coming or you are volunteering at Kids Club this year, you have some very important homework! So, maybe it’s not as important as reading the Parent and Volunteer Devotional to prepare your hearts for the week. But, this homework should be pretty high up on your Kids Club priority list, ok?

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You and your kids must watch last year’s Jimmy and Gergu (they are our skit characters) video before coming. Want to know why? I’ll tell you a little secret. They are returning this year! But, in order to understand and appreciate the nuances of this year’s story, you need to understand the depth of their character, the breadth of their story, and the love of Kids Club in their hearts. Ok, that’s probably a bit dramatic but you get my point.

P.S. Our kids’ teams are now all filled up for this year’s Kids Club. But, we still need a lot of volunteers, so if you haven’t signed up as one yet you can learn more and sign up here.

Here is your homework–last year’s opening video…

And, if you’re an ambitious learner, take a moment to watch last year’s recap video and think about all the fun we’re going to have this year!

Kids Club 2013 Devotional (Day 1: Map)

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May 142013
 

If you’ve been around The Crossing for a while, you probably know that one of our favorite weeks of the year is Kids Club, our camp-like spin on VBS.   We would also like to give you a glimpse of this year’s theme along with a special resource to help equip you–both parents and volunteers–for follow up conversations to come.  Each week, we will post the next portion of our parent/volunteer devotional to the blog.

You can click on the image below to make them appear larger or download the entire thing here.

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Christmas Greetings from Gergu! (+ Insider Kids Club News)

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Dec 202012
 

Hey friends! Remember Gergu from Bolskavia?

You know, he was Jimmy’s #1 Fan at Kids Club this past summer. Here’s a video that might jog your memory about our good foreign-exchange friend, Gergu.

Anyway, he is a swell Bolskavian guy and sent all of us Christmas Greetings via a video! Are you ready?

By the way, if you’re wondering when you might get to meet Gergu again, Kids Club will be June 3-7. Get ready for pirates at Treasure Island! (Shhh, you didn’t hear that from me. This insider Kids Club news is off the official record.)

Be sure to LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW and let Gergu know how much we miss him!

G4G Family Take Home

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Jun 082012
 

What a great week of fun and learning we’ve had with over 1,000 children and volunteers at The Crossing for Kids Club.  The fun and excitement does not have to end with tonight’s Olympic Games, however.  Thursday and Friday nights, we passed out a bag of sugar cookie mix, M&Ms, and the activity sheet listed below as a way to follow up with your children at home.  We will have extra bags of the take home kit available Sunday morning near the registration area if you didn’t get a chance to pick one up.  You could also use your own supplies at home if you’d like to give it a try.  Click on the image twice to make it larger.

We would love to see how it works out for your family.  Be sure to take a picture and post a picture to our Facebook Page by tagging Crossing Kids.

Thursday Night at Kids Club 2012

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Jun 072012
 

We hope your child had as much fun as we did Thursday night at Kids Club. Here’s a sneak peek into what we did. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for additional video, photos, and information.

Due to an unfortunate training accident, Jimmy was unable to compete in tonight’s competition.  We watched a video documenting this tragic event together.

 

Fortunately, Gergu was willing to fill in and competed against another lucky 4th grader in tonight’s Olympic challenge.  In an unprecedented turn of events, the competitors tied.  After a quick check of the rule book, it was discovered that in the event of a tie the emcee would face the slime tank.  Rachel reluctantly agreed under the condition that Gergu join her.

Together we watched a great video put together by Gerik Parmele featuring responses kids at The Crossing initially had about our word of the night, “Prize.”  This word came from our memory verse Hebrews 12:1-2a:

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.  


Kids Club 2012 – Prize from The Crossing on Vimeo.

We took a closer look at this word together at “Beyond the Gold,” our Bible Story component for the evening.  We learned that a prize is what you receive at the end your race.  We learned that Jesus is the ultimate prize.  He promises eternal life to all who believe and trust in Him as Savior.  This eternal reward lasts forever and looking forward to the finish line and prize at the end will help us persevere, especially when the race is difficult.

As you can see from the pictures below, there was also plenty of time for laughter, food, art, games, friendship, serving, dancing, worship, and fun..

Ways to Follow Up at Home
1.  Have your child share what the red ring on his/her bracelet symbolizes.

Gold Ring Explanation:  The gold ring reminds us of the gold medal or prize that Olympic athletes compete for.  The prize at the end of a Christian’s race (or our life-long journey of believing in Jesus) is Jesus himself and being with him forever in heaven.  There is no greater prize!

2.  Discuss the following review questions together:

-       How does “fixing your eyes on Jesus” help you finish your race?

-       Describe the ultimate prize at the end of your race. Why is that the greatest prize of all?

See you tonight for night for our Friday night family event: The Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games

Friday, June 8, 5:30-8 p.m. at The Crossing

The entire family is invited to our last night of Kids Club. After fueling up with a delicious meal, athletes will “Go for Gold!” while competing in Olympic races and sports of all kinds. We’ll end the night back in Olympic Stadium with our Closing Ceremonies. You won’t want to miss one final competition on stage involving some slimy, GROSS, and fun obstacles for a few “lucky” competitors!

We’ll provide the main dish, paper products and drinks, but we need your help to provide the rest of our dinner.

Each family needs to bring the following:
Last names starting A–L: Bring a side dish or appetizer
Last names starting M–Z: Bring a dessert

Note: Childcare will not be provided on Friday night.

Wednesday Night at Kids Club 2012

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Jun 072012
 

We hope your child had as much fun as we did Wednesday night at Kids Club. Here’s a sneak peek into what we did. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for additional video, photos, and information.

Once again, Jimmy and Gergu challenged a lucky 5th grader to our third Olympic challenge.  This time the tables were turned as Jimmy lost the competition and found himself in the slime tank.

Together we watched a great video put together by Gerik Parmele featuring responses kids at The Crossing initially had about our word of the night, Perseverance.  This word came from our memory verse Hebrews 12:1-2a:

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.  

Kids Club 2012 – Perseverance from The Crossing on Vimeo.

We took a closer look at this word together at “Beyond the Gold,” our Bible Story component for the evening.  We learned that perseverance means to continue to run your race even when faced with obstacles.  We were once again joined by the Apostle Paul who shared the only source of lasting perseverance with us.  Perseverance can’t happen apart from God’s grace.  We can’t throw off our sin in our own strength.  This only happens by believing the Gospel and trusting in Jesus’ death and resurrection.  In the same way, we can’t overcome other obstacles in our life by ourselves.  We must fix our eyes on Jesus in order to finish the race.  Looking forward to the finish line and the prize at the end will help us persevere, especially when the race is difficult.

As you can see from the pictures below, there was also plenty of time for laughter, food, art, games, friendship, serving, dancing, worship, and fun..

We would also like to congratulate the winners of our Grafitti Board Team Challenge for Night Two: Kindergarten Red Canada, 5th Grade Yellow Bolivia, and 4th Grade Light Green Italy.

Ways to Follow Up at Home
1.  Have your child share what the red ring on his/her bracelet symbolizes.
Red Ring Explanation:  The color red reminds us of the blood of Christ. When we want to stop running our race, perseverance comes from believing that Jesus shed his blood on the cross for us. Trusting in the Gospel or “fixing our eyes on Jesus” is what takes away our sin/obstacles and helps us finish our race so we can receive the prize.

2.  Discuss the following review question together:

  • What helps you continue in your race of faith (journey of believing in Jesus) when you feel like stopping or when you meet an obstacle?

See you tonight for night four of Go for Gold!

Tuesday Night at Kids Club 2012

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Jun 052012
 

We hope your child had as much fun as we did Tuesday night at Kids Club. Here’s a sneak peek into what we did. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for additional video, photos, and information.

Once again, Jimmy and Gergu challenged a lucky 4th grader to our second Olympic challenge–an obstacle course.  Unfortunately, our Kids Club competitor lost for the second night in a row leading to another date with the slime tank.

Together we watched a great video put together by Gerik Parmele featuring responses kids at The Crossing initially had about our word of the night “Obstacles.” This word came from our memory verse Hebrews 12:1-2a:

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.  
Hebrews 12:1-2a

Kids Club 2012 – Obstacles from The Crossing on Vimeo.

 

We took a closer look at this word together at “Beyond the Gold,” our Bible Story component for the evening.  We learned that obstacles are things that cause us to stumble, slow down, or stop in your race.  We were once again joined by the Apostle Paul who shared some of the obstacles he faced.  We then met together in our small groups to discuss obstacles we are challenged with today.  We learned that some obstacles are caused by our own sin while others are a result of living in a fallen, broken world where everything is under a curse.

As you can see from the pictures below, there was also plenty of time for laughter, food, art, games, friendship, serving, dancing, worship, and fun.




We would also like to congratulate the winners of our Grafitti Board Team Challenge for Night Two: 1st Grade White Australia, 4th Grade Orange India, 5th Grade Maroon Qatar.


Ways to Follow Up at Home
1.  Have your child share what the black ring on his/her bracelet symbolizes.

Black Ring Explanation:  The color black represents the sin, darkness, and brokeness in our own hearts and in our world.  The black ring reminds us that sin can cause obstacles in our journey of believing in Jesus.  These obstacles can cause us to stumble, slow down, or even stop in our race.

2.  Discuss the following review question together:

  • If you think of your life-long journey of believing in Jesus as a race, what are some obstacles you might face?
See you tomorrow evening for night three of Go for Gold!

Monday Night at Kids Club 2012

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Jun 052012
 

We hope your child had as much fun as we did Monday night at Kids Club.  Here’s a sneak peek into what we did.  Be sure to check out  our Facebook page for additional video, photos, and information.

“Jimmy the Number One Fan” made a repeat appearance with a new friend Gergu.

 

Kids Club 2012 – Jimmy And Gergu from The Crossing on Vimeo.

They lit the G4G torch and challenged one lucky 4th Grader to the first Olympic challenges.  Unfortunately, Jimmy won the challenge and our athlete ended up in the slime tank.

Together we watched a great video put together by Gerik Parmele featuring responses kids at The Crossing initially had about our word of the night “Race.”  This word came from our memory verse Hebrews 12:1-2a

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus. 
Hebrews 12:1-2a

Kids Club 2012 – Race from The Crossing on Vimeo.

We took a closer look at this word together at “Beyond the Gold,” our Bible Story component for the evening.  We learned that our race is our life-long journey of believing in Jesus and met the Apostle Paul who told the story of how his race began in Acts 9.  We learned that God must open our eyes for us to “see” and believe the Gospel.  Once God opens our eyes, everything changes.  We see the finish line and begin to run the race with purpose rather than in circles or the opposite direction.
As you can see from the pictures below, there was also plenty of time for laughter, food, art, games, friendship, serving, dancing, worship, and fun.
We would also like to congratulate the winners of our Grafitti Board Team Challenge for Night One: Winners:
3rd Grade Dark Green Kenya, 3rd Grade Black Belgium, and 2nd Grade Gold Jamaica.
Ways to Follow Up at Home
1.  Have your child share what the white ring on his/her bracelet symbolizes.

White Ring Explanation:  On a track, runners line up at the white starting line.  This white ring reminds us that, if we are trusting in Jesus, then our race has started.  Our life-long journey of believing in Jesus has begun and, like Paul, now our lives will forever be changed.

2.  Discuss a few of the following review questions together.
- What is your race?  What does it/ did it begin?
- How is your life like a race, if you are believing in Jesus?
- How does believing in Jesus change our lives forever?

See you tomorrow evening for night two of Go for Gold!

Kids Club Devotional 2012 (Day 4: Prize)

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Jun 042012
 

If you’ve been around The Crossing for a while, you probably know that one of our favorite weeks of the year is Kids Club, our camp-like spin on VBS.  We would  like to give you a glimpse of this year’s theme along with a special resource to help equip you–both parents and volunteers–for follow up conversations to come.  Each week, we will post the next portion of our parent/volunteer devotional to the blog.

This year’s theme “G4G: Go for Gold” will give children the chance to become athletes, learn about the Olympic games, and learn more about the greatest race of all.  Each night, we’ll take a closer look at a different key word/concept from our memory verse:

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix out eyes on Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1-2a

 You can click on the image below to make them appear larger or download the entire thing here.

Introduction
Day 1: Race
Day 2: Obstacles
Day 3: Perseverance 

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