I couldn’t resist taking this picture of the bed on the playground. It was on its way to my car. We had been using it in ROCK stars as a part of a child’s bedroom scene.
Children retain 30% of what they hear and 50% of what they see. If both auditory and visual stimulation are used then children retain 70% of what they hear and see. Props help us to engage children in what they are learning.
In Club ROCK, we use Elevate curriculum. At first, I was discouraged when I saw their props because I wasn’t sure how I could replicate them. They send you all the graphics to print the designs on a wide format printer or plotter, but I do not have access to one. I looked at having the items printed and this was very expensive.
I wasn’t going to give up on props. I found someone who could take the images and paint them on plywood. She takes the images and makes a stencil on a vinyl plotter. We reuse the plywood and braces.
Not giving up on a plotter either, it is on my wish list. An HP 5500 or 5000 designjet refurbished would be just fine! The cool thing is the plotter can print on a special kind of sticker and put designs in the windows of my classrooms.
Everyday I am stretched creatively. How can we do this better?How do we make church the funnest place on earth? How do we help kids love God?
Painting your sets on vinyl is a great idea, and a great way to reuse your sets! I’m glad you are able to creatively find something that works for your church! There are a lot of Elevate users out there like you, who are coming up with creative ways to do children’s ministry. At elevatekids.com, Elevate is creating a forum for children’s ministers like yourself to discuss and share those ideas with others, so all of us can learn and grow together! It’s forthcoming soon, so check it out at http://www.elevatekids.com. Just click on ideas.
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Painting your sets on vinyl is a great idea, and a great way to reuse your sets! I’m glad you are able to creatively find something that works for your church! There are a lot of Elevate users out there like you, who are coming up with creative ways to do children’s ministry. At elevatekids.com, Elevate is creating a forum for children’s ministers like yourself to discuss and share those ideas with others, so all of us can learn and grow together! It’s forthcoming soon, so check it out at http://www.elevatekids.com. Just click on ideas.