Ideas and Resources for Mission and Ministry with children based on Remembrance
Below are links to a number of resources to help you with your ministry. Many of the resources are not produced or endorsed by the Diocese. Please ensure that the resource is right for both your tradition and context before using. Do contact childrenandfamilies@elydiocese.org if you have any questions or need further help or support. Items are free to access unless stated.
Children’s Groups and All Age Worship
- Remembrance Sunday - making peace: Ideas for a children’s group including material suitable for use in all-age/parade service
- A Remembrance Cross: Background information, bible link, story, craft and reflection ideas from BRF
- Ribbons for Remembrance: outline for all-age service from BRF
- The stones cry out: ideas for all-age worship from BRF
- Messy Remembrance from Messy Church by BRF
- Resources for Remembrance Sunday from Flame Creative including:
- Poppy Light craft based on John 1:4-5;
- Short family video service based on Isaiah 2:4
- Remembrance Play Dough mat
- Links to creative prayer activities on theme of peace
- Explore It Remembrance: A session exploring Remembrance from the Salvation Army
Royal British Legion resources
- Teaching Remembrance: Learning Resources from the Royal British Legion
Prayer Stations & Creative Prayer
- Remembrance Prayer Stations: War and Peace from Spiritual Child Network
- Prayer with poppies from The Church of England
- Prayer Spaces in Schools have a number of prayer stations which could be used in school or church:
- Remembrance - Patience Prayers - Prayer Spaces In Schools
- Remembrance - Peace Buttons - Prayer Spaces In Schools
- Remembrance - Pinning My Hopes - Prayer Spaces In Schools
- Remembrance - Poppy Prayers - Prayer Spaces In Schools
- Remembrance - Rainbow Candles - Prayer Spaces In Schools
- Remembrance Ribbons - Prayer Spaces In Schools
Collective Worship & Schools
- Remembering Peace: Ideas for a presentation in Collective Worship from BRF
- Remembrance Day Assembly: Revelation 21 based on Revelation 21 from Flame Creative
- The Things We Love: Remembrance Assembly from the Salvation Army
- What is Remembrance Day? An assembly for KS1 from BBC Bitesize
- Assemblies based around Remembrance from Assemblies.org.uk
Parenting for Faith
- Talking to kids about Remembrance: A podcast from Parenting for Faith
Craft Ideas and Resources
- Sun Hats & Wellie Boots have a number of craft ideas including:
- Paper Poppy Spinners
- Poppy lantern
- Paper Plate Poppies
- Potato Poppy Prints
- A list of crafts from other sites
- Poppy Crafts for Under 5s from Activity Village
- Poppy Bookmarks: free craft activity guide from Baker Ross
- Paper Plate Poppy Bunting: free craft activity guide from Baker Ross
- Pinterest Boards with craft and other ideas: