Quench! events are single full day programs designed for children in jk-gr. 6, with the opportunity for older children and youth learn about serving through being helpers.
The most important goal of these opportunities is to meet the spiritual needs of the children who attend, to quench their spiritual thirst. This can be in the form of needing a safe space to discover their worth, needing to know that God loves them just as they are, and needing to learn how to get along with others.
Quench! events are designed to run from 9:00am-3:30pm with bumper time of supervised recreation before and after. A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 80 children is recommended. It is assumed that churches using this program will adhere to their own denomination's policy for safety and duty of care, including ensure good ratios of equipped volunteers to adequately supervise and nurture the children who attend.
Each Quench! event has a theme relating to a season of the church year, Christian values or specific stories from the Bible. Each day is structured with full group opening and closing, age-related home groups, a variety of workshops which explore the theme, lunch and snack times and larger group activities. All are designed for fun, intentional learning in a variety of styles and flexibility is built in for varying sizes of groups.
View a sample Quench! event schedule (3 options are included with each event depending on numbers anticipated)
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
The Welcome to Quench! guide is absolutely essential to offering the program. It includes information about all aspects including registration, leadership, promotion, set up, safety considerations and suggestions for mealtimes and recreation. This resource applies to every Quench! event - you only need to buy it once. 9 pages
Price $4.50 CAD (plus applicable shipping and handling)
Available as a downloadable or can be mailed.
(Did you know that you are...) Super Special Day focuses on building self-esteem through recognizing that we are all uniquely made by a loving God. Max Lucado's book, You Are Special, is the springboard for the day's activities which focus on celebrating individual identity. A variety of scriptures are used to reinforce how we are all treasured and uniquely crafted by our Creator. Activities include home group time, crafts, games, a spirituality workshop and more. Reproducible leader handouts, a promotional poster, and master supply and leader lists are included. 18 pages
Price $10.50 CAD (plus applicable shipping and handling)
Available as a downloadable or can be mailed.
The Saint Nicholas Day event is a great opportunity leading up to Christmas to explore the connections between Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus, to understand this man who was a Christian and who inspired others to give rather than focus on receiving. Through the book Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend by Julie Stiegemeyer, the VeggieTale movie Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving and a variety of activities, God's gifts of love, hope, joy and peace are explored. A simple script is provided to retell the story of the greatest gift of Christmas - the birth of Christ. Reproducible leader handouts, a promotional poster, and master supply and leader lists are included. 18 pages
Price $10.50 CAD (plus applicable shipping and handling)
Available as a downloadable or can be mailed.