Baptism mini colouring book
This is a simple colouring book for primary-aged children who come to a baptism
Ideas
Plates with pictures!
I created a series of paper plates, with pictures and messages on them
Baptism talk to engage the very young
CBeebies character Iggle Piggle and friends are used in this idea for a baptism talk that appeals to very young children.
Prayer ideas with babies
It is offered from the Diocese of Leeds, designed for churches to give to families either around baptism or through toddler groups
'Refresh' – one way of inviting families back to church
Around 60 families a year bring their children for christening at Holy Trinity, Orton Longueville and St Mary's Orton Waterville in Peterborough but up until recently relatively few returned to the church
Blog it
Blogs are great for sharing ideas
New website: Parenting for Faith
A new website Parenting for Faith, helps parents, carers, extended families and their churches to develop ‘a lasting and vibrant two-way relationship with God'.
Prayer board
To help the congregation keep praying for the children baptised at Seal, we made a prayer board which has clear plastic pockets on it
Using words from Methodist baptism as extra
Occasionally, I have used some words that are in the Methodist baptism service, at the part which addresses the child
Using Posada to build community over Advent
Originating in Hispanic countries to celebrate the nativity story, Posada is a period of time during Advent when figures from the nativity story travel around different households in the community and stay there for one night.
