Ideal for use in all-age worship, Sunday school, activity mornings or Messy Church events, this resource provides material for 20 major festivals throughout the church year. Each section has a unifying theme and includes suggested Bible passages, a reflection for adults, a children's story and questions, a prayer activity, 'messy' craft activities and edible craft activities. An additional dimension links each festival to a part of the church building, helping children to understand the idea of sacred space and explore the relationship between the physical and the spiritual. The book also addresses the practicalities of crafting with children, with detailed advice on resources, setting up activities, recipes and safety. The festivals: Advent Sunday Christmas Epiphany Baptism of Christ Candlemas Ash Wednesday/Lent Mothering Sunday Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Ascension Pentecost Petertide Trinity Sunday St Michael and All Angels Harvest All Saints Remembrance Christ the King

Author Biography

Sally Welch is the Associate Priest at St Margaret's Church, an Anglican Parish Church in the heart of north Oxford, where she focuses on working with families and children. Sally leads an enthusiastic toddler group, a thriving Sunday school, a music school for the under sevens and a monthly activity morning on a Saturday, where her edible craft activities are trialled. Sally also leads training events for the Diocese of Oxford in the area of spirituality and is a Diocesan Labyrinth Coordinator. A published author, Sally's works include: Making a Pilgrimage (Lion Hudson 2009), Walking the Labyrinth (Canterbury Press 2010) and Every Place is Holy Ground (Canterbury Press 2011).