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Support for Training Kids Spiritually!
Kids matter to God, and we want to help you raise them to know, love and serve Christ. Here you’ll find great resources to help you build a biblical worldview in kids, whether you’re a stressed-out parent or a busy children’s ministry worker.
What we've heard from you
"The nuggets of encouragement and instruction found in Kid Matters seem vital to parenting godly children. They are brief, powerful and helpful. In our society today, parents need all the tools they can get to help them in raising their kids for God."
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Help Reach 300,000 International Kids With the Good News
.jpg "Awana Kids Christmas Ornament") Each week over one million children in the U.S. attend Awana. If each child gives $1, Awana could reach over 300,000 kids internationally in 2009. Kids download an ornament to color or sign, enclose a dollar and bring it to club or mail it to Awana.
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The Multimedia Game Your Whole Family Will Enjoy
 Have fun as a family and learn biblical truths at the same time. StationBrakes DVD Family Game is an interactive board game with animated segments from the StationBrakes series. A great game for parents to enjoy with their Sparks and T&T-aged children.
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To Impart God’s Wisdom to Your Kids, Go to the Source
 “As leaders at home or church, we must personally be willing to ‘know the Scriptures’ (2 Timothy 3:15),” says Modern-Day Joseph blogger Daniel Nott. “Then we can impart God’s wisdom to our kids. Kids can see right through us if we are not committed to the principles we are teaching and holding them accountable to do.”
Read more in the Modern-Day Joseph blog
Awana Alumni More Grounded in Faith
Than Rest of Americans
 The next generation lacks the spiritual development to steadfastly follow Christ in an increasingly post-Christian world. Yet a landmark study has found that 92.7 percent of Awana alumni who are now adults are still attending church weekly or more.
Read the study
Remember the Reason for the Season
One family celebrates Christmas in a unique way. On Christmas Eve, Mom and Dad decorate the house with birthday decorations. In the morning, the kids discover a large cake with the words, “Happy Birthday, Jesus.” After reading the Christmas story from Luke 2, they all sing “Happy Birthday.”
Memorizing With Magnets
Make memorizing easier for your kids by writing the words of their Bible verses on paper and cutting the paper into pieces – one word per piece. Cut a small square of magnet, attach a word to the back of each piece and place them on the refrigerator. Mix them up and encourage your child to put them in the correct order.
More from the parents blog
Help Kids Follow God’s Plan for Their Lives
“Success is not helping our kids be what they want to be. It is helping our kids be what God wants them to be,” says Dr. Rob Rienow, author of the HomeBase™ resource God’s Grand Vision for the Home. Learn how to understand God’s will for families in this eye-opening book.
Find out more or order
Learn how HomeBase helps parents raise godly kids
Your Children Can Learn Their Verses in 10 Minutes a Day
Like many parents, your goal is for your child to get through his or her handbook or manual. Parents can do a lot to help their kids.
Find out more in the Awana blog for parents
An Appreciative Audience Helps Kids Learn Their Verses 
From the parents blog: One way to get younger children excited about saying their verses is to have them recite verses to appreciative relatives. Have the child say the verse over the phone or record a podcast. Click here to listen to a brand-new Sparkie saying his very first verse for out-of-state relatives.
"Family Time with God" Calendar Has New Name, New Home
Many KidMatters listeners have appreciated the Family Time with God downloadable calendar as a simple tool to encourage family spiritual life together. The calendar has been renamed the Day Light™ Calendar and is now part of our Awana at Home™ resource family. You can find a link to the current calendar on the HomeBase® page.
Parents Can Make Bible Memory Easy, Fun
Have your child make flash cards with verses on one side and Bible references on the other. Colorful markers and paper can make the task a breeze. Ask your child to draw a picture of what the verse means alongside the verse.
More Scripture memory tips
How Many Verses Are Learned in Each Awana Program?
Ever wonder how much Awana kids and youth learn as they finish handbooks or manuals and qualify for awards? Visit our verse count page to find out exactly how many verses they learn in our weekly programs up through high school.
Number of verses needed to earn awards
 HomeBase Helps Churches and Parents Raise Spiritually Strong Kids
HomeBase shows you how to use your kids' involvement in Awana to disciple them. It also equips you as their primary spiritual leader. Bring your family and church together to follow God's plan for your kids!
Learn how from the HomeBase Web site
More for parents in Parenting Pointers
More for children's ministry workers in Resources and Reviews
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No club near you? Here’s how to start a club in your church.
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