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This is one of the activities we found on the incredibly useful blog: https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com/resources/50  You can download our reflection sheet here: http://icetrust.co.uk/lettersfromgod/ One of the nicest things is to receive a letter from a friend...

We Recommend… This week we would like to recommend: Sporcle https://www.sporcle.com/ What is it? A website dedicated to quizzes and puzzles Who is it for? Anyone who likes quizzes will enjoy Sporcle! We recommend this as a family activity or playing with adult...

This week we’re going to set aside some time to pray for our world.  What do you need: Go to this website MapCrunch. https://www.mapcrunch.com/ You can also use an atlas or world map if you have one at home. You might also like to have a separate web page open to do...

Here is the link to today's downloadable worksheet: http://icetrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fortress.pdf Today’s activity is a colouring page for you to enjoy making as bright and colourful as you would like. As you colour it in, take some time to read the...

For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognise it. (Job 33:14) The Bible tells us that God does speak to people, in lots of different ways, but sometimes we miss it. We have to be ready to listen in lots of different ways. Christians believe that God...

We Recommend… Our resource recommendation this week is for the Animated Bible Stories playlist created by Saddleback kids. You can find their Youtube playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aPdmniG3y_n7hXEKTV4qQnIeCe-p6Ws What is it? Stories from the...

Anne-Marie here this time! I know a lot of workers and students will be struggling to get along with working at home. It’s a lot harder, isn’t it? There are so many other distractions, such good weather to tempt us into the garden and a thousand other things we might...

Today we’re going to use our shadows to help us to reflect and pray. Have you ever noticed your shadow before, how it grows and shrinks during the day? Sometimes when you’re in-between two lights you might have multiple shadows and end up looking like a three headed...

Our resource recommendation this week is: Story Keepers    What is it? An animated series set in the early days of the Christian faith during Roman times. Who is it for? Children and families. What can I find there? You can find the Story Keepers YouTube channel...

Activity: Using chalk to draw prayers Resources: Some chalk, a place outside to draw on (like the pavement or driveway)You don’t need very much for today’s prayer activity! Once you have some chalk and an idea of what, or who, you’d like to pray for, head outside and...

Activity: Saying ‘sorry’ using coins to help. Resources: Some old 1p or 2p coins, a dish, some vinegar, some kitchen roll.In today’s prayer space activity, we’re going to think about saying sorry. I wonder if you can think of something that you have ever needed to say...

Worksheet Download - I am loved - I can love If you flick through the Bible there is a word that turns up 551 times. It is the word love. That’s a lot of love! Today’s reflection worksheet is here to help you think about love and what it might mean to you. First of...

We recommend... This week’s recommendation is for the Flame Creative Kids blog. You can find it here: http://flamecreativekids.blogspot.com/ What is it? This blog is full of resources to inspire creative reflection, crafts and prayer at home or at church. It has pages...

I’ve been inspired by this blog to try a prayer activity: flamecreativekids.blogspot.com. Why don’t you join me? There are lots of other great activities on her blog too so why not give it a look! Activity: Creating prayer collages with random objects. Resources: A...

I wonder how many things you can count? Take a moment to count how many books you can see right now. What about how many things that are red in your room - can you count all of those? Why not try and count how many breaths you take in a minute. I’m pretty sure you...

Worksheet Download - 3things Not so long ago, the ICE Primary team did an assembly focusing on part of the life of Corrie Ten Boom. Many readers will know of her incredible and inspirational faith and the dire circumstances she often found herself in. During the...

Activity: Carefully stacking stones to make a balanced tower. Resources: Some stones or pebbles of various sizes, or any collection of small to medium objects you can stack together to form a tower. In the Bible, people often setup stones as reminders of the things...

We Recommend... This week’s recommendation is for Crossroad Kids’ Club Youtube channel. You can find the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMySSzKknjgAVVCOPXu_qg What is it? A channel full to the brim of fun resources for children, to help them get stuck...