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Here are some of the latest publications to resource children's workers
A book to help you to lead all-age Eucharists for the major festivals and seasons in the Church's year, giving step-by-step guidance on using visual symbols, presenting biblical stories and making the best use of the resources of Common Worship.
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The Barnabas Classic Children's Bible
A timeless classic, The Barnabas Classic Children's Bible is ideally suited to eight- to ten-year olds, who will enjoy the clearly laid out text and the simple colourful pictures. Eighty well-known and not so well-known Bible stories from the creation of the world to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the birth of the early Church are included. This sophisticated, comprehensive children's Bible is an ideal gift for Christmas or for baptism or first communion at any time of the year.
Care for the Family have now made the MU Parent & Toddler Good Practice Guide available as a free download http://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/resources/product.asp?productid=920
Instant Games by Susan L Lingo
A pick-up-and-use resource for all occasions where games are needed
£6.99
Razzamatazz Robots Holiday Club! is a fun-filled adventure, designed to help children unpack the plan of the Master Designer from creation to re-creation.
Containing all the essential ingredients for a successful, easy-to-run holiday club experience in a five-day, two-and-a-half-hour sessions format, the book is packed with practical ideas for songs, opening talks, theme illustrations, crafts, games puppet sketches, quizzes, Bible stories and fun sheets.
Ideas for discipling a Christ-centred community
Lucy Moore
Alongside the usual mix of creativity, fun, Christian hospitality and thanksgiving Messy Church 2 explores the importance of discipleship, faith development and training for leadership.
The material includes many ideas for practical ways to promote a sense of fellowship and community. The book contains a further fifteen units of fun, food, crafts and mess, with a year's worth of material that your Messy Church will love.
All-age Sketches for the Christian Year 
20 easy-to-perform sketches for major festivals and popular celebrations
Peter Shaw
Ultimate Quizzes Richard Chewter / Mary Chewter Do you work with children or young people? Need that extra bit of inspiration to help your group explore the Bible? Want that extra idea to complete your session? Then the ULTIMATE series is for you. Each ULTIMATE book is packed full of ideas that have been used successfully by others and are more t... (more) £9.99
Ultimate Creative Prayer Judith Merrell Do you work with children or young people? 
Need that extra bit of inspiration to help your group explore the Bible? Want that extra idea to complete your session? Then the ULTIMATE series is for you.
Children's Work Useful Links
www.ely.anglican.org/education/children/58ways.html
Fifty eight ways for Parishes to invove and welcome Children
www.brf.org.uk
BRF and Barnabus support children's ministry. It offers a wealth of news, features, books, resources and downloadable PDFs to buy.
www.familyministry.co.uk
Downloadable resources, children's teaching programmes, conference information
www.wingclips.com
Movie clips to illustrate and inspire. A free downloadable resource for All-Age services, teaching, holiday clubs, children's talks etc.
Themed homepage.ntlworld.com/timblake/STAK/Blog/Blog.html
Check out this blog from the Children's Worker in Histon & Impington
www.chelmsford.childrensministry.info
The Diocese of Chelmsford's Children's work pages
www.textweek.com
Endless resources to support the RCL and Common Worship each week, including material for children and links to supportive art and film sites
www.rootsontheweb.com
The site of Roots, ecumenical Sunday worship and youth and children's work ideas to support the Common Worship Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary
www.praxisworship.org.uk
Information about training in the area of liturgy and worship, including liturgy which is inclusive of children and young people
www.christian-aid.org.uk/learn/
Christian Aid's education material
www.christian-aid.org.uk/worship/
Christian Aid's worship material
www.cpas.org.uk/c&y/
The children and youth work pages of the Church Pastoral Aid Society site
www.scripture.org.uk
The site of Scripture Union
www.childrensbulletins.com
Children's worship bulletins for ages 3-6 and 7-12
www.joinhands.com
Bible beginner activity bulletins (aged 4-6) and children's worship
www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/community-development/chypps/scrapstore.en
Scrapstore is a resource base for voluntary and statutory groups as well as individuals in and around Cambridge to come along and collect a wide selection of materials which can then be recycled and reused again for art and craft activities.
www.themothersunion.org
www.childrensministry.co.uk
www.genr8.org
www.wymad.st398.com
Will You Make A Difference? DVD packed with resources for your church and downloadable resources.