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"Young children love to sing, clap, and dance. Each time we lead kids in worship, we instinctively call them to worship responsively: ""Clap your hands! Sing out! Shout Hallelujah!"" One of the dangers inherent in teaching kids to worship this way is that we sometimes call for responses without showing kids a clear picture of the Heavenly Father they are responding to. The Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet VBS Curriculum teaches children the ""why"" behind our worship and then leads them to respond to God's grace and goodness through fun, active praise. Each of the five days of assembly time, Bible study, crafts, and games work together to engage kids in lively, responsive praise rooted in the truths of the gospel. Appropriate for use with churched and unchurched children alike, Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet teaches that proactive praise is a lifelong response to the good news of Jesus. Each day connects the truths of the gospel to real-life scenarios through a study of the life of King David, and is written with a heart to call children to contagious, demonstrative praise. Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet teaches children the ""why"" behind our worship and then leads them to respond to God's grace and goodness through fun, active praise, a lifelong response to the good news of Jesus. It engages kids in lively, responsive praise rooted in the truths of the gospel. Written by a collection of pastors, teachers, and parents with a heart to make the gospel contagious to a range of excited, demonstrative children. It connects the truths of the gospel to real-life scenarios through a five-day study of King David. The starter kit provides everything your church needs to plan, advertise, and run a successful, praise-focused VBS: a director's manual, lessons, crafts, and games for preschoolers and elementary students, and a studio-recorded children's worship CD. Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet Includes branded silicone wristbands, t-shirt decals, and an evangelistic booklet, Are You Close to God? (which can be purchased in 10-packs). Your VBS Starter Kit includes: Complete Director's Manual (on CD)--Director's planning checklist starting ten months before your VBS; Detailed directions on every aspect of planning, recruiting, advertising, training volunteers, classroom security, and projection against child abuse;& Recruitment ideas and printable forms for volunteers to fill out; Decorating ideas Printables (on CD)--Including advertising posters, bulletin inserts, invitations, and name tags Worship Leader's Manual (on CD)--Sample Schedule; Script for five days of opening and optional closing assemblies (including song lists and scripts for worship leader and emcee); Complete lead sheets including chords and lyrics for all songs; Videos of hand motions for each song Preschool Classroom Manual (on CD) includes--Schedule, Supply list, five lessons based on the theme of praise, detailed instructions for teaching, instructions for story circle format, craft directions, and snack suggestions Elementary (K-5th grade) Classroom Manual (on CD)--Games guide with supply lists and directions; Bible study guide with directions on how to present the lessons; Craft guide with supply lists and directions In addition to the items on CD, the Starter Kit includes one each of the following items--Are You Close to God? Evangelistic booklet; Clap Your Hands Stomp Your Feet music CD; Videos of hand motions for each song (on DVD ROM); One Clap Your Hands silicone wristband (sold in packs of ten); One Clap Your Hands iron-on transfer (sold in packs of ten) The evangelistic booklet, silicone wristbands (pack of ten) and the iron-on transfer (pack of 10) may be purchased separately."

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Jared Kennedy, MDiv, ThM, is the cofounder and managing editor of Gospel-Centered Family, a ministry that helps churches and families share Jesus with the next generation. He also serves as the Children's and Family Ministry Strategist for the Sojourn Network, and is an adjunct professor at Boyce College. He is the author of The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible, Are You Close to God?, Jesus Rose for Me, Jesus Came for Me, and God Made Me for Worship, and has developed two VBS programs, Proof Pirates and Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet. He blogs regularly at Gospel-Centered Family and contributes to @TGC, @ERLC, and @HeReadsTruth. You can follow him on Twitter @jaredskennedy. He and his wife, Megan, have three girls, Rachael, Lucy, and Elisabeth. Kara Jenkins is the wife of Crockett and mother of three children. She has a B.S. in Children and Family Ministry from John Brown University, has authored curriculum for Ministry-To-Children.com, and is currently a Family Photographer in Tyler, TX and Sseko Fellow with Sseko Designs. Mandy Groce and her husband live in Louisville, Kentucky with their four children. Mandy is an illustrator, former engineer, and second grade teacher. Fletcher Lang and his family live in Boston, Massachusetts where he is currently serving as the Executive Pastor for City on a Hill Church in Brookline, Massachusetts. He is married to Megan and has one daughter named Kennedy. Tessa Janes is an artist who resides in Louisville with her husband and two daughters, where she attends Sojourn Community Church. Tessa studied art at the University of Louisville and did graduate work at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Tessa does custom artwork and has illustrated five children's books with Christian Focus Publishing, as well as children's study material for Thistle Bend Ministries and Sojourn Community Church. Her illustrated books include: What is the Gospel?; What is the Church?; Our Home is Like a Little Church; The Bible's Big Story; and God's Royal Family: The Greatest Royal Family Ever.

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