PHOTOS: Aug Messy Church!

Here are some photos of our most recent Messy Church event on August 21st! Our families were greeted by witches hats, hazard tape, hard hats and fluoro vests galore!

Everyone had a great time with our "construction themed" indoor/outdoor activities, including: gingerbread houses, wood work, digging for buried treasure, bubble blowing, building walls with cardboard boxes, playdough, wheel printing, sand art, DIY gummy lollies, blocks, dress-ups, pet rocks and dirt cakes!

August 2011 Messy Church team photo

Getting dinner ready

Woodwork

Is jelly a solid foundation for a marshmallow pyramid?

Stirring the gummy lolly mixture

Smiles all 'round!

Dirt in a cup!

Wheel painting

Spooning the gummy lolly mixture into the molds

The finished product - yum!

We made pet rocks!

Blowing bubbles

We found treasure hiding in the sand!

Look at our cardboard box wall!

Gingerbread houses!

Gluing on the roof!

We then went into the church to sing some songs, have a dance and participate in an interactive storytelling of the Wise & Foolish Builders tale (from the Bible).

To finish we all tucked into a delicious hamburger dinner - we had so many families in attendance that we only just had enough food! :)

Gingerbread houses all wrapped up to take home!

See you all next time! :)

Our NEXT Messy Church event will be held on 

Sunday 23rd October.  

Planning is well underway as we prepare gardening-themed activities around the story of the "Sower" in the Bible.

Gummy Lolly Recipe!

The gummy 'tools' were so popular at Messy Church that we ran out of time for everyone to make them! A number of parents asked for the recipe so here it is for you to try at home yourselves:

 YOU WILL NEED:

• 1 x packet jelly crystals (any flavour but we used lime and raspberry at Messy Church)
• 5 tablespoons gelatine
• 1/2 cup of water
• splash of flavouring (we used lime and raspberry cordial)
• saucepan
• wooden spoon
• cooking spray oil
• paper towel
• plastic chocolate or silicon ice molds (this mixture makes enough to fill 2 molds) 

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Mix jelly crystals and gelatine together in a saucepan with wooden spoon.
• Add water and cordial to the saucepan then stir.
• Leave mixture to rest for about 5 minutes. It should look a bit like playdough.
• Warm mixture over a LOW heat until it melts. Stir to remove any lumps.
• Give your molds a LIGHT spray with cooking oil and wipe out excess with paper towel. (The oil will help you remove the lollies later)
• Spoon the mixture into the molds. 
• Place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to harden.
• Remove from molds and eat. Yum!!

P.S. Photos from Sunday's Messy Church will be online very soon! (+ the recipe/templates for the gingerbread houses so you can try at home)

Messy Church THIS Sunday!!

We're baaack! Hope you are getting excited - Messy Church is back THIS Sunday 21st August from 4:30pm!

All the details about what is happening at our Construct-It themed Messy Church can be found HERE!

See you all there - don't forget to invite your family, friends and neighbours :)

Messy Church newspaper article!

Click HERE to check out the article that featured Dapto Messy Church in our local Lake Times newspaper!

Only a few weeks now until Messy Church is back at Dapto Uniting. Join us on Sunday 21st August - the fun kicks off at 4:30pm!

VIDEO: Messy Church - Aug 2011

VIDEO: Messy Church in the UK!

Check out this great video from our Messy Church friends at Upton Vale Baptist Church in Torquay, Devon (UK)!

DETAILS: August 2011 Messy Church!

Decorate your own gingerbread house to take home!

An action-packed program for all ages will be on offer at our next Messy Church in August!

Our theme this time is "Construct-It" as we learn about the story of the wise and foolish builders in the Bible.

Activities on offer will include: mini gingerbread houses, construction dressups/free play, edible dirt, marshmallow towers, Jenga, building with blocks, woodwork, pet rocks, painting with truck wheels, making chocolate/gummi lolly tools and MUCH MUCH MORE!

We will finish the night with a delicious "build your own" hamburger dinner!

Have your photo taken all geared-up!

Looking forward to seeing you all there on Sunday 21st August from 4:30pm. Don't forget to invite your family and friends!

Who can build the highest tower out of marshmallows?

Make a pet rock!

Create interesting designs on paper with wheels!

Hammer a nail, cut some wood and more!

What can you create with woody bits and pieces?

Invite your family and friends!

Here is a downloadable flyer than you can print out to give to your family and friends. Can't wait for Messy Church this August - not too far away now!

Let's get building in August!

 

We will be having a special construction/building theme for our upcoming Messy Church on 21st August! 

MORE DETAILS SOON!

Our Aussie Messy Church friends!

CLICK HERE to check out what our Messy Church friends have been doing at other churches around Australia! You can read about what they have been getting up to at the Children's Ministry website.