Messy Churches are being as creative as ever during these strange times. Ideas range from on-line craft sessions on Zoom and Facebook Live to creating Messy Church in a Bag for families to collect and take home. More information and guidance can be found on https://www.messychurch.org.uk/covid-19

Messy Church through the Bible Reading Fellowship have  Facebook Live sessions every Wednesday at 9.00 am or 8.00 pm UK time for sharing companionship, ideas, encouragement and prayer. This can be found on this link: https://www.facebook.com/messychurchBRF/

This is a great place to look for recommendations for child-friendly Bibles, particularly for children with special educational needs.

Another recommendation from Messy Church is to create a Social Story. Creating Social Stories are a way of helping autistic children to understand what to expect in certain social situations and why. This is especially important when teaching children how to keep themselves and others safe during the pandemic. The terms ‘social story’ and ‘social stories’ are terms owned and originated by Karen Gray. Further information can be found at https://www.autism.org.uk/

Lots more brilliant resources for crafts, prayer, baking and blogs sharing experience from parents and carers from Messy Church can be found on https://www.pinterest.co.uk/MessyChurchBRF/messy-church-at-home/