I remember being an 8 year old trying to sit still during a seemingly long sermon (that often went over my head). It was so hard! To help train my 2nd/3rd Bible Class to make sermon time relevant for them, I encourage them to take notes. They listen for points they might understand, and practice looking up verses in the Bible. If they bring me their sermon notes after church, they get a point (there are other ways they can earn points, too). 15 points = a prize from the prize box!
Every week, I have several kids running up to me after church to show me their work. It's great to see them so excited! However, all those papers are hard to keep up with. To keep them motivated, and a little more organized, I created sermon notes journals, sewing together heavy cardstock, a ribbon bookmark, and 28 weeks worth of notes. And yes, I'm working on making a few less girly-looking journals for the boys. ;)
(I love the look of handwriting and try to get by with a pen and photocopier as much as possible)
