Make Sunday stick on Monday.
Use The Vine Kids alongside the curriculum your church already teaches. Kids hear the story together at church, and families pick up the same conversation at home.
How one session carries through the week
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Sunday at church
A group session of about 30 to 45 minutes, led from the free handbook. In Session 1, a child fans a small potted plant and a crumpled paper ball with a piece of cardboard. The paper rolls right off. The plant stays put. Then everyone says together:
“I am rooted in God’s Word, so I can stand strong and stay kind.”
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Monday to Saturday at home
Kids go home with a slip for their parents. The one for Session 1 gives them a question to ask:
“What helped Reuben stand tall?”
And one thing to try: catch them being kind when it was easier not to be, and say so.
The Leader & Parent Handbook
Plans for all 14 chapters, ready to lead and written for volunteers, Sunday school teachers, parents, and homeschool families. Every session has a group version and a home version. Plan on about ten minutes to prepare, and most object lessons use things you already own.
- In a group
- 30 to 45 minutes. Gather, read, talk, make it stick, close, and send a slip home.
- At home
- 15 to 20 minutes. Ask, read, pick two questions, try the home version of the object lesson, and pray.
Every session plan includes
- A supply list and prep time
- Opening questions for group and home
- A story recap
- Questions that start simple and go deeper
- An object lesson with a home version
- A declaration and a prayer prompt
Also inside
- Care notes for tender topics
- A 14 day reading chart
- A slip to send home after every session
- Seven memory verse games
- A glossary of faith terms
- A certificate of completion
Where it fits
- Sunday school
- One chapter a week for a full quarter.
- Small groups
- The same plan works with a smaller circle of kids.
- Homeschool groups
- Read together, then let kids draw and share.
- Family conversations
- A slip sent home gives parents a question to ask that week.
How many books?
The handbook recommends a copy in every child’s hands if you can manage it, since following along and doing the Draw This prompt is where a lot of the work happens. A leader can also read aloud from a single copy.
See all 14 sessions
One session for each chapter
Each chapter becomes one session in the handbook, with a group version and a home version.
- Reuben Stands Tall Standing Firm Against Peer Pressure Read it free
- Trusting the PathTrusting God When Things Are Hard
- Built to LastBuilding Your Life on God’s Word
- Bella and the Lost GameChoosing Honesty Over Winning
- Fruit That LastsGrowing the Fruit of the Spirit
- Listening Ears and Calm HeartsListening First, Speaking Wisely
- Big Hills and Brave HeartsFinding Strength in God
- Wonderfully MadeOvercoming Comparison and Self-Doubt
- Shine Your LightDoing Good Even When Others Don’t Understand
- Choosing Good FriendsThe Power of Good Friends
- Forgive Like JesusLearning to Forgive
- Nothing Too Hard for GodKeep Going When You Want to Quit
- Be BraveBeing Brave with God Beside You
- Malachi’s Lost BuddyGod Brings Good from Hard Times