Colouring Corner 12–13 KA! World 14–15 Your Space

PINOCCHIO colouring

To help you get in the mood for the new Pinocchio film that’s available on Disney Plus now, here’s a picture of Pinocchio practising to be a real boy for you to colour. Email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘Pinocchio Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colourings to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fill in your details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!

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Education Sunday

Education Sunday is a special day of celebration for everyone involved in education. Tomorrow (11 September) churchgoers all over the United

Kingdom will pray for children and teachers!

It’s also an opportunity to thank God for the freedom and joy of learning. Not everyone has this opportunity – more than 260 million children in the world can’t go to school because of poverty, war or unjust laws!

Love Learning

So, what’s so great about going to school? Learning gives us skills that help us to have a better future. Learning is good for your brain and can give you confidence to take on new challenges or find creative solutions to problems.

Brilliant Booster

When you learn something, the feel-good chemical dopamine is released in your brain. That helps you to cope with stress. It also boosts your energy levels and ability to fight off illness.

Nice One!

Education Sunday is an opportunity to be thankful for those who teach us. Good teachers make learning fun and get you excited about a subject. They also give you tools that help you to be fair, just and kind.

Teachers help people to understand difficult subjects or introduce them to new ideas. They can inspire, encourage and help you to get ready for the future and discover your purpose.

Jesus is the best teacher of all! He used short tales called parables to help people learn about God’s love and discover the best way to live their lives. The Bible is the best book in the world to study! It tells the history of amazing people of faith.

It’s full of awesome stories that help us to discover who God is.

Jesus told stories about a coin and a sheep that were lost and then found (check out Luke 15:3–10). He wanted us to understand that when somebody feels lost and afraid, God looks for them until he finds them. Every person is valuable and precious to him, and there’s a party in Heaven when a person who feels lost makes God their friend! God wants us to have the same attitude – we can help lonely classmates experience God’s love by being their friend.

Lost and Found

Education Sunday’s theme this year is ‘You Are Not Lost!’ Many children can feel lost and lonely at school. Some people find it hard to make friends, are super shy or struggle to talk about how they feel. Sometimes illness or needing to care for someone means that a young person misses out on school or social activities. The coronavirus pandemic has also made it difficult for some children to fit in socially, which makes them nervous about going to school.

Be a Friend

Get Involved

Here are some ways you can celebrate Education Sunday…

Read the stories of the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep in Luke 15. Paint a picture telling the story. Or write a script and put on a short play with your friends. Ask a grown-up to help you find some Lost Sheep or Lost Coin-related crafts online and have fun creating props for a storytelling time.

Be thankful for the opportunity to learn. Write down your favourite subjects and why you love learning about them. Think about how they’ll help you to prepare for the future. Make thank you cards for your teachers, telling them everything you appreciate about them.

Show others that God loves them and they don’t need to feel lost. Include them in your games, invite them to your church or kids club – or give them a small gift showing them they’re special to God. Attend an Education Sunday meeting or service near you. Pray for your teachers and for lonely people at your school. Ask God to help you as you learn together.

Cool Colourings

We’ve received so many cool colourings from our readers. So we thought we’d do a super colouring special this week to show off some of our readers’ awesome artwork! Keep them coming!

This tremendous Tractor Dot-to-Dot was sent by Jenni, age 8. We love the cool grass effect and the fantastic farmer – she looks like she’s enjoying her work.

Emma, age 7, sent us this terrific Tennis Colouring. The bright colours really make the tennis player stand out.

Mila, age 8, sent this Tennis Colouring to celebrate Wimbledon earlier this year. The grass looks so fresh and neat.

This fab Footballer Colouring was sent by Isabella, age 6. The rainbow kit looks amazing!

This Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Colouring was sent by Adrian, age 8. We’re sure Queenie would love it!

Leo, age 5, really enjoyed our Colour-by-Numbers feature. It looks awesome! Great work, Leo! Hollie, age 9, sent us this fantastic Footballer Colouring. The twotone kit looks lush!

The tennis player in this colouring looks like she’s about to hit a smashing shot! Thanks, Hazel, age 10, for your cool creation.

Get In Touch!

Etjon sent us this brilliantlybold Tractor Dot-to-Dot Colouring. It looks like a lovely sunny day.

The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what – other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps. Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Post: Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN