Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print

K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in

color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on
long side; in color)
Filler Guide (in color; on cardstock; used ALL weeks leave
in bins)
Print and Copy

K-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
Prepare

Detective Notes (clip together)

My First Message (mark p. 11 using paper clip or post-it note)
Drawing Utensils, Candy (place in Ziploc Bags, if needed)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to food/candy
chosen & have available near check in)
Song Video Link (send to volunteers)

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless

otherwise noted
*Duplicate for additional
services

K-1/2-3
Magnifying Glass
Detective Notes*
(1 per child)
Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)
My First Message
Stamp Pad
Hand Sanitizer
Candy* (1 per
child)
Filler Guide
4-5
Detective Notes*
(1 per child)
Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)
My First Message

Replace activity stations.

Stamp Pad

Environment CD or Playlist (See How To Use KidSpring

Curriculum Document for description)

Hand Sanitizer
Candy* (1 per
child)
Filler Guide

Week 1
Large Group Prep
Print
Clue 1 (in color; double sided flip
on long side)
Bible Page 1 (in color; double
sided flip on long side)
Prepare
Fill bookshelf with books.
Place papers and office supplies
on table to look like a desk.
Put batteries in candle.
Place candle and flashlight
offstage for Parker and Stevie to
carry in.
Put a layer of baby powder on
top of book to look like dust.
Place book, globe and telescope
onstage.
Cut rectangular colored section
of Clue 1 out.
TEAR Clue 1 in half down the
darkened line, making Clue Half 1
and Clue Half 2.
Fold Clue Half 1 (right side of clue)
and place in Parkers pocket.
Place Clue Half 2 (left side of
clue), scanner, magnifying glass,
bottles, safety goggles, gloves,
flashlight, notebook, pen, clothes
pin, x-ray glasses, star chart, and
star projector in Stevies detective
bag.
Cut rectangular colored section
of Bible Page 1 out.
Fold Bible Page 1 and attach to
front lens of telescope using tape.
(It might stay rested on telescope
without taping it.)

Prop & Set

Piece
Check List
*Duplicate for
additional
services

Books
Papers
Office
Supplies
Candle
Book
Flashlight
Clue Half
1
Clue Half
2
Scanner
Globe
Telescope
Bible
Page 1

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

*Duplicate for additional services

Print

K-1/2-3

K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;

in color)

Mystery Bag with Candy Corn*

inside (12 pieces of Candy
Corn per child)

2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;

in color)

Detective Notes* (1 per child)

4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;

in color)

Drawing Utensils (container full

per group)

Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on

long side; in color)

Bible Story Cards

Bible Story Cards (double sided flip on short side; on

cardstock; in color)

My First Message

K-3 3 in 1 Cards (double sided flip on long side; on

cardstock)
4-5 3 in 1 Cards (double sided flip on long side; on
cardstock)
Ingredients List (have near check in)
Print and Copy
K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
Prepare

3 in 1 Cards
Whiteboard
Dry Erase Marker
Paper Towel*
Filler Guide
4-5
Mystery Bag with Candy Corn*
inside (12 Candy Corn per
child)
Detective Notes* (1 per child)

Candy Corn (place Candy Corn in Mystery Bags)

Drawing Utensils (container full

per group)

Detective Notes (clip together)

Bible Story Cards

Drawing Utensils (place in Ziploc Bag, if needed)

3 in 1 Cards

My First Message (mark pages 11, 187, 301, and 208 using
paper clips or post-it notes)

Kids Study Bible

Kids Study Bible (mark Genesis 1:1, Luke 1:35, Luke 23:44,
and Matthew 3:16 using paper clips or post-it notes)
Ingredients List (cut & have available near check in)

Whiteboard
Dry Erase Marker
Paper Towel*
Filler Guide

Week 2
Large Group Prep
Print
Bible Page 1 (reprint
from week 1 if
needed)
Clue 2 (in color;
double sided flip on
long side)
Prepare
Fill bookshelf with
kitchen supplies.
Place kitchen utensils
on top of bookshelf
and table.
Place tablecloth and
fruit bowl on table.
Place kitchen stool
beside table.
Fill TWO of the bottles
with water.
Cut out rectangular
colored part of Clue
2.
Place RED, BLUE, and
GREEN colored
lenses and Clue 2
inside box.
Write or carve 3n1
on the top or front of
the recipe box.
Place Lemonheads
and recipe box on a
shelf on stage that is
out of plain sight to
the audience.

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List
*Duplicate for
additional services

Kitchen
Supplies
Kitchen
Utensils
Tablecloth
Kitchen Stool
Fruit Bowl
Bible Page 1*
Magnifying
Glass
Bottles (3)
Safety
Goggles
Gloves*
Lemonheads
Notebook
Pen
Recipe Box
Colored
Lenses (3)
Flashlight
Clue 2

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print
K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on
long side; in color)
Bible Story Cards (double sided flip on short side; in
color; on cardstock)

Bin Check List

Print

K-1/2-3/4-5

Bible Page 1 (reprint from

week 1, if needed)

Detective Notes* (1 per

child)
Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)
Bible Story Cards
Puzzle Bags (4)
Read and Learn Bible
Hand Sanitizer
Candy* (2 per child for
half of group & 1 per
child for other half)

Puzzle Guide (in color; on cardstock)

Puzzle Guide

K-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
Prepare
Detective Notes (clip together)
Drawing Utensils, Candy (place in Ziploc Bags, if needed)
Puzzle Bags (cut each set of Puzzle Pieces & clip together
using paper clips; Place each puzzle in a separate Ziploc
Bag to make Puzzle Bags; FOUR Puzzle Bags per group)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to food/candy
chosen & have available near check in)

Large Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise

noted
*Duplicate for additional services

Puzzle Pieces (single sided; in color; on cardstock; 4

puzzles per document use whole document for each
group)

Print and Copy

Week 3

Die
Filler Guide

Prepare
Fill bookshelf with books.
Place papers and office
supplies on table to look like
a desk.
Place globe and telescope
on stage in same place as
week 1.
Write the following clue in
notebook:
The greatest book in all the
land,
Divinely written by human
hands.
Look in the middle and you
will see
How God speaks to you
and me.
Find and mark the middle of
the Bible so actors can find
it.
Make a smudge mark using
ink or a stamp pad on the
corner of the middle page
in the Bible.
Place Bible on stage.

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List
*Duplicate for
additional services

Books
Papers
Office
Supplies
Globe
Telescope
Bible Page 1
Notebook
Dictionary
Bible
Magnifying
Glass

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print
K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in color)
Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long
side; in color)
Bible Story Cards (double sided flip on short side; in color; on
cardstock)
K-3 Who Said It Card (on cardstock)
4-5 Who Said It Card (on cardstock)
Memory Verse Cards (single sided; on cardstock)
Filler Guide (REPLACE IF NEEDED; in color; on cardstock; used ALL
weeks leave in bins)
Print and Copy
K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless

otherwise noted
*Duplicate for additional
services

Fold clothes and fill

bookshelf with them.

Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)

Place blanket and

pillow on table to look
like a bed.

Character Coloring
Sheets* (1 per child,
K-1 & 2-3 ONLY)

Place lamp on top of

bookshelf.

Bible Story Cards

Who Said It Card
Hand Sanitizer
Candy* (2 per child
for half of group & 1
per child for other
half)

Filler Guide

Drawing Utensils, Candy (place in Ziploc Bags, if needed)

Who Said it Card, Memory Verse Cards (cut)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to food/candy chosen &
have available near check in)

None

Detective Notes* (1
per child)

4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Detective Notes, Memory Verse Cards (clip together)

Print

Prepare

Memory Verse
Cards

Prepare

Large Group Prep

K-1/2-3/4-5

2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

K-3 Character Coloring Sheets (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Week 4

Place feather pen on

shelf on stage.
Place loose papers
throughout journal so
that when the journal is
grabbed, the papers
fall out. (Loose papers
can include post-it
notes, computer paper,
notebook paper, etc.)
Draw the clue for this
week on a page in the
journal. Use Clue 3 from
the site as a reference.
Place journal beside
feather pen on shelf on
stage.
Place Bible in Stevies
detective bag.

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List

*Duplicate for additional

services

Folded Clothes
Blanket
Pillow
Lamp
Feather Pen
Journal
Loose Papers
Bible

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print
K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side; in
color)
Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on
long side; in color)
Character Cards (double sided flip on long side; in color; on
cardstock)
Memory Verse Strips (single sided; on cardstock)
Ingredients List (have near check in)
Bingo Cards (single sided; in color; 1 per child; NOT reusable;
4 per document)
Print and Copy

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless otherwise

noted
*Duplicate for additional services

K-1/2-3/4-5
Detective Notes* (1 per
child)

Character Cards, Bingo Cards (cut & clip together or place in

Ziploc Bag)
Drawing Utensils, Smarties, Prizes (place in Ziploc Bags, if
needed)

Prepare

*Duplicate for
additional services

Boxes
Random Items

Fill bookshelf with

random items.

Safety
Goggles

Write the following clue

on the lid of the box
using a liquid that
shows up under black
light (Ex: Vaseline,
Tonic Water, Mr.
Clean):

Clothes Pin

Character Cards
Hand Sanitizer
Bingo Cards* (1 per
child)
Smarties* (2 packs per
child)
Hand Sanitizer

Filler Guide

Detective Notes (clip together)

Note (in color; double

sided flip on long
side)

My First Message

2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

My First Message (mark p. 180 using paper clip or post-it note)

Print

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List

Close boxes and place

all around stage and
on table.

K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable

Prepare

Large Group Prep

Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)

Paper Bag with Memory

Verse Strips inside

4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Week 5

When things are looking

bad
And there is no one in
control,
Find the answer to what
you seek
Near the place where
one burns coal.
Can write using
finger, q-tip, cotton
ball, etc.

Place the black light

inside one of the dirty
socks.
Place note in box

Memory Verse Strips (cut and place inside Paper Bag)

Place all dirty socks

inside box.

Ingredients List (cut & have near check in)

Place box under chair.

Box
Gloves*

Dirty Socks
Black Light
Note

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print
K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless otherwise

noted
*Duplicate for additional services

K-1/2-3/4-5
Detective Notes* (1 per
child)
Drawing Utensils
(container full per group)
Bible Story Picture Cards

Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip

on long side; in color)

Dollars ($10 per group

split between two teams)

Bible Story Picture Cards (double sided flip on short

edge; in color; on cardstock)

Price Cards

Price Cards (double sided flip on long edge; in color;

on cardstock)
Print and Copy

Black/Brown/Dark Colored
Crayons (K-1, 2-3 ONLY;
several per group)

K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Hand Sanitizer

2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Candy Prizes* (1 per child)

4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)

Whiteboard

Prepare
Bible Story Cards, Dollars, Detective Notes (clip together)
Price Cards (cut & clip together or place in Ziploc Bag)
Drawing Utensils, Candy Prizes, Black/Brown/Dark
Colored Crayons (place into Ziploc Bags, if needed)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to food/candy
chosen & have available near check in)

Week 6

Beanbag

Dry Erase Marker

Paper Towel
Filler Guide

Large Group Prep

Print
Clue 4 (in color; double
sided flip on long side)
Journal Page 1 (in color;
double sided flip on
long side)

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List
*Duplicate for
additional services

Stones
Books

Prepare

Lamp

Place stones around

fireplace (on screen) to
look like a hearth.
Place books on bookshelf
(does not have to be
full).
Place lamp on table, and
plug it in (or let it appear
to be plugged in).
Place secret rock among
the other stones.
Cut out rectangular
colored section of Clue 4.
Place Clue 4 and key
inside secret rock.
Cut out rectangular
colored section of
Journal Page 1.
Write each of the
following on different
dollars: WS, HE,
11:6, BRE.
Place dollars (value $8),
coins (value $0.39) and
Journal Page 1 in book
safe.
Place book safe on
bookshelf.

Secret Rock
Clue 4
Pen
Key
Book Safe
Dollars
Coins
Journal Page
1

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print
K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long side;
in color)
Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on
long side; in color)
Memory Verse Cards (single sided; on cardstock) OR reuse from week 4
Faith Necklace Color Key (in color; 1 per child; NOT
reusable; 4 per document)
Print and Copy
K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable)
K-3 Character Coloring Sheets (1 per child; NOT reusable)
Prepare
Candy, Drawing Utensils, Faith Bead Necklaces (place in
Ziploc Bags, if needed)

Week 7

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless otherwise

noted
*Duplicate for additional services

Large Group Prep

Print

Candy* (1 per child)

Journal Page 2 (in color;

double sided flip on long
side)

Hand Sanitizer

Prepare

Stones

Detective Notes* (1
per child)

Place stones on stage

around fireplace the way
they were left in week 6.
(Messed up from when
Stevie tripped.)

Dollars

K-1/2-3/4-5

Drawing Utensils
(container full per
group)
Character Coloring
Sheets* (1 per child, K1 & 2-3 ONLY)
My First Message
Faith Bead Necklaces*
(1 kit per child)
Faith Necklace Color
Key* (1 per child)
Memory Verse Cards
Filler Guide

Place books on bookshelf

(does not have to be full).
Place lamp on table, and
plug it in (or let it appear to
be plugged in).
Place dollars back on
stage where they were left
at the end of week 6.
Fold Journal Page 2 and
place in Bible at Hebrews
11:6.
Place Bible in Stevies
detective bag.

Detective Notes (clip together)

Place books on bookshelf

(should stay from week 6).

Memory Verse Cards (cut & clip together or place in

Ziploc Bags)

Place key on table.

My First Message (mark p. 310 using a paper clip or postit note)

Faith Necklace Color Key (cut)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to candy chosen
& have available near check in)

Props & Set

Pieces Check
List

*Duplicate for additional

services

Books

Bible
Journal Page 2
X-Ray Glasses
Key
Flashlight
Lamp

Elementary Prep List

Small Group Prep

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

(SN: Prep same materials as K-1 unless a separate SN doc is provided.)

Print

Week 8

Bin Check List

1 (set) per group unless otherwise noted

*Duplicate for additional services

K-1/2-3/4-5

K-1 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long

side; in color)

Detective Notes* (1 per child)

2-3 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long

side; in color)

Drawing Utensils (container full

per group)

4-5 Small Group Lesson (double sided flip on long

side; in color)

My First Message

Special Needs Small Group Lesson (double sided flip

on long side; in color)

Heaven Card

Masking Tape (1 roll per group)

Footsteps

Large Group Prep

Print
Journal Page 2 (reprint
from week 7, if needed)

*Duplicate for
additional services

Prepare

Books

Fill bookshelf with

books.

Papers

Place papers and

office supplies on table
to look like a desk.

Jewels

Place globe on stage in

same place as week 1.

Jewels (single sided; in color; on cardstock)

Memory Verse Prizes* (1 per

child)

Place Journal Page 2

under Parkers hat.

Print and Copy

Filler Guide

Point telescope away

from kids as if pointing
through a window.

Heaven Card (in color; on cardstock)

Footsteps (single sided; on cardstock)

K-1 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable; double

sided flip on short side)
2-3 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable; double
sided flip on short side)
4-5 Detective Notes (1 per child; NOT reusable; double
sided flip on short side)
Prepare
Footsteps (cut)
Detective Notes, Footsteps, Jewels (clip together or
place in Ziploc Bags)
Drawing Utensils & Memory Verse Prizes (place in
Ziploc Bags, if needed)
My First Message (mark p. 376 using paper clip or postit note)
Ingredients List (prepare list according to food/candy
chosen & have available near check in)

Props & Set

Pieces
Check List

Draw dots with

numbers on star chart,
and then fold it and
place it in Stevies
detective bag.
o

Make an 8x20 grid,

with 8 dots in each
column and 20 dots
in each row.
Number each dot,
starting with 40 in
the top left corner,
then going down.
(Ex: so the top dot
in the 3rd column
would be 56.)

Office
Supplies
Globe
Journal
Page 2
Telescope
Star Chart*
Pen
Star
Projector