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Creation Station Trading Cards

We are so excited! Our new CREATION STATION TRADING CARDS are now in the store for you to purchase for the months of June and July. If you haven’t yet looked at the June and July curriculum, you need to dive on in as it is a very fun train theme to go with our [...]

Resources Help You Change The Game

Are you ready to change how you play the game? What is that one idea, that one key difference, that could be a game changer for your ministry? Maybe there was an idea that ignited something within you at The Orange Conference. Or maybe it’s something that you’ve thought about for months, but just aren’t [...]

Orange Conference Week

It’s Orange Conference Week! That means the entire Orange team will be at the Gwinnett Arena and Convention Center hosting over 5,000 of our Orange friends! If you are coming to the conference, we can’t wait to see you! You can find Kathy Hill, editor of First Look, at the Orange curriculum boot most of [...]

First Look Tutorial : How to Dye Pasta

“How do you dye pasta?” Our Orange Specialists hear that question often. We thought about writing out how to do it. But, that’s not very fun. Nor, is it as helpful as actually seeing it done. So, we decided to do a video tutorial. First Look Editor-in-Chief, Kathy Hill narrates while her daughter, Maggie, demonstrates [...]

A Box of God’s Love

The First Look Team received a package in the mail Monday. Exciting right?! I bet you get packages all the time. Here at the Orange offices, we do get packages pretty much daily. However, very few are actually addressed to First Look. So, it was rather exciting! I quickly grabbed the scissors and ripped it [...]

Create A Rhythm

What does that mean? Create a Rhythm. Is it a cool new game for the Xbox? Is it the latest dance craze? Actually, Create a Rhythm is an integral part of the Orange Strategy. Basically, it means to incorporate daily spiritual learning/development into your child’s everyday life. Easy right?! You’re thinking, no, it’s not easy. [...]

Accommodating Kids with Allergies and Dietary Restrictions

Welcoming kids with differences oftentimes requires churches to think through what it means to accommodate participants with various food sensitivities, intolerances and allergies. Inquire about Food Intolerances at Registration or Child Check-In The best way to protect everyone in the ministry setting is to proactively prompt parents to reveal their child’s special needs on the [...]

Crocodile 101

My son and I had a conversation a few weeks back that went a little something like this. Him: “Did you know that, if it’s hot crocodiles are girls and if it’s cold crocodiles are boys?” Me: “I don’t think that’s how it works. If you’re a boy you’re a boy and if you’re a [...]

Wonder : New in February

February is next week. This is still somewhat shocking to me. But, it is. Next week. And, we here at First Look are VERY excited about it! Why? Because Zach starts in February! Zach is an AMAZING young actor that now introduces the Bible stories on the Wonder! Look at God’s Story DVD’s. He has [...]