KidMin Mama was born out of a very real ministry problem.

Growing up in a church plant—and now serving in one—made something painfully clear: budget-friendly, high-quality resources for children’s ministry are hard to find. Smaller churches often lack funding, while even larger churches frequently face tight budgets that leave kids ministry under-resourced.

When leaders go searching for help, the options are slim. Google searches come up short, and even Pinterest often recycles the same dated ideas. The gap is real—and it affects how faithfully and creatively we serve kids.

KidMin Mama exists to help fill that gap.

Here you’ll find free and low-cost children’s ministry resources that are easy to reproduce, flexible for different church contexts, and designed to be engaging and fun. Every resource is created with real ministry life in mind—because most leaders are doing a lot with very little.

At its heart, KidMin Mama is about helping leaders share the good news of Jesus with children in ways that are faithful, accessible, and sustainable. My hope is that these resources lighten the load for those serving kids and families week after week.

Look around, subscribe, and use what helps. You’re not in this alone.

“You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth” Deuteronomy 11:18-21

KidMin Mama is created by Jess Hendrickson, a minister and speaker with over 20 years of experience serving kids and families. Learn more about her speaking and training at JessHendrickson.com or email her at jessica@kidminmama.com