Volunteer Gift Ideas
- Ministry logo t-shirts or polo shirts
- Starbucks beverage cards
- Lanyards and ID cards
- Leadership books
- Slippers
- Seasonal socks
- Sets of antibacterial soap and hand lotions
- Christian magazine subscriptions
- Journals
- Personalized magnets
- Easy meal baskets
- Photo albums
- Giant chocolate bars
Gifts to Make
- Teaching kits: Assemble teaching kits in cellophane bags. You could include a Bible coloring book, box of crayons, a notebook, gel pens and smiley face stickers
- Fall pumpkin pails: Buy happy jack o’lantern pails and fill them with cool things like fall bean bags, small games like checkers and plenty of fall candy.
- Winter clipboards: I love clipboards and so do volunteers! Use a metallic sharpie to write your volunteer’s name on a clear clipboard.
- Mason jars of candy: I always have Mason jars on hand. Fill these jars with wrapped candies and top them with a fabric covered lid.
Volunteer Events
- Fall bonfire
- Pumpkin patch or a corn maze
- Tree lighting in the town square
- Decorating the kids church
- Walking leaf tours
- Holiday dinner out
- Go see the Nutcracker together
- Trips to the park to hear the symphony
- Appreciation banquet
- Potluck from the staff
- Matinee movies
A timely gesture of appreciation can fuel your ministry with excited volunteers year round. Take the time to say thank you personally and be sincere. Without these important workers, where would we be?
Read more from Mimi on her blog Tools for Kids Church.