3.21 Party Kit
A party-planning kit for home, church, or classroom celebrations, with an inclusive checklist, invitations, banner pennants, food ideas, games, and favors.
Explore free activities, toolkits, lesson plans, graphics, and guides to help you celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
A party-planning kit for home, church, or classroom celebrations, with an inclusive checklist, invitations, banner pennants, food ideas, games, and favors.
A youth group session on King David inviting Mephibosheth to eat at his table “like one of the king’s own sons.” It includes a discussion-based lesson, a memory verse, invitation place cards, a Church Welcome Walk service project, verse cards, a family note, and a 5-day devotional.
Everything in “A Seat at the Table” adapted so every teen can fully take part, including teens with Down syndrome, autism, or other disabilities. It includes a plain-language story, a chunked verse with signs, discussion supports, place cards with ready-made invitations, a teen-led Welcome Walk, a peer buddy guide, a visual schedule, a talk board, and a what-to-expect page.
Kids with Down syndrome grow up. Today, many adults with Down syndrome live into their 60s. They want what every adult wants: friends, a purpose, a place to serve, and a faith of their own. This guide helps your church make room for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in every part of church life.
A buddy is a trained volunteer who comes alongside a child, teen, or adult with a disability so they can take part in church with their friends. This guide walks you from idea to first Sunday: how it works, the roles, launch steps, screening, training, and every form you need.
The first five minutes decide whether a family comes back. This pack helps greeters and hosts welcome people with disabilities and their families warmly and naturally, and gives families what they need to know before they ever walk in the door.
Everything to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day as a whole church, in just a few minutes of your service or all morning long. It includes announcements, pastor talking points, sermon starters, a bulletin insert, an email and social posts, a responsive reading and prayer guide, a kids’ moment, and follow-up ideas. A matching slide deck is a separate file.
Bible verses and messages of belonging for a church celebration of World Down Syndrome Day.
Some people experience church as too loud, too bright, too crowded, or too long. A sensory room gives anyone a calm place to reset, and a sensory-friendly service lets whole families worship together without worry. This guide covers both, with supply lists for any budget and printables you can use this Sunday.
Everything your church needs to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and to become a place where everyone belongs, all year long. This roadmap shows what’s in the toolkit, who each resource is for, and an 8-week plan to Rock Your Socks Sunday on March 21, 2027.
A ready-to-lead 30-minute training for kids’ ministry, youth, greeters, and anyone who serves. It gives every volunteer the basics: why inclusion matters, a few simple facts, words that work, five everyday supports, what to do when someone is overwhelmed, and how to keep everyone safe and respected.
For colleges, student organizations, Scouts, 4-H, clubs, and youth groups: campus and club ideas, service projects, a project planner, announcement and social copy, a tabling script, and a sock drive poster.
Printable sock-design pages for coloring one sock or a mismatched pair, with creative prompts and guidance for adults sharing children's artwork.
A children’s ministry session on the body of Christ: every person has a place, and every part is needed. It includes a lesson, a memory verse with motions, a class heart-puzzle craft, a team-building game, verse cards, a family note, and a My Gifts page.
Everything in “Every Part Matters” adapted so every child can take part, including children with Down syndrome, autism, or other disabilities. It includes a picture story, a picture verse with signs, a 3-level heart puzzle with picture gift cards, an adapted team game with role cards, a visual schedule, a talk board, and a what-to-expect story.
A preteen session on the four friends who carried their friend to Jesus and made a way through the roof. It includes a lesson, a memory verse, a Raise the Roof craft about removing barriers, a stretcher team challenge, verse cards, a family note, and a 7-day Make-a-Way challenge.
Everything in “Friends Who Make a Way” adapted so every preteen can take part, including those with Down syndrome, autism, or other disabilities. It includes a picture-sequence story, a chunked picture verse with signs, a 3-level roof craft with picture barrier cards, an adapted stretcher challenge, a peer buddy guide, a visual schedule, a talk board, and a what-to-expect page.
A joyful Sunday school or children’s church session for little ones: a simple Bible lesson, a memory verse with motions, a mirror craft, a movement game, verse cards, a family note, and a coloring page. Celebrate that God made every person wonderfully, including people with Down syndrome.
A Sunday school session on the story of Samuel choosing David: people look at the outside, but God looks at the heart. It includes a lesson with a mystery box, a memory verse with motions, a lift-the-flap heart craft, a heart hunt game, verse cards, and a family note.
Everything in “God Sees the Heart” adapted so every child can join in, including children with Down syndrome, autism, or other disabilities. It includes a picture story, a picture verse with signs, a 3-level heart craft with picture stickers, a picture-supported Heart Hunt, a visual schedule, a talk board, and a going-to-church story.
World Down Syndrome Day is a celebration for every generation in your church: toddlers to grandparents, first-time guests to longtime members. This guide is full of ideas to pick from, including socks and social posts, a special offering, fellowship, outreach, and ways to keep the celebration going after March 21.
A group challenge to complete 21 small acts of kindness before March 21. Includes instructions, a sharing caption, and a printable kindness tracker.
A guide to creating a welcoming 3.21 display in a church lobby or welcome area. Includes setup steps and a printable display sign.
A guide to building excitement with a seven- or 21-day countdown of facts and kindness ideas. Includes printable countdown cards and sharing suggestions.
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