How to Help Kids Take Convention Lessons to Heart — and Home

Every convention leaves us feeling refreshed — a little bit stronger, a little more determined, and definitely a lot more grateful. But if you’ve ever wondered how to help that spiritual momentum continue once the final song ends, especially for your kids or teens, you’re not alone.

One challenge many parents quietly face is how to keep younger ones tuned in during the program — and beyond. Sure, we pack snacks, prep their clothes the night before, and maybe even bring colored pens. But how do we really help them absorb and remember the spiritual treasures from the convention? And even better — how do we help them make it their own?

Real talk: If your child has ever spent half of a session turning their convention badge into origami, you're not alone. 😅

From Attendance to Engagement

As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we know that the convention program is a gift — carefully prepared by the faithful and discreet slave to strengthen our faith. So when young ones attend, we don’t just want them to “be there.” We want them to connect. To understand. To feel included.

That’s where helping them engage meaningfully with the program makes all the difference. Whether it’s writing down a goal, reflecting on a powerful talk, or even just recognizing a scripture they’ve heard before — these small acts lay the groundwork for spiritual habits that can last well beyond convention weekend. 

📝 Tip: Encourage your child to pick one small takeaway each day — and ask them about it during the ride home.

“Powerful By Faith” Convention Activity Books for kids and youths - 2 months in the making!

Secular “ready-made” Bible activities will invariably have unscriptural details. By contrast, the 2021 “Powerful by Faith” activity workbooks by Ministry Ideaz were designed from the ground up. And with 53 talks and parts on the convention program, making a variety of activities and puzzles for a variety of age groups was a monumental task. 

Before we even started with the graphics work, nearly 200 hours of brainstorming, research and planning were done using tools that included the Insight books and JW Library app. The final product is the result of 11 helpers from 3 continents to come up with scripturally accurate activities that are in line with each talk being given. With the COVID-19 pandemic and ‘shelter in places’ orders in place, this entire concept and planning phase was done collaboratively using tools such as ‘Zoom’ and ‘realtime Google Document Collaboration.’ Eventually, we had 128 pages in rough text of how the activities will be. 

After the research, concept and planning were finished, it took another 200+ hours to do the graphics design work and 30+ hours to proofread everything for accuracy. Real live parents and kids fielded the product before it was finally approved for printing.

Workbook Helps Children Focus During Jehovah’s Witnesses “Always Rejoice” Convention

Ministry Ideaz provides a “kids’ convention workbook” for the “Always Rejoice” convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Designed for children between the ages of three and 13, the 2020 workbook consists of 112 pages of listening games for convention talks, crosswords, mazes, notes, keyword charts, and “What I Learned?” exercises. In total, the workbook features around 350 different exercises and activities for kids of varying ages to enjoy during the 2020 Jehovah’s Witnesses convention.

While the convention notebook for kids includes plenty of fun activities, the goal is to help children learn and pay attention to the convention. Each talk has two full pages of activities that keep children engaged and immersed in the content, and many of the activities encourage kids to listen carefully to the talk. Thanks to this focus, the workbook will not distract children from the convention.

Here's what others have said: 

“I love the Kids Convention Workbooks I ordered for my daughters and my niece and nephews. Thank you so much for updating them to include a living room as a location for our convention as we will all be viewing our convention from our homes this year! I thought that was a thoughtful addition! The rest of the workbook looks amazing and I look forward to seeing them all filled up this summer!” (anonymous online shopper)

“These are great!! My kids can hardly wait until we start watching the convention to use them!! They are going to be a lifesaver to have especially this year since we’re viewing the program from home. I would definitely buy them again. ”  Lacee D

“Thank you guys for your hard work! Since the quarantine, I have been thinking of ways I can encourage the friends without, of course, gathering together. The kids convention notebooks and other items I'm sure will help to bring a smile to their faces. I appreciate that your items are economically priced as well, helps me to stretch my money in order to do the most good. Thank you guys!” - Aurea

Over the years, the kids’ convention notebooks have been well-received. Adults love that they keep their children busy and focused on the convention. Further, they find them much easier to deal with than spending the money and ink to print out workbooks from home. You can download a free sample of the notebook here: Kids' convention workbook sample