Our Children’s Ministry is warm, welcoming, and bursting with energy! 🌟
With the help of an amazing team of volunteers, we run a variety of activities for children, families, and local schools across the parish — creating spaces to grow in faith, make friends, and have fun along the way.
📧 For more info, contact childrensministry@solihullparish.org.uk
Crafts, toys, songs & coffee – the perfect Friday morning.
Praise and Play is our relaxed stay-and-play group for parents, carers, and little ones aged 0–4. 💛
Join us every Friday in term time, 9:30–10:30am for a drop-in session that’s all about community, connection, and play. No booking needed and no rush to arrive on time — just come as you are! Grown-ups can enjoy a tea or coffee while little hands get busy with crafts, toys, and plenty of space to explore. We round off each session with songs and storytime, perfect for even our tiniest friends.
Crafts, songs & supper – Friday afternoons with a difference
Messy Church is the place where faith, fun, and creativity collide! 🎨🙌
Come along on the third Friday of the month, 4–6pm at St Helens Church for a hands-on afternoon of crafts (some neat, some gloriously messy!), songs, and Bible stories. Along the way, children discover more about God, themselves, and the world around them. We always finish with a hot dinner for everyone — because nothing beats sharing food and friendship together.
Bringing Bible stories to life for little hearts and minds.
Open the Book brings Bible stories to life for local infant school children. 📖✨
Most Wednesday mornings, our fantastic team of volunteers act out stories from Scripture using the Bible Society’s Open the Book resources — creating engaging, interactive sessions that help children explore faith and grow in their understanding of the Bible. With laughter, storytelling, and lots of smiles, these mornings are a highlight for both pupils and staff alike.
An interactive Nativity experience for schools.
Journey to the Stable is a magical way for Year 2 pupils to experience the Christmas story like never before. 🌟✨
Through an interactive journey around our stunning 800-year-old St Alphege Church, children move from station to station, meeting actors who bring each scene of the Nativity to life. It’s a unique opportunity to learn what happened on that first Christmas, grow in faith, and soak up the wonder of this timeless story in a truly captivating setting.
An immersive Easter experience for schools
The Easter Journey is a powerful, immersive experience for Year 4 and 5 pupils to explore the story of Easter. ✝️🌿
Moving through different stations around our beautiful 800-year-old St Alphege Church, children encounter volunteer actors who bring key moments in Jesus’ journey to life. Alongside storytelling, there are crafts and thoughtful activities to help pupils reflect and deepen their understanding. Both staff and pupils leave uplifted, inspired, and with a greater knowledge of the Christian faith.
To contact our Children & Families Ministry please email childrensministry@solihullparish.org.uk or via the Parish Office on
0121 705 5350.
The latest dates and times can be found our Facebook page.
Parish Puppets
Solihull Parish Puppets is a group of people who love working together to plan, rehearse and finally perform sketches and songs using a variety of puppets, including arm rod puppets, Sockettes (sock puppets) and stick puppets. We meet during term-time to plan and rehearse our performances. We have a lot of fun together, developing our skills and trying out new ideas. We are particularly grateful to members of our church who have helped with recording sketches and making costumes and props.
To date, we have performed at the different churches within the Parish, but would be interested in performing at other locations too. We are currently a small group of eight, but would love to have more people join us, especially as our young adult members prepare to move on to university, for example. If you are interested in becoming a member of Solihull Parish Puppets, or feel that you could support us in an alternative creative way, then please do get in touch with Ruth Sabbagh, on 0121 705 3088.