What Do You See? Item Needed: Mirror Allow your child to look in the mirror. Ask them to tell you what they see. Ask questions to help them if needed. (What color are your eyes? Do you see freckles?) Allow others to have a chance describing his or her reflection. Talk...
Back In Time Items Needed: Items or pictures of items that are outdated (telephone, payphone, computer, car, refrigerator, etc.) Some of these things are still around, but they have changed a lot. Some of them aren’t even used anymore. We would call these things...
Warning! Items Needed: Hair dryer (with warning label) Show your child the hair dryer with the warning label. Ask your child if they know what the warning label is. After they respond, read the label to them. (If your hair dryer doesn’t have a warning label, give them...
Watch and Learn Items Needed: Pair of socks, Bible Do a simple demonstration of what to do/what not to do. (Make it fun if you can.) For example, how to put on your socks. First put them on your ears; then put them on the right way. We learn to do new things by...
Lights, Camera, Action! Items Needed: Bible, household items to be used as props (optional) Act out the story of the God’s deliverance of the Israelites from the Egyptian army. Assign parts (Narrator; Moses with a rod; Israelites; Egyptian army; two people to be the...
Picture Time! Items Needed: Pictures, photo albums, etc. Students began new lessons on the life of Moses and Israel’s deliverance from slavery. Drag out the baby pictures and talk about each child’s birth. (A few questions to jog your memory: How did you feel when...
Float the Boat Items Needed: variety of household and craft items, sink or tub, water Experiment with making boats that can float. Look around the house for items to make a boat (egg cartons, milk cartons, cereal boxes, straws, ribbon, cans, plastic water bottles,...
Let’s Play A Game! Play Good News/Bad News as you are in the car or waiting somewhere. One person will start a story (fictional or real) by giving some good news. The person on their right will add some bad news to the story. The next person will change it up with...
Join the Parade! What would it have been like to see Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with people shouting praises to Him? Plan your own parade to celebrate the coming of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Here are some parade planning tips: Throw some...
Treasure Hunt Items needed: Small pieces of paper, writing utensil, each family member’s favorite snack or candy Write the following words on the pieces of paper: peace, joy, patience, strength, comfort, provision, relationship with God Hide the papers around the room...
