Worship With a Joyful Noise Items Needed: Paper and pen to write verse, magnet or tape, variety of objects to make instruments, Bible, rewards Make instruments (spoons and pans; dried beans in a plastic container; comb; etc.) Play music and invite the children to sing...
Beauty of Jesus’ Holiness Items Needed: Rocks, diamond ring or piece of jewelry Ask everyone to go outside and bring back one rock. Lay them on the table. Then place a diamond ring or beautiful piece of jewelry on the table. Ask: Which item seems different than the...
Filled With Love Items Needed: Object of your choice (one per person) Share a simple object lesson about being connected to Jesus, the One who can give us what we need to love others. Ask one of your children to give an item (something he or she doesn’t have—a candy...
Light of the World Items needed: Flashlight Ingredients for roasting S’mores or hotdogs Take a night hike. (Keep the flashlight hidden until you have walked a bit.) Pull out the flashlight and light the way. Alternate idea: Turn out all the lights in the house and...
Be Real Items Needed: Real and fake items Send your children on a hunt to find something real and something fake (real and fake flower; real and plastic piece of fruit; real and fake money, etc.) Which would you rather have – the fake one or the real one? Why? Paul...
