Continue the Celebration Items needed: Plastic eggs; small slips of paper Continue the celebration by hiding/finding Easter eggs. (Can kids ever get enough of that?) On each slip of paper, write one letter from the phrase, Jesus is alive! Put a slip of paper inside...
Join the Parade What do you think it would have been like to see Jesus ride 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 (Sunday, April 5th). Throw some stuffed...
Splinks for the week of March 29-April 4, 2020 Twenty Questions Play 20 questions to guess something that has great value. Place a Bible inside a bag or box so kids can’t see it. Hold up the bag and invite kids to ask 20 questions (that can be answered with a yes or...
Splinks for the week of March 22-28, 2020 I Changed My Mind Tell your child that you will do something together after dinner (watch a movie; play a game; take a walk; etc.). After dinner, when they ask you to do the activity, say, “I changed my mind. I don’t want to.”...
Splinks for the week of March 15-22, 2020 Someone In Charge After a delicious meal (hopefully one that most of the family enjoyed), ask: What did you enjoy about the meal? What would you like to say to the chef who took the time to prepare and serve this meal to you?...
Splinks for the week of March 8-14, 2020 Picture Talk Gather magazines, newspapers, sale advertisements, catalogues, and scissors. Challenge your family to find pictures and symbols that communicate one of the following sentences: There is a monkey on the table next...
Splinks for the week of March 1-7, 2020 Chore Provisions Develop a chore list to be completed before your kids can play for the day. Challenge them to make a list of all the things they will need in order to complete the tasks. To add some fun, include a unique...
Splinks for the week of February 23-29, 2020 Mirror Image Fold a piece of paper in half long end to long end, then have your child write his or her name on the fold line. (Cursive is great!) Trace the name with black crayon and then press the fold closed again so that...
Splinks for the week of February 16-22, 2020 Food for Thought Introduce the idea that our mind needs good thoughts just like our body needs good food. Give everyone access to crayons or markers and blank paper. Give each person a category to illustrate and then see...
Splinks for the week of February 9-15, 2020 Garbage In… Garbage Out Invite the kids to make dinner with you. Instead of going to the pantry or refrigerator, ask one of them to grab the trashcan and start looking through it to find some food for dinner. When they...
