Splinks for the week of February 2-8, 2020 Backwards Day Plan a backwards day (or evening) for your family. Eat dessert first. Have breakfast for supper. Ask the blessing after you eat. Read the last page of a storybook first. Wear pajamas to play in and play clothes...
Splinks for the week of January 26 – February 1, 2020 Struggling? Watch the metamorphosis from a monarch caterpillar to a butterfly: Just as a butterfly needs to struggle to get out of its cocoon, we need to struggle to learn some important lessons. God is wise...
Splinks for the week of January 19-25, 2020 Show Your Faith James challenges us to show that we have faith by doing good works (James 2:14-16). What can you and your family do this week? Here are a few ideas to get you started (it doesn’t have to be something big to...
Splinks for the week of January 12-18, 2020 Jump, I’ll catch you! To demonstrate faith, ask your child to do a simple thing and come through for him/her. (For example: Stand at the bottom of the stairs and ask him/her to jump into your arms from a few steps up or...
Splinks for the week of January 5-11, 2020 Connect the Dots Item Needed: Dot-to-dot page (make a simple one by thinking of a simple design and drawing an outline of dots.) Ask kids to complete the page. Did you know what picture it would make when you started?...
Splinks for the week of December 29, 2019 – January 4, 2020 A Gift of Hope Celebrating Jesus should not stop with His birth. Because Jesus came to earth and was willing to be the Savior for this world, we can all have hope. But do you realize there are people...
Splinks for the week of December 22-28, 2019 Promises, Promises We’ve all made promises we haven’t kept, but today we can celebrate because God always keeps His promises. The people waited a long time for Jesus’ birth, but God kept His word. At just the right time,...
Splinks for the week of December 15-21, 2019 Shelter of Peace Create a blanket fort under your dining table or using couches, chairs, and pillows in the Living room. Gather your family together in the fort and ask them to think of situations where they had to seek...
Splinks for the week of December 8-14, 2019 Tumbling Down Items Needed: Blocks Instruct each family member (or do partners) to build a tower or building with blocks. After the towers are built, allow someone to pull out one of the lower blocks from each tower. (The...
Splinks for the week of December 1-7, 2019 Turn Around! Bundle up and take a walk together and announce that you are going to a specific destination. (Mrs. Smith’s house, the park, etc.) Start out by going the wrong direction. When the kids realize it, ask, “What...
