What Changed? Divide your family into pairs and spend a minute looking carefully at one another. Then have one of the partners turn their back while the other makes a change. (It can be as simple as putting a strand of hair behind the ear or rolling up a sleeve.) When...
Two Birthdays? Items Needed: Baby pictures, Bible, writing utensil Bring out baby pictures and talk to your children about the day they were born. Talk about the pictures and how happy you were. If they were adopted, talk about the happy day they became part of your...
How Well Do You Know Jesus? Talk to your children about how we get to know others. Remind them that learning about people helps us know them better. Come up with several questions and let your children “interview” you. (You might want to record the interview.) What...
What’s The Word? Item Needed: Bible Read John 1:1, the Verse of the Month, together. Choose different actions to do when you say Word. Practice the verse together several times emphasizing Word with a variety of actions. Ask:What was in the beginning? (the Word)Who...
What’s Missing? Items Needed: Bag or pillowcase, items listed below Gather the following items and put them in a bag or pillowcase. (A plastic bag is fine if you can’t see through it.) Tissue (no more tears)Flashlight (no more night/darkness)Medicine or pain reliever...
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...
