All Saints Day 15-minute Skit This skit will introduce students to four of the most famous saints. It is straightforward and can be used in class as an activity – or performed for your church at a later time! Being almost free of props and costumes, the skit relies on pantomime and imagination to make […]
Archives for October 2013
Pumpkin Sink-or-Float: A Pumpkin Science Experiment
Children are always amazed over what will sink and what will float. In this pumpkin science experiment, they’ll see that a pumpkin will float (shhh!) unless it has been punctured. Once there’s a hole in a pumpkin, and the unwanted water to saturate it; it will sink. It’s a lot like our faith. Whether we sink or […]
“Thankful ABC Tree”: A Thanksgiving Craft of Gratitude
Image from Pinterest The “Thankful ABC Tree” craft is a fun activity that can be worked on throughout the month of November. Children fill in one leaf a day with something that they are thankful for, and try to use each letter of the alphabet. By Thanksgiving day, you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving […]
Thanksgiving Sunday School Lesson: Trinity Apple Cider
Today, I have a wonderful activity that you can incorporate into your Thanksgiving Sunday School lesson. Watch the video below to learn how to make “Thanksgiving Apple Cider” with your Sunday School class. Not only does this lesson double as a snack, but it also teaches children the concept of the Trinity and Gratitude. Be […]
“Ten Commandments for Halloween” Object Lesson
If we’re going to participate in Halloween, we should celebrate the Great Light in the Darkness (Jesus) and not the darkness itself! The use of a flashlight to study the “Ten Commandments of Halloween” can help students understand this. “Ten Commandments for Halloween” Object Lesson Note: This lesson contains a helpful craft at the end! […]
Helping Teach about Halloween & Ideas for Classroom Projects
Sunday school teachers often keep costume boxes in the classroom. They understand better than anybody that kids need to dress up as people who are bigger than they are, whom they admire. And equally understandably, some teachers are leery of Halloween celebrations in church: What if they allow costumes, and kids show up as ghosts, […]
Fall Bible Snack: Candied Apples to Show the Trinity
Most kids love candied apples. This lesson and fall Bible snack will teach how a candied apple is a lot like God’s Word – the Word may sound bitter to those who don’t believe in Jesus, but the Holy Spirit sure makes it sweet to us! Fall Bible Snack: Candied Apples to Show the Trinity […]
“Repeat God’s Miracles” Bible Game (Teaching the Parable of The Rich Man & Lazarus – Part 2)
Repeat God’s Miracles (Rather than ask Him to Repeat Himself) Bible Game (Plus five additional memorization game suggestions!) Continuing our segment on “Teaching the Parable of The Rich Man & Lazarus”, we have a fun Bible game that will reinforce the messages learned in Part 1 (click here if you missed it!) Bible Game Introduction: […]
“Persist To Reap The Harvest” – A Bible Game about How Persistence Pays Off…
There are times in each and every person’s life that they feel like they are working hard without seeing any benefits and you feel like just giving up. Whether you’re sharing Jesus, tending a farm or household, or from a child’s perspective, just completing your schoolwork and participating in extracurricular activities, harvesting the fruit of […]