All kids know that pumpkins are great for making Jack-O-Lanterns and for making pumpkin pie. This fun pumpkin craft will also give them a way to remember the spirit of Christian rather than spooking spirits, by writing Christian messages on the dangling “baby” pumpkins. Material – Four sheets of orange card paper – Ribbon – […]
Archives for October 2015
Good and Great Pumpkins Fall Bible Game
This fall bible game featuring Halloween candy will get kids thinking about what’s in their own hearts – the good stuff and the bad! It’s a great chance to talk about heaven, and what we want God to find in our hearts once we get there! Materials – Orange balloons – Black Sharpie – Little […]
Fall Harvest Snack: Apple Sandwiches
This healthy fall harvest snack features a major player in fall harvest (apples!) and also will give you a chance to talk about how, like apples, faith gets sweeter as we mature. Materials – Apples, one for each child – Peanut butter – Granola – Raisins Instructions 1. If you have an apple corer, use […]
Harvest Science Experiment: Expanding a Balloon
This science experiment can demonstrate to children that it’s God’s power that makes things grow. We can grow if we give him the space to work within us. As 1 Corinthians 3:7 states, “”¦neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” Materials – Measuring […]
Understanding Salvation through Pumpkin Carving
This messy, but fun, activity of pumpkin carving and putting a light inside will leave a great impression on kids! It will speak to them about how God removes our sins so that his light can shine through us! Materials – Medium-size pumpkin – Large kitchen spoon – Large cutting knife or pumpkin-carving tools – […]
Columbus Day Game: Columbus’s Guessing Game
This Columbus Day game will help students learn that things may be scary and out of their comfort zone, but they do have the power to go through them. It’s okay to be scared and they always have God giving them strength. Materials – Large and Long cardboard box – Scissors – Six Bowls – […]
Columbus Day Craft – Santa Maria Ship Scene
This classic Columbus Day paper craft highlighting a Santa Maria ship scene will give kids a chance to hear how God is at the helm in their lives, and to what “new shore” he may take them when they go in search of his will. Materials – Paper plates – Crayons and markers – Construction […]
Make Your Own Compass: A Columbus Day Science Experiment
This science experiment can help kids think about God being their internal compass and the force that guides them. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Materials – Metal sewing […]