Here’s a great fall craft to make good use of the leaves that turn colors in harvest time. It’s easy, and will give you an opportunity to talk about how changes are part of God’s plan to keep us strong and healthy. Material – Leaves – Twigs – Berries – Glue or paste – Poster […]
Lying and an Honesty Game: “Button, Button”
This honesty game will help students understand why honesty is generally the best policy”¦ by trying to guess who’s lying! It breeds distrust, which they will feel, and it will give you a chance to talk about a great Scripture, straight from Peter: “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep […]
Make Handprint Cards to Show Your Love and Appreciation!
Help with cutting to make these adorable handprint cards look smoother. Kids will enjoy the art of tracing on a fold and seeing the outcome – and also have a chance to talk about what makes grandparents – and other people in our lives – so special. Materials – Construction paper, light in color, one […]
Tin-Can Phone Science Experiment
Talking through a tin can is a wonderful science experiment, not just to teach children how sound waves travel, but it can also illustrate how important concepts are passed from generation to generation. Your students’ grandparents may have made tin-can phones as children, so this could be a great conversation starter for the next visit. […]
Back-to-School Bible Craft: “Jesus is Always with You” Pencil Holder
All families need a place to keep their pencils, which makes this a great back-to-school bible craft to send home at the start of school. Eyes and a Scripture will help kids keep in mind that in school, Jesus is always with them and for them – but they need to keep picturing him in front […]
Plastic Cup Lighthouse Craft
This tiny lighthouse craft makes a nice night-light; its soft glow is just bright enough to lead your child to the safe harbor of his bed. Its creation will also give you a chance to talk more about why lighthouses are such an important Christian symbol. Material – White plastic tape or craft tape – […]
Broken Hearts / Mended Hearts – A Bible Lesson in Forgiveness
It’s one thing to encourage forgiveness; it’s quite another to get kids to understand how to forgive. Fortunately, forgiveness, – like other important Christian virtues such as love – is about commitment and not about feelings. This Bible lesson using dried play dough that can be moistened and reshaped into a heart will help kids […]
Bible Lesson: Rocks, Shoals, Shallows – God Is Like A Lighthouse!
This very active Bible lesson, played in the almost-dark, will have kids moving around and also thinking about how God is like a lighthouse – a light we need to keep watching for. Note: this lesson requires some darkness, such as the ability to lower blinds, though not complete darkness. If the room you teach […]
Mixing Soap & Pepper – A Science Experiment about Surface Tension (and Forgiveness!)
This science experiment will introduce students to the concept of “surface tension.” The pepper is a little like sin in our lives, and chidren will get to see how it behaves when coming in contact with liquid soap. Material – Clear glass bowl – Water – Liquid soap – Black pepper Introduction Colossians 3:13 says to “bear […]