Image from Pinterest Daylight Savings Time began during World War One as a means to save fuel needed to supply electricity. The Germans decided to add one hour at the end of the day to allow more sunlight and therefore decrease the use of electricity at night. The idea spread across Europe and eventually […]
Science Experiment: The Sun Moves In & Out – Like the Son
This science experiment can help show you how the sun moves closer to us during certain seasons of the year, and the Son moves closer to us during certain seasons in our lives. The vernal equinox is the time when planet earth has tilted such that the sun passes out of the southern hemisphere and […]
Veggies Galore Clock Face: Daylight Savings Activity & Snack
Veggies Galore Clock Face: Daylight Savings Activity & Snack With the coming of spring, we can look forward to God making veggies galore across the northern hemisphere. Here’s a chance to applaud God’s springtime powers in resurrecting vegetation for another bounty in this Daylight Savings themed snack. Materials Baby carrots, 15 or 20 Celery Stalks, […]
Keep It Straight: A Lion/Lamb Bible Game
Keep It Straight: A Lion/Lamb Bible Game As we begin the month of March, we are reminded of the old saying “In like a Lion, out like a Lamb…”. This Bible game will help students understand God’s patience with us when we experience the good times and when we experience bad times too. Materials None […]
Lion Lamb Bible Snack: Lion Lamb Oatmeal Cookies with Icing
Lion Lamb Bible Snack: Lion Lamb Oatmeal Cookies with Icing Kids love to “create” lions and lambs, and this Bible snack gives them a chance! Using icing, they can make their lion and lamb cookies look entirely different – but they taste the same! It will show them how Jesus, the lion and lamb, is […]
Switch It Up: A Fun Bible Game About Being Observant
Let’s see how observant you are about watching each other”¦and maybe get some more observant eyes for God’s miracles in the spring. In this Bible game, children must guess what their partner changed about his/her appearance as they learn that light will always follow darkness. We like to observe God in action”¦but sometimes things happen really slow! Have […]
Memorizing Many Mansions – A Bible Game
John 14:2- is an important scripture to memorize at a young age, because adulthood often brings questions and doubts about the afterlife. Hence, this Bible game will help your students memorize it. Memorizing Many Mansions – A Bible Game INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cut the words up below so that each line is a separate strip: […]
“Dove of Peace” Necklaces Bible Craft
“Dove of Peace” Necklaces Bible Craft “…and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him”. Your kids can create their own “Dove of Peace” Necklace that they can wear to remind them of this message, in this fun Bible craft that works well for both younger and older children. […]
“Love Bug Pins” Valentines Day Craft
One thing we know is that next to God, we tend to feel very small. God’s people are often compared to the smallest or most vulnerable of animals. In Matthew 18, Jesus calls Israel his “lost sheep.” In John 21, Jesus encouraged the Apostle Peter to help people by saying, “Feed my lambs.” Sometimes in […]