Harvest is a time for seeing the results of our hard work and patience. This science experiment with gravity and a sponge will get kids thinking about what they are harvesting in their own lives! Materials: • Clear glass • Squeeze bottle (like a sport bottle or plastic ketchup bottle) • Water • Food coloring […]
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Sugar Cone Cornucopias – A Start of Fall Bible Craft & Snack
With the start of fall, one thing we can look forward to is harvest time! The cornucopia is a great symbol of harvest. This cornucopia Bible craft & snack will help children look forward to harvest…and to understand some of the spiritual symbols surrounding it. Material • Two Sugar cones • Gum drops • Raisins […]
“Gourd Volcanoes” Science Experiment
This science experiment with little gourds and chemical reactions will get the kids thinking about what they hope to become in the future! Materials: Two gourds or small pumpkins Knife and spoon Baking soda Hydrogen peroxide Light-colored sponge Instructions: Before class, carve the gourds and scoop out the insides so they are empty vessels, each […]
“Braiding Friendships” and a Friendship Bracelet Bible Craft!
This touching Bible craft of making friendship bracelets also shares a little message about how each piece of yarn represents a person — each equal and worthy of love in God’s eyes. Materials: • Scissors • Brightly colored yarn, enough for each child to have a color and a piece about a foot long. • […]
“Forgive & Forget” – A Toss & Catch Bible Game
In this Bible game involving coordination and patience, children learn that friendships are a give-and-take relationship and that forgiveness is a major part of all successful relationships! Materials: • Four Towels • Two Baseballs Objective: Children will compete to see which team can successfully cross the finish line first as they toss a baseball back […]
“Guidance from Above” – A Flashlight Bible Game
This Bible game will help children remember that God is always helping and guiding us, even if He isn’t directly next to us. It might be difficult to decipher what or where God is guiding us, but we must remember to trust that He is leading us somewhere that will benefit us. Materials • Three […]
“Different but Equal” Object Lesson Activity
Children will actually get to see how equality works in this object lesson where they make a scale and see how different things are needed to make all things equal. Materials: • Two plastic coat hangers • Yarn • Scissors • Two plastic buckets, the same size • Objects of various weights and sizes (they […]
Homemade Patriotic Pinwheels
If you want a little celebration, this is the perfect time of year for patriotic pinwheels! They’re easy, fun, and give you a chance to talk to your cihldren about why we really still do live in a Christian nation”¦and what they need to do to keep it that way. Warning for small children: Pushpins […]
Stomp and Pop for Freedom
With this game, students will begin to understand the value of determination. As they stomp on balloons in search of the word “freedom,” they will begin to understand the battle our Founding Fathers faced in search of independence. Materials – Index Cards – Pen – Balloons, five for each child Objective Children will compete against […]
Patriotic Fruit Kabobs – A 4th Of July Snack & Lesson
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” ~ Galatians 5:1 Here’s a fun 4th of July snack that is all about patriotism and our flag, and the freedoms both represent. These healthy and yummy fruit kabobs will give kids an opportunity pause […]