Wetting the Sponge Ideas
Salt in the Kool-Aid?
Do this activity BEFORE teaching the new Bible lesson. The children will be not so gently reminded of the importance of following a recipe. During and after the Bible lesson, the concept will translate to the importance of following God’s “recipe”, i.e., rules, laws, etc. I do this activity before the Golden Calf lesson or…
Read MoreDo We Live at Your House?
Do We Live at Your House? This is a fun way to explore actions and attitudes that children need to avoid. This might be a great application to use when teaching Jacob and Esau or Joseph and his brothers. Their actions and attitudes were not always the way God would want them to act. The…
Read MoreBible – How Do You Treat It?
This is an interactive and fun activity to reinforce the importance of taking care of God’s word, the Bible. It is full of surprises and is funny. Original Source The original activity seen in the photo is taken from Rays of Sonshine, Volume 1 or 2. I no longer have either book, so there is…
Read MorePrejudice (Jonah, Good Samaritan)
This is an application about resolving differences and dealing with people who are different from you. For children, it can be applied to cliques and rejecting children who are different which can sometimes lead to bullying. As children get older, this can be applied to prejudice. Even little children learn that God makes us better…
Read MoreCan you USE the Bible?
This activity will let the children experience a concept presented in the Bible lesson that follows. The lesson plan this fits with is “Bible is Useful to us ONLY if We Know How to Use It”. The full lesson plan can be found in our Lesson Plan Ideas section. This activity should take NO MORE…
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