Wherever your peaceful and joyful messages take you, it’s always a good idea to be prepared with a sustaining snack! And since it’s summer, what better way to carry your nibbles than an ice cream cone! Ingredients: Ice cream cones (cake type preferred) Various ingredients for trail mix – may include sunflower seeds, popcorn, raisins, mini pretzels, mini marshmallows, dry cereal, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc.) Directions: Let kids mix up their ingredients in a bowl and dip their … [Read more...]

Peace is flowing like a river Flowing out through you and me Spreading out into the desert Setting all the captives free. *Love is flowing like a river... *Joy is flowing like a river... *Faith is flowing like a river...  *His healing’s flowing like a river... -Traditional Folk Song Have you ever been on a nature walk and seen a babbling brook or stream? Streams and small rivers can be a lot of fun, whether for splashing in the cool water, or watching sticks or toy boats … [Read more...]

Moses was busy tending his sheep when he first saw the Burning Bush. Now you can take a turn tending your own sheep – until it looks so delicious you just can’t keep yourself from snacking! Ingredients: 1⁄4 cup blackberries, blueberries or raspberries 1 piece string cheese 4” piece of celery Mini chocolate chips (optional) Plastic knives Directions: Give kids a paper plate for a work surface. Using plastic knives, let kids cut the string cheese into legs and a head. Add berries for … [Read more...]

“Do everything without grumbling or arguing.” Philippians 2:14 As kids, you’ve probably had the experience of being busy doing something when suddenly a parent or other grown up in charge asks you to drop everything and help them with something. Being asked to take on a new or additional responsibility can be difficult for anyone, from kid to adult. At times like these, knowing you’ll have some help and support can mean the world. That’s how it was for Moses. Moses was busy tending his … [Read more...]

Now that you have created your characters for your play, don’t forget the script! In ancient days, you might find important messages written on scrolls, which were paper stretched between two sticks. Now you can make your own scrolls with some of your favorite snack items. Ingredients: 6 pretzel sticks 3 lengths of fruit leather (about 6 inches each) Directions: Roll ends of fruit leather around pretzels as shown in picture to make scrolls. … [Read more...]

“This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: ‘I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.’” – Matthew 13:35 Some of the best stories and most important lessons in the Bible can be found in Jesus’ parables. A parable is a simple story that teaches a lesson. We can all think back on some of our favorites and most popular parables. Perhaps the lesson of the Good Samaritan is familiar to your kids. The parables … [Read more...]