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What you will do:
The children should be asked at the end of class the previous Sunday to
bring 5 or 6 small items from home next week. These items should remind
them in some way about Jesus, and should be no larger then three or four
inches in size. During class, the kids will glue them onto the inside
of a box lid to create a three-dimensional picture. You may want to give
some examples of items they can bring, such as a comb, small action figure,
photograph, trinkets, a plastic spoon, broken wristwatch, cross, large
nail, candy, etc., etc. Let the children know that if they have a difficult
time finding items that remind them of Jesus, to go ahead and bring whatever
they can find so they have at least five items.
What they will do:
Give a box lid to each child. If desired, have them line the inside of
the lid with colored construction paper of their choice. Punch two holes
at the top of the lid and tie on yarn or string to make a hanger for the
picture. Then have the children use rubber cement to glue to the different
items they brought from home onto the inside of the lid.
The children can also write short explanations next to each picture.
You may want to help the kids with this. You can relate almost any item
in some way to Jesus.
For example:
A comb could be a reminder to "always look your best for Jesus."
A broken wristwatch could be "Jesus is everlasting."
A small army action figure could represent that "we are part of God's
army."
A plastic spoon for how "Jesus feeds us."
A piece of candy could even remind you of "how sweet Jesus is"
in our life.
When finished, let each child display his or her picture and let them
share with the class how each item reminds them about Jesus. |
