Promises to keep
Children's Activity
Object:
SHARING THIS WEEK'S GOSPEL THEME
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND AT HOME
Materials:
Dollar bills
Small jars with lids
Paints
Paint brushes Paint shirts
Directions:
1. Beforehand, cut a slit in each jar lid. These jars will be coin jars, so make the lid big enough for coins or bills to fit through.
2. Give each child a paint shirt and a jar, but don't let them paint yet. Pass around dollar bills to each child.
3. Talk about the phrase "In God We Trust." See if they can find it on the dollar bill.
4. Have them paint the coin jars. Encourage them to include "In God We Trust" on the design.
5. Talk about how we sometimes get distracted by money and want to trust money to keep us safe but really, the one and only thing we can trust is God. So although they might save coins in the coin jar, the words on the outside of the jar remind them that money is nice, but it's not the most important thing.
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL AND AT HOME
Materials:
Dollar bills
Small jars with lids
Paints
Paint brushes Paint shirts
Directions:
1. Beforehand, cut a slit in each jar lid. These jars will be coin jars, so make the lid big enough for coins or bills to fit through.
2. Give each child a paint shirt and a jar, but don't let them paint yet. Pass around dollar bills to each child.
3. Talk about the phrase "In God We Trust." See if they can find it on the dollar bill.
4. Have them paint the coin jars. Encourage them to include "In God We Trust" on the design.
5. Talk about how we sometimes get distracted by money and want to trust money to keep us safe but really, the one and only thing we can trust is God. So although they might save coins in the coin jar, the words on the outside of the jar remind them that money is nice, but it's not the most important thing.
