Object:
Give each child a nickel or dime, with the instructions
that they are to go into the congregation and exchange that coin
for something else. (A variation on this is to have each child
give you something for which you exchange it with something more
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Good morning! On this first Sunday in Lent I'm going to give
you something. I'm going to give you some money and I want you to
take this money and go to people in the congregation and exchange
it for something else. In other words, take the nickel and ask
people to give you something more valuable than a nickel. Let's
see what you can get for your nickel. (Do it. You might want to
prearrange this exchange with adult volunteers in the
congregation who have come prepared for this exchange.)
You have just "redeemed" your money for something else.
