Sticks and stones... we already went to town putting to use all the sticks in the house, so we moved onto the task of removing stones.
Unfortunately for me, Zeru believes all his rock collection contains gold. So, we were not allowed to use them.
But this made for a fun outing!
-we found two baby toads which we played with, found many different animal prints (dog, fox, dear, and raccoon maybe?) huge empty snail shell, prairie dog remains, and much more!
Before we left home we made little bags from scrap fabric and string (use an old piece of clothing for fabric if you don't have any, or just skip the "making" part and use a lonely sock for a bag).
We cut a circle- a little smaller than a dinner plate- and then sew-wove the string through the edge all the way around. Pull tight and there is your bag!
Next we wrote 1 Samuel 17:37 and 1 Samuel 17:47.
After you read them you can have your own discussion about David and Goliath.
The battle is God's, so we need not fear.
We thought of some ways God has helped us in the past, and we talked about how if God helped us then- he will help us now, and in the future. We talked about the importance of remembering to grow our faith.
After the work was done, we went out to collect some rocks!
Fortunately for us we accidentally found a stream- just like David- to collect our stones from (or at least near).
During our adventure we also talked about the story found in John 8:3-11 and how Jesus tells the people not to judge the woman because they too make bad decisions.
Also the story of Stephen in Acts 7:60. Stephen forgave those who were hurting him, and prayed for them.
We collected 6 stones. Five for our bag, and the sixth we later took home and painted as a forgiveness rock- to remember to forgive, not judge, and that Jesus forgives us.
Unfortunately for me, Zeru believes all his rock collection contains gold. So, we were not allowed to use them.
But this made for a fun outing!
-we found two baby toads which we played with, found many different animal prints (dog, fox, dear, and raccoon maybe?) huge empty snail shell, prairie dog remains, and much more!
Before we left home we made little bags from scrap fabric and string (use an old piece of clothing for fabric if you don't have any, or just skip the "making" part and use a lonely sock for a bag).
Next we wrote 1 Samuel 17:37 and 1 Samuel 17:47.
After you read them you can have your own discussion about David and Goliath.
The battle is God's, so we need not fear.
After the work was done, we went out to collect some rocks!
Fortunately for us we accidentally found a stream- just like David- to collect our stones from (or at least near).
During our adventure we also talked about the story found in John 8:3-11 and how Jesus tells the people not to judge the woman because they too make bad decisions.
Also the story of Stephen in Acts 7:60. Stephen forgave those who were hurting him, and prayed for them.
We collected 6 stones. Five for our bag, and the sixth we later took home and painted as a forgiveness rock- to remember to forgive, not judge, and that Jesus forgives us.
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