This week, the kids made a quail blow toy. It was so much fun seeing the N Annville kids try to make their quails fly. You have to make sure the straw is not pushed all the way back and then blow quick and hard. Some of the kids got the technique and others need to work at it.
Since I often get the question, "What happens when we die?" I decided to answer it during the Gospel Time. The S Annville kids had a lot of good questions. I love when kids asked the right questions. Anyway, I used two sets of twins, Jesus, magnets and 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 to answer this important question.
Then it was time to introduce Philippians 2:14-15 as our Bible Verse of the week. I had the kids think of an example of someone complaining. Then I choose one to come up and give the complain. After hearing the complaint, the kids yelled, "STOP, say the verse." Then they all quoted Philippians 2:14-15. Finally the person who was complaining had to think of something about the situation that they could be thankful for. They did an outstanding job. Here are some of the complains and gratitudes they came up with.
Complaint: "I don't want to clean my room!" Gratitude: "I am glad I have my own room."
Complaint: "I don't want to ride that horse!" Gratitude: "I am thankful I own not one but two horses."
Complaint: "I don't like peas!" Gratitude: "I am thankful I have food to eat."
This activity lead right into our Bible Story (Exodus 15-17). Every time they heard the Israelites complaining, I made them go through (Stop! Say the Verse. Be Thankful). We learned that the Israelites really had a complaining problem. Yet God continued to meet their needs. He truly is an amazing, patient, merciful, faithful God. So because God meets our needs, we need to be thankful and not complain.
After snacks, it was game time! For the final week, we played Tenzie. They also had a chance to go to the club store for the last time to exchange their hard earned Bible Bucks into some candy or toys.
