Family Activities for this Week

Elementary: Family Activity

CHART THE OPPORTUNITY
Esther was given the opportunity to save the lives of her people. God gives us opportunities to do the right thing and impact the world for Him. Opportunities are chances to do something we don’t normally do, or to do something for people we don’t normally meet. When we see the opportunities God puts in front of us and take those opportunities, we can impact the world for Him. This week, pray and ask God to help you see opportunities for your family. Then watch carefully for them. Some examples are a neighbor who needs help with a chore, a public area that needs to be cleaned up, or a homeless shelter that needs volunteers. Write the opportunities that you see on a chart. When you participate in one of the opportunities, check it off on your chart. Keep adding to your family’s opportunity chart and work to be like Esther and take the opportunities that God gives you!


Pre-K and Toddler
Family Activity

Moses listened and did what God told him to do. We need to listen closely when people tell us what to do. God wants us to be good listeners so that things can go well for us. Help your children practice listening well. As a family, play a game of Mom (or Dad) Says. Give directions for everyone to follow, beginning with the words “Mom says.” If you don’t say “Mom says” first, the person who does that direction is out. Throughout the game, remind your family that they must listen carefully in order to stay in the game. At the end of the game, tell your children that they should listen to God when they pray and they should listen to you. List others that they should listen to, as well. Get specific and name their teachers at school and church, anyone who takes care of them during the day, relatives, and any other adults they should listen to and obey. Encourage your children to listen closely to God and the important people God places in their lives.