This Week in NewLife Kids

Allaso Ranch - Elementary

WHAT WAS THE MAIN POINT? God Is Creative, So I Can Be Creative!
WHAT WAS THE BIBLE VERSE? “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10(NLT)
WHAT WAS THE BIBLE STORY? God’s Creation (Genesis 1)

MAIN POINT ACTIVITY: Have family members take ten minutes and create their own unique ways of saying or writing the Main Point. Act it out, say it in a funny voice, or write it out and decorate the paper. After ten minutes have passed, come back together as a family and share your Main Points together.

READ THE BIBLE STORY TOGETHER:
God’s Creation (Genesis 1)
Have your children tell you all of the things they can think of that God created.

CREATION WALK:

It is amazing to think about all of the things God created! As a family, take a walk outside and point out all of the things you see that God created. Make sure to notice the different types of trees, fl owers, and birds. God is the creator of the world, and He is the source of creativity. He made you, the birds, cats, and dogs, and He didn’t just make one type of cat or dog. He made many different types.

People are made in the image of God so we know we were made to be creative, too. God wants us to use the creativity He has given us. While on your walk, have family members collect different items from nature and place them in a small bag. When you return home, create something unique using the items your family collected. You could glue them on poster board to make a wall hanging, or connect them with string to make a mobile to hang from the ceiling, or glue them together to make a sculpture. Put your unique item up somewhere in your house to remind your whole family that God designed each of you to be creative!

Allaso Ranch - Pre-K and Toddlers

Main Point: God Made Me To Share!
Bible Story: Elisha and the Woman from Shunem - 2 Kings 4:8-11
Bible Verse: “When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself.” Genesis 5:1b (NLT)

Family Activity

When Elisha went to the town called Shunem, there was a woman who shared her food with him. Eventually, she and her husband even shared their home with him. She shared what they had because she knew it was what God would want her to do.

God wants you to share what you have with others, too. You might have special toys or items that you like to play with and use when you are alone, but they can be really fun when you share them with a friend too.

This week, help your child think of two or three items that he or she could share with a friend. Ask your child to think of one friend you can invite to come over to play. When that child comes over encourage your child to share his or her items with the friend. Remind your child that your family might not have a house to share with someone like the woman in Shunem did, but that we can all share what we have.