The donkey has a story to tell about the crucifixion on Palm Sunday. This skit requires two people, the donkey and a translator. To pull it off effectively the person in the role of donkey must be willing to look foolish and to bray his/her heart out as he brays with excited enthusiasm one minute, brays in fear another, and brays in contentment and peace another. The translator’s job is to translate the braying into language the children will understand. For
I have a leather key chain fob with the letters WWJD stamped on it. Many children wear WWJD bracelets as reminders to stop and ask themselves the question, “What Would Jesus Do?” before making everyday decisions they face. I like to see children wear the bracelets and to know that they care about pleasing Jesus. But sometimes I want to ask them, “How do you know what Jesus would do?” Who exactly is Jesus? What are his teachings? Other than just
Make learning Bible stories fun by turning them into games. Here are a few that can be played almost anywhere with little or no supplies: Bible Charades: One person thinks of a person in the Bible and using no words acts out or pantomimes that character while everyone else tries to guess who the Bible character could be. The person who gets it right is the next person to chose a Bible character to act out. Bible Twenty Questions: One person, called
Spend some time with your children talking about favorite Bible stories. Think about why they are your favorites. What lessons can be drawn from these stories? Do you know where to find them in the Bible? BibleGateway.com is a great place to look up Bible stories. If you don’t know where the passage is found, enter some key words and suggestions will be listed. For instance, typing in “Noah’s Ark” will give you a passage that falls within this
Read Luke 1:5-25. (If you click on this link you can read it from the NIV Bible.) An angel from God told a Priest named Zachariah that his wife was going to have a son, and that they were to name him John. His wife Elizabeth was old and had no children. Zachariah didn’t believe the angel at first so he was unable to speak again until after the baby was born. They named the baby John. “Why does the Christmas