Ideas for the whole family to explore the current Sunday School Unit
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Thanks for visiting our Take Your Faith HomePage!! As the days grow shorter and the weather cools we find ourselves turning homeward, spending more time together. This is the perfect time to introduce a few new family activities to help make your faith life a part of your everyday. Make a point to set aside some time each day to keep God at the heart of your family. Here are a few ideas:
- Read a scripture or devotion at breakfast
- Say a prayer expressing your hopes for the future
- Ask God for guidance throughout the day
- Write a sentence of thanksgiving in a daily journal
- Send your kids off to school with a blessing. One quick and simple blessing is to use your thumb to rub a small (invisible) cross on their forehead while saying the words “God’s love goes with you.”
Faith Stuff, Fun stuff…
Kids are busy. Parents are busy. It can be so easy to slip into the routine of “too, too busy” to take time for God. But weaving your faith into your everyday life doesn’t have to be “one more thing” to do. Take some of these printables with you to do while waiting at the dentist. Carve out some family time for one of the activities this weekend. Or use one of the discussion starters to liven up your dinner conversation. Whatever you do, let your faith touch every part of your life!
Ideas from our current Sunday School Unit – Do Not Fear: Daniel & the Lions Den
Printables:
Coloring Pages:
Activity Pages
Websites:
Activity Links:
Daniel & The Lions Jigsaw Puzzle
Fun Family Activities:
- Make a PaperMaché Lion Book Holder
This is a very cute little gift for siblings to make for each other or for a favorite grandparent.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mpaper_mache_lion.htm - Sing a song: Going on a Lion Hunt
http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/lionhunt/words.htm
Family Discussion Starters:
- What are you scared of?
- What do you do to ease your fears when you’re scared?
- Is God with us only when things are going good?
- How does God help us when we’re scared?
- The Bible tells us Daniel prayed regularly. When should we pray?
- If you were Daniel in the Lion’s Den, what would you pray for?
- The story says people were trying to trap Daniel. Do you ever feel like people are trying to trap you? When? What do you do?