Show and Tell

Send a note home or email parents ahead of time to inform them that you will be having show and tell at church.

Give students a chance to show and tell about whatever they brought with them, then say to them,

“Did you know that Jesus liked Show & Tell too?  He taught about the Kingdom of Heaven, then He showed everyone what it was like by bringing Heaven to earth with miracles.  He has given us the keys to do the same!”

Teach about some of Jesus' miracles and/or what He has given us the authority to do in His Name.

Scripture References:  Matthew 9, 10


Your suggestions???

Ready, Aim, Fire!

Supplies Needed:

Dry erase board, chalkboard, or large poster board

several pipe cleaners

Prepare Ahead:

Bend pipe cleaners so they look like lightning bolts.

Draw a bulls-eye on the board and write the following words and phrases all over it:

Sickness

Starvation

Poverty

Anger

Fighting

Unforgiveness

Temptation

Sin

Evil

Students will take turns throwing their “lightning bolts” of prayer at the words.

Say to students, “If the answer to the problem is in Heaven, then it should be let loose to come here on earth.  God shows you His heart and makes you READY.  Your faith eyes see the target, such as sickness being healed.  Your AIM of faith is steady on the target.  When you pray, you FIRE lightning bolts from Heaven at the problem and bring Heaven to earth.”

Scripture references:  Matthew 16, 18

Good activity for Lord's Prayer and/or keys to the Kingdom.


I'd love to hear your ideas for praying "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven"...

Keys to the Kingdom 2

Supplies Needed:

"Magic Scratch" paper bracelets ordered from Oriental Trading Company www.OrientalTrading.com or you can purchase this special paper at a craft store and cut it into strips for bracelets.

Say to students, “When we look at these bracelets, they look plain and black, but when we use the stick to scratch a design, the beautiful colors show through.  This reminds us of seeing things here on earth.  If we look with our ‘earth eyes’, we see sickness, sadness, and fear.  The stick is like our key to the kingdom.  When we scratch the design, it reveals the greater reality underneath the black.  When we see things with our ‘faith eyes’, we see what’s going on in heaven and we bring Heaven to earth by praying for healing, joy, and peace.  As you wear these bracelets, let them remind you to use your ‘faith eyes’."


Any more suggestions?

Keys to the Kingdom 1

Supplies Needed:

Perfection Game

Large Key

Play a few rounds of Perfection.  Students try to get all the shape pieces in their correct places before the timer runs out and they all pop out of place!  Say to children, “These pieces remind me of how a key works.  Each piece would only fit into its correct place.  A key will only fit into the lock it was designed to fit into.” Show students the large key.  “Jesus gave us some keys that will fit into a most special place.  Does anyone know where that place is?”  Heaven!

 “Today we will learn about the Keys to the Kingdom and how we can use them to bring Heaven to earth.  Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me.  Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of Heaven belongs to people who are like these children.’  As children, you hold a special place in Jesus’ heart and He has some special keys for you.”  Scripture references:  Matthew 16, 19, Mark 10, Luke 18 


Jesus blessing the children is one of my favorite Bible stories!  I'd love to hear your suggestions for this story.