Ones & Twos Activity Page
Threes & Fours Activity Page
Kinder Activity Page
Coloring Page

1st & 2nd Grade Activity Page
3rd & 4th Grade Activity Page
5th Grade Activity Page
Special Blessings

Babies-Kinder

One’s & Two’s
Scoop Grain Into Paper Bags
Gather: Rice or other grain, scoops, funnels, brown paper bags, large plastic container.

• Pour the rice or grain into a large container. Show your child how to open the brown bags and set them in the container.
• Encourage your child to scoop grain into the bags.
• Explain that Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt to get food. State that the grain was placed in the bags for them to carry home.
• Dump, scoop, and funnel the grain.
• Remind your child that Joseph forgave his brothers because he loved them. Go over the Bible verse together (Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind to one another”).

Three’s – PreK
Make Mosaic Hearts
Gather: Kids Activity Page, Bible, heavyweight paper, construction paper, glue stick, scissors.

• Have your child complete the Activity Page.
• Cut a heart shape for your child from the heavyweight paper. Cut construction paper into small squares and triangles.
• Suggest your child glue the squares and triangles onto the heart to make designs. Lead child to place shapes close together to cover all the heart.
• As your child makes his/her mosaic, remark that God wants people to choose to show love. Say that their heart mosaic can remind them to show love to your family members.
• Open your Bible to Ephesians 4:32. Lead your child to repeat the verse with you several times. Talk about ways you can be kind and show love to others.

Kindergarten
Cook And Clean
Gather: Kids Activity Page, Bible, ingredients for a simple meal (you can also use toy pots and pans, and toy cleaning items).

• Have child complete the Kids Activity Page and discuss it together.
• Help your child plan for and prepare a simple meal.
• Talk about the Bible story as your child prepares the meal. Say that Joseph had a dinner for his bothers in his home.
• Comment that Joseph chose to show love to his brothers and chose not to be mad about what they had done to him. Explain that Joseph forgave his brothers.
• Encourage your child to talk about how your family gets ready for guests to come over. Ask how he/she shows love to people who visit.
• Open the Bible and say the weekly verse together (Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind to one another”).

1st-5th Grade

Coat of Many Colors

• Have kids draw and decorate a coat on a sheet of paper.
• Give them craft supplies to use if you have any handy.
• Tell your children to look for ways to serve and bless our family members.

Fast Pass

• Grab a beanbag, sock, toy, throw pillow. Have family stand in a circle.
• Have kids pass around object until timer goes off.
• Set a timer for 30 sec or have oldest member of the family say “Ding!” after counting to 30.
• Whoever is left holding the object has to share a different way to show love to their family.
• Play a few rounds for everyone to share.
• Remind your children that today they will learn someone in our story showed a lot of love to their family.

Share the Care

• You will need 4 inflated balloons.
• Have everyone in your family try keeping the balloon in the air and not touching the ground.
• Toss another balloon into the mix after a little while, toss another balloon. Then toss another while keeping all the balloons from touching the ground the entire time.
• Let kids know that just like it took everyone to help keep the balloons up, family has to work together to take care of one another.

Memory Verse Review

• On some index cards print a few words of Psalm 119:14 and place index cards in a bag.
• Have your child find Psalm 119:14 and read it aloud.
• Have your child blindfolded, then have the rest of the family give the child directions as they need to put the index cards in order.

Preschool // Babies-Kinder
God Planned for Families

Ones & Twos Activity Page
Threes & Fours Activity Page
Kinder Activity Page
Coloring Page

Children // 1st-5th Grade
Jacob and Esau Reconciled

1st & 2nd Grade Activity Page
3rd & 4th Grade Activity Page
5th Grade Activity Page
Special Blessings

Babies-Kinder

One’s & Two’s
Read Books
Gather: Books about families

• Tell your child that when God created people He planned for them to live in families.
• Read a book about families. Stop and let your child tell you details about the pictures.
• Ask your child to share things they like to do as a family.
• Thank God for your family.

Three’s – PreK
Draw Family Portrait
Gather: Kids Activity Page, Bible, heavyweight paper, pencils, crayons, markers, glue stick, yarn, construction paper.

• Have your child complete the Activity Page.
• Invite your child to think of creative ways to use the art supplies to create your family portrait.
• Talk about the Bible story. Note that Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first family. Discuss how they cared for God’s world.
• Comment that God planned for families to care for His world. Ask your child how your family can care for the world God created.
• Help your child open the Bible to Genesis 1:27 and read the verse. Pray and thank God for family.

Kindergarten
Make A Family Banner
Gather: Kids Activity Page, Bible, construction paper (large), markers, crayons, yarn or string, masking tape.

• Help your child complete the Activity Page.
• Give your child a large piece of paper and tell him/her they can make a family banner by printing their last name and drawing pictures of your family doing things together.
• Talk about the Bible story as your child works on the banner. Help your child open the Bible to the story (specifically Genesis 1:27-28; 3:20; 4:1-2) and find the names of the first family.
• Explain that God planned for families to care for His world. Encourage your child to tell ways your family cares for God’s world.
• Help child tape a length of yarn to the top of his/her banner and tie the ends together. They can hang it to remind them that your family can help care for God’s world.

1st-5th Grade

Intro Activity

• Guide kids to find partners.
• Explain that you will give the kids different scenarios of things they could experience in their families. Kids will decide whether or not they think it would be easy to forgive or hard to forgive the person in the scenario.
• If kids think it would be easier to forgive, they will shake hands with their partners. If they think it would be hard to forgive, they will turn their backs to their partners.

Use the following scenarios:

• Your mom forgot to pack a snack for school.
• Your brother spilled juice on your favorite shirt.
• Your grandfather missed your soccer game.
• Your sister lost the pieces to your favorite game.
• Your dad ran over your bike with his car.
• Your cousin told a lie that got you in trouble.

• Share that it is not always easy to forgive someone who has hurt you.
• Ask: “What if you are the one who did something wrong?”
• Mention that today kids will hear about two brothers, Jacob and Esau. Jacob was certain his brother could not forgive him for something he had done. In the end, both brothers honored God.

REVIEW
Items Needed: permanent marker › 2 paper bowls–Inside 1 bowl write a T. Write an F inside the other bowl.

• Form two teams.
• Say: “The conflict between Jacob and Esau began because of a meal!”
• Show kids the T (for true) and the F (for false) on the inside of the bowls. Flip the bowls upside down and shuffle them around on a table.
• Explain that you will make a true or false statement. Teams will take turns answering and choosing the bowl they think has the correct answer.
• Award 10 points for the correct answer and 20 points for choosing the correct bowl. The team with the most points wins.
• Remember to shuffle the bowls between each question.

True and False Review
Statements:

• Jacob loved to hunt.
  (False. His brother was the hunter.)
• Isaac wanted Esau to bring him a blanket.
  (False. Isaac asked for a meal.)
• Isaac planned to bless his older son, Esau.
  (true)
• Jacob pretended to be Esau and received his father’s blessing.
  (true)
• Esau came alone to meet Jacob.
  (False. He came with 400 men.)
• Esau was angry when he greeted Jacob.
  (False. Esau greeted Jacob with a hug.)
• Jacob asked his brother for forgiveness, and Esauforgave him.
  (true)

KEEP IT TOGETHER
Item Needed: › pencils › plastic tablecloth › 1 cup cornstarch › 1/2 to 1 cup of clear gel soap › small bowl › spoon › wet wipes

Lead the group to make putty:

• Add one cup of cornstarch and half a cup of liquid soap into a bowl.
• Stir the ingredients together with a spoon until it’s too hard to mix. Then use your fingers. If the mixture is dry, add more soap.
• The putty is ready when it is moldable, a bit slimy, and no longer sticks to your fingers.

Give everyone a piece of the putty and try the following experiments:

• “What happens when you pull it slowly?” (It stretches.)
• “What happens when you pull it quickly?” (It breaks.)

Explain that unforgiveness is like putty when you pull it quickly. It can cause hardships, hurt feelings, and cause people to act in ways they normally would not. Unforgiveness can “break” relationships.

Demonstrate by pulling the putty quickly.

Put the putty back together and remind kids that asking for forgiveness and forgiving those who have hurt us is showing honor to God.

Share that Jacob lived away from his family for many years after he stole from his brother Esau. Forgiveness brought the family back together.