CANDY LAND3-6 year olds

God's love is so sweet!

CONTENTS

SUN-YAY ACTIVITIES

WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES

SNACK TIME

ACTIVITY

TALK IT OVER

PRAYER

ATTACHMENTS

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Bible Focus

The GoodSamaritan

(Luke 10:25-37)

Memory Verse

For God soloved the wor ld

that he gavehis only Son,that whoever

bel ieves in Himshould notper ish, but

have eternall i fe.

JOHN 3: 16

Need to Know

Jesus helps uslove others l ike

He does

Family Fun

Wrapped UpFruit B ingo

Watch: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) on Youtube

(Credit: Saddleback kids)

How well do you know your neighbor? Do you know what kind of

car they drive? Do they have a dog or a cat? Do you know the

names of their kids?

Jesus talks about loving our neighbors in today's Bible Story, but

when He talks about neighbor, He is not ONLY talking about the

people who live next to us. In fact, when Jesus talks about

loving our neighbors, He means we should be kind and loving to

everyone who crosses our path!

But showing love to everyone, even a stranger, can be tough!

How can we do it? Well, the good news is that we don't have to

do it alone. The Holy Spirit, who is inside us, will help us.

SUN-YAY ACTIVITIES

B I B L E F O C U S

The Good Samaritan

For this hilarious activity, you will need a roll

of toilet paper per child. Make sure you play

in a spacious area with no hard furniture

around.

The game starts with the kids standing with

both arms outstretched to the sides, and

with one end of the toilet paper roll

clenched in one fist. On your count, the kids

have to start spinning so that the toilet

paper unravels and wraps around their

body. Kids must be cautious to not rip the

paper.

L O V E B I N G O

W R A P P E D U P !

Give each child a Love Bingo Card. Shuffle

the Love Cards and place them in a bag or

container.

Draw a Love Card from the stack and read

the card to the children while showing them

the picture on the front.

Invite the kids to draw an “X” over the

picture on their Bingo card that matches the

picture on the Love Card. The first kids to

get “Bingo” – four in a row vertically,

horizontally, or diagonally – are the winners!

In today's Bible Story, we heard about a man that asked

Jesus how he could live forever in Heaven. Jesus told the

man to love God with all of his heart and to love his

neighbor as he loved himself. Do you think Jesus meant

he needed to only love the people that lived next door?

No way! Loving our neighbor doesn't just mean loving the

people next door. It means we love everyone because

we know how much Jesus loves them and how important

they are to Him.

Think about the Samaritan man. Did he show love by

thinking of the traveler OR thinking of himself? (By

thinking of the traveler) Exactly! You see, when we only

think of ourselves, we can get all wrapped up in

selfishness! But God doesn't want that from us, He wants

us to show love and kindness and gentleness to others!

But that is sometimes hard to do! God knows that. And

He loves us so much that He gave us a helper. This

helper is called The Holy Spirit. He comes to live in our

hearts when we give our hearts to Jesus, and He helps us

grow something called The Fruit of the Spirit. When we

have the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives, we can show

others what God's love is like.

A P P L I C A T I O N

P R A I S E A N D W O R S H I P

Watch THE RISERS- JOHN 3: 16  (Credit : The Risers)

on Youtube and s ing along.

V E R S E H U N T

Print the Heart puzzle at the back of this book out on a large

piece of paper (A3). Invite the kids to colour the heart in and

assist them in cutting out the puzzle pieces. Hide the puzzle

pieces all around the house or the garden and challenge the kids

to search for all the pieces and assemble the puzzle. Once the

puzzle has been assembled, read the verse together.

W E E K D A Y A C T I V I T I E S

Use these act iv i t ies dur ing the week to reinforce th is

week 's NEED TO KNOW POINT: JESUS HELPS ME LOVE

OTHERS L IKE HE DOES

S N A C K T I M EInspire your kids to love their neighbor with these adorable and delicious stack of

heart shaped buttermilk pancakes, layered with Nutella and topped with fresh

berries.

You will need:

1 3/4 cups flour

2 tbsp castor sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking power

1/2 tsp salt

3 eggs, beaten

2 cups buttermilk

1/2 cupt butter

2 tsp oil

Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the

eggs and then beat in the buttermilk. Add the egg and buttermilk mixture to the dry

ingredients and whisk lightly. Whisk in the melted butter. Brush a pan with the oil and

slowly pour the mixture into the pan in the shape of a heart. Allow pancakes to cook

for 2-3 minutes on both sides. Spread each heart with Nutella and decorate with

fresh berries. Enjoy!

CRAFT

Make this cute Love Your Neighbour fridge

magnet to remind the kids about today's

story.

Print out the plaster page at the back of

this book. Invite the kids to colour in,

decorate and cut out both plasters. Cut

the first plaster down the middle and

paste the edges of both halves down onto

the second plaster.

In our story today, how many people stopped to help the

man that got robbed? (only one)

How can you show love to others?

TALK IT OVER

Use the questions below to initiate a conversation with your

kids about this week's NEED TO KNOW point.

Jesus told us this story to remind us us WHY it is important to

be kind and to love others like Jesus loves them. This week,

make sure you are showing love to your friends, family,

teachers, and even strangers!

P R A Y E R

Today, we heard a story f rom the Bible about

someone who showed great love to a complete

stranger. Sometimes I t can be hard to love others , or

to be k ind to others , especial ly i f we don't know them

but God wants us to love our neighbour because

Jesus loves us and loves them too!!

Heavenly Father , thank You for lov ing us. Help us to

love others the way You love us , even when i t ’ s hard.

We love You! Amen..

ATTACHMENTS:

Colouring In Page

ATTACHMENTS:

Verse Hunt

For God so loved

the world that He gave

his only Son, that whoever

believes in Him should

not perish, but have

eternal life.

JOHN

3:16

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Bingo Questions

How does it make you feel when other people forgive you for something wrong that you do?

(Happy, excited) When we show love by not keeping track of wrongs, we make other people

feel happy,too!

Is it loving for you to say kind things to someone? (Yes) What could you say?

If you love someone, do you make them feel bad for all the wrong things they’ve ever done to

you? (No) No! Because love does not keep track of wrongs!

If you love someone, do you make them feel bad for all the wrong things they’ve ever done to

you? (No) No! Because love does not keep track of wrongs!

Sometimes when people want to show someone that they love them, they give them a gift.

What kind of gift would you give someone you love?

Because of Covid, we are not allowed to give hugs to everyone anymore... How else can we

show people that we care about them?

It can be very tempting to gossip about people in our school with our friends over whatsapp...

Do you think that gossiping is a good way to show people love?

Some people show love by doing little things to help people. Can you think of someone you

can show love to by helping?

Your mom or dad leaves you a special note inside your lunchbook to remind you that they love

you! How does that make you feel?

What can you do if it's raining and you see a child at school who doesn't have an umbrella but

you do?

How do you feel when someone does something kind for you?

You make a small gift bag for your teacher to tell him or her that you appreciate them. What

kind of treats can you put in that bag?

A great way to show love to someone is by praying for them. Would you be shy if God told

you to pray for a complete stranger?

One of the boys in your class is having a hard time with their homework. How can you show

him love?

God shows His love for us all the time. Can you give some examples of how we know that

God loves us?

There is one day in the year set aside for all things LOVE! What day is that? Do you think we

should only love people one day of the year?