Materials
Clay, dirt, or paper mache
Baking soda
Spoon
Vinegar
Large tray or plastic storage box
Variations
You may use Diet Coke and Mentos as a replacement to baking soda and vinegar.
Objective
To demonstrate a volcanic eruption
Recommended Group Size
4+ persons
Estimated Time
15 minutes
Purpose
To show the omniscience of God
Procedure
On a large tray or in a plastic storage box, prepare a volcano model from clay, dirt, or paper mache.
Place about 2 spoonfuls of baking soda in the volcano.
Ask the participants what they think will happen when you add the vinegar.
Add an ounce of vinegar to the volcano to create the “eruption.”
Conclude with the lesson.
Lesson
Explain to participants that we may not always know what will happen. However, God knows everything that will happen. If we mix X and Y in our lives, God knows what will happen, even when we may not. We should learn to trust in God because He is all-knowing, and we can depend on Him at all times.
Notes
Suggested for participants 9 years old and younger.
More detailed instructions on making a volcano here.