Thanksgiving for Christ
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Introduction
Introduction
MEMORY VERSE
This lesson is designed to encourage children to be thankful for God around Thanksgiving. It encourages kids to focus on the love of Christ by using the verse, Psalm 107:1.
Objective: To teach kids to be thankful for the love of Christ
Memory Verse: Give them this verse to take home and memorize, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” (Psalm 107:1, ESV)
Does anybody know why we celebrate Thanksgiving? (give them time to answer). We celebrate Thanksgiving because God has provided us with a good harvest. Do you know what a harvest is? (give them time to answer). A harvest is the food that grows, but today we are going to talk about something else we should be thankful for. We should be thankful for Jesus and the deep love that He has for us.
Jesus loves us so much that he died on the cross for us, does anybody know why He did this? (give them time to answer). Jesus died on the cross for us because we are sinners, we do things that are bad and sin separates us from God. What does it mean to be separated from God? (give them time to answer), it means that we can’t be close to him. This made God sad and so God came up with a plan, He sent His Perfect Son, Jesus, to earth to pay the punishment of death so that we can be close to God once again.
Is that the end of the story? (give them time to answer). You are right, it is not the end of the story because Jesus rose from the dead. Do you know what it means to rise from the dead? (give them time to answer). It means that Jesus came back to life and the reason He came back to life is because He is perfect and therefore death could not keep Him.
Isn’t it amazing that Jesus had such a deep love for each of you that He was willing to die for you? His love is deep, wide, and perfect. He loves you more than you can ever imagine. We should celebrate Jesus’ love for us because it is the best gift that we have ever been given!
The Bible says,
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! (Psalm 107:1).
Questions:
Why did Jesus die for us? (Answer: Because He loves us)
Why should we celebrate Jesus’ love? (Answer: Because it is the best gift we have ever been given)
How does it make you feel knowing that Jesus loves you?
Application: You can talk to God whenever you want, it’s called prayer. The next time that you are praying you should thank Jesus for the amazing love that He has for you!
Activities
Activities
Activity 1 "Thankful for Jesus Craft"
Activity 1 "Thankful for Jesus Craft"
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Paint (Red, Orange, Yellow, Brown)
Construction paper
Markers
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Directions:
Let each kid pick out a piece of construction paper.
Have them draw a huge cross on the page filling up most of the page and write "I am thankful for Jesus!" on the page. WHILE they are doing this, pour out some paint in the paint trays for them to use for the next step.
Once they have the cross completed, they can paint using their fingerprint and fill in the cross with the fall colors. Let them see the picture for reference.
Activity 2 "Feather Float"
Activity 2 "Feather Float"
Time: 5-10 Minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Feathers
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How to Play:
Give each player a feather.
To play, players must blow the feather in the air and keep it floating in the air as long as possible.
If you’re playing individual style games, they must keep it up for a minute. If you’re playing team or head to head, whoever keeps it up longest.
Activity 3 "Candy Corn Relay"
Activity 3 "Candy Corn Relay"
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials needed from the cart (varies based on the game you choose):
Bowls
Candy corn
Spoon
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Directions:
Divide the kids into two teams.
Race back and forth to fill a bowl with candy corn.
Activity 4 "Turkey Hands"
Activity 4 "Turkey Hands"
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials needed from the cart:
Construction paper (Red/Orange/Green/Brown/White)
Scissors
Glue/Tape
Googley Eyes
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Directions:
Give each child a brown, orange, red, and green piece of construction paper.
Have them trace their hand two times on each page and cut each one out.
Have them take the two brown circles and arrange the hands and circles to form a turkey (look at the picture for reference. They can glue or tape them together.
Lastly, have them glue down the googley eyes and cut an orange beak to paste down.
Activity 5 "Dance it out"
Activity 5 "Dance it out"
Time: 10-20 minutes
Materials needed from the cart (varies based on the game you choose):
christian just dance videos below
If they don't want to play the Christian Just Dance game they can play follow the leader.
Wrap It Up!
Wrap It Up!
**Snacks can be given at this time, if needed**
**Snacks can be given at this time, if needed**
-Come together and sit in a circle to talk about what they learned today. Ask them the same questions that you asked at the beginning of the day. How are their answers different now that they know more about Palm Sunday? Talk about what they can go home and tell their family about Palm Sunday. This is also a time they can update their journals (big kids only) or color the pictures (littles).
-Come together and sit in a circle to talk about what they learned today. Ask them the same questions that you asked at the beginning of the day. How are their answers different now that they know more about Palm Sunday? Talk about what they can go home and tell their family about Palm Sunday. This is also a time they can update their journals (big kids only) or color the pictures (littles).
-Ask if anyone has a prayer request/praise report. Pray over requests.
-Ask if anyone has a prayer request/praise report. Pray over requests.
-Worship time- Have the kids go find a spot to themselves and have some time with God (play the song below for around 3/5 minutes).
-Worship time- Have the kids go find a spot to themselves and have some time with God (play the song below for around 3/5 minutes).
Worship
Worship
Last Minute Filler Ideas
Last Minute Filler Ideas
-Have them gather around the table and draw a picture or write a letter to their families about what they learned today.
-Play a game of some sort. (If you have the hula hoops, have them join hands in a circle and pass the hula hoop around the circle without breaking their hands)
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