Today we discussed the plenty of the promised land...a land flowing with milk and honey! To help us remember this we made ice cream in a bag! There were many cold hands but most of the kids liked the finished ice cream.
(There are many ice cream in a bag recipes online. The basics: quart size zippy bag with ice cream mixture placed inside a gallon size zippy bag of salt and ice...shake until thick...eat! The mixture is 1/2 cup whole milk [or half and half or mix of the two], 1 T sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla.)
February 22, 2009
February 15, 2009
Mission:Possible: games
Today we continued discussing Joshua and Caleb and their obedience. When they scouted out the promised land they saw the wonderful land that God was giving to them. The other scouts saw a land they couldn't conquer...forgetting God!
The games we played today required looking for things that were there and things that weren't there. This reminds us of how the scouts went to look at what the land had and didn't have.
(For the games I had trays full of miscellaneous objects. With the first tray, the kids had 1-3 minutes to look at what was on the tray. The tray was covered up and two teams took turns naming an item on the tray (without repeating). The team that wasn't stumped won the round. After the kids studied the next tray, they left the room while I removed 11 items. The teams then looked at the uncovered tray and took turns naming an item that was now missing from the tray. Again the team that wasn't stumped won the round.)
The games we played today required looking for things that were there and things that weren't there. This reminds us of how the scouts went to look at what the land had and didn't have.
(For the games I had trays full of miscellaneous objects. With the first tray, the kids had 1-3 minutes to look at what was on the tray. The tray was covered up and two teams took turns naming an item on the tray (without repeating). The team that wasn't stumped won the round. After the kids studied the next tray, they left the room while I removed 11 items. The teams then looked at the uncovered tray and took turns naming an item that was now missing from the tray. Again the team that wasn't stumped won the round.)
February 8, 2009
Mission:Possible: craft
We continue to learn about Joshua's and Caleb's obedience to God. Today we made paper mache grapes, great big giant grapes! (remembering one of the incredible things Joshua and Caleb saw when they explored the promised land)
(Each student made a paper mache grape out of a balloon. We used newsprint and flour paste for the first two layers. For the last layer we used torn, purple paper napkin (without paste). Any purple that is sticking up can be smoothed down with liquid starch. When dry, the individual grapes were wired into one big bunch. This can be messy...proceed with caution! )
(Each student made a paper mache grape out of a balloon. We used newsprint and flour paste for the first two layers. For the last layer we used torn, purple paper napkin (without paste). Any purple that is sticking up can be smoothed down with liquid starch. When dry, the individual grapes were wired into one big bunch. This can be messy...proceed with caution! )
February 1, 2009
Mission:Possible: story
Today we heard from C and J, super spies extraordinaire! They told us how Caleb and Joshua trusted God while they scouted the promised land! Next we read the account from the Old Testament book Numbers. We finished off the morning with a snack of grape juice, yogurt and honey. Our new memory verse is Numbers 14:9 Do not rebel against the LORD...the LORD is with us!
(Two adults told the story as Joshua and Caleb spying on the promised land. C and J "snuck" from bush to bush until they arrived at the bush in front of the class. While looking through binoculars C and J exclaimed over all they were seeing. The bushes were chairs covered with sheets and labeled "This is a bush" This set lent itself to humor...clumsily sneaking from bush to bush, asking repeatedly "Do you see anything yet?" etc. But in the end proclaiming the greatness of God who gave such an awesome land. )
(Two adults told the story as Joshua and Caleb spying on the promised land. C and J "snuck" from bush to bush until they arrived at the bush in front of the class. While looking through binoculars C and J exclaimed over all they were seeing. The bushes were chairs covered with sheets and labeled "This is a bush" This set lent itself to humor...clumsily sneaking from bush to bush, asking repeatedly "Do you see anything yet?" etc. But in the end proclaiming the greatness of God who gave such an awesome land. )
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