StAC KIDS!

 Join in with some StAC Kids sessions!

Before you watch the video, try to get hold of the following items:

  • Paper

  • Pencils

  • Colouring pens/pencils

  • Scissors

  • Glue stick

  • A Bible – the Lion First Bible is good for younger children, the Good News Bible is a great one for 7-14 yr olds

 

Get in touch

We would love to hear from you! Let me know what you’ve been up to this week. You can contact me at judy@stac.org.uk . Please also send me photos of any pictures or craft activities you’ve made or prayers you’ve written from the video sessions.

 

Adam and Eve

Questions to think about :

  1. I wonder why the man and the woman were so happy in the garden in the beginning?

  2. I wonder why the woman chose to do the wrong thing?

  3. I wonder why God said they had to leave the garden?

 

Cain and Abel

Questions to think about from this week’s session:

  1. I wonder how God felt when Abel gave him his offering?

  2. I wonder how God felt when Cain gave him his offering?

  3. I wonder how Cain felt when God sent him away to wander for the rest of his life?

Here’s a photo of the prayer activity session for this week, too – you might want to make one before you watch the video.

 


 

Noah

Questions to think about:

  1. I wonder what others thought and did when they saw Noah building his huge boat?

  2. I wonder how Noah’s wife felt when Noah told her God had told him to build a boat?

  3. I wonder if Noah ever thought God’s plan wasn’t going to work?

Imagine you are one of Noah’s sons and write a diary entry for the day all the animals were loaded into the boat and it started to rain. Describe what has happened so far that day – what did you see? what did you hear? what did you smell? How do you feel about being on the boat with all the animals and birds? Do you think your father has done the right thing? Don’t forget to use lots of adjectives in your description! 

Dear Diary,

What an extraordinary day! It all started when……

 

Noah and the Rainbow

Before watching this week’s video, you might want to collect together the following items:

  • Some slips of paper for writing or drawing on

  • a small box – like an empty tissue box, or shoe box

  • some cardboard

  • some string

For the craft activity, draw a rainbow shape and a cloud and sun shape onto the cardboard and cut out, as in the photo here:

 

Questions to think about :

  1. I wonder how Noah felt when he came out of the ark?

  2. I wonder if Noah trusted God to keep his promise?

  3. I wonder if God still keeps his promises?

There are some great online resources to help you have more fun with the story of Noah.

Go to https://www.coloring.ws/noah.htm for colouring pages and

http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/noahs-activities.htm for lots of games and puzzles, including word searches, anagrams, crosswords and lots more.

 

 

Jesus healing a woman on the Sabbath

For the craft activity this week you will just need a sheet of paper to make a poster. If you have some pipe cleaners at home, they could be used to make puppets, too!

Questions to think about from this week’s session:

  1. I wonder how the woman felt when she met Jesus?

  2. I wonder why Jesus decided to heal the woman?

  3. I wonder I wonder why the leaders thought keeping the rules was so important?

  4. I wonder how you would have felt if you had seen Jesus breaking the rules?

 

Jesus and the men with leprosy

For the craft activity this week you will need a strip of paper to make into a wristband, or a blank postcard/piece of card or paper the size of a postcard

Questions to think about from this week’s session:

  1. I wonder how the men felt when Jesus healed them?

  2. I wonder why only one man came back to thank Jesus?

  3. I wonder how Jesus felt when only one man came back to thank him?

 

Joshua

For the craft activity you will need some strips of paper to make paper chains
and some sellotape or glue to stick them together,
and/or a sheet of paper with our memory verse written on – see photo. 

 

Questions to think about from this week’s session:

  1. I wonder how Joshua felt when God made that promise to be with him and help him?

  2. I wonder how the Israelites felt when they heard what God had promised Joshua?

  3. I wonder what helped Joshua to be strong and brave?

 

Spies on a secret mission

Questions to think about from this week’s session:

  1. I wonder how the spies felt when they were hiding on the roof?

  2. I wonder why Rahab helped the spies?

  3. I wonder when God was with the spies?

For some great puzzles and quizzes all about Joshua and the spies please go to:

https://calvarycurriculum.com/pdf/Curriculum/Original/Curriculum/CURR056.PDF

To practise your spy skills, check out the cryptograms at

 https://www.dltk-kids.com/bible/cryptograms/cryptogram-index.htm

 

The Fall of Jericho

Questions to think about:

  1. I wonder how the Israelites felt when Joshua told them God’s plan for taking the city?

  2. I wonder what the people of Jericho thought when they saw the Israelites marching around the city walls?

  3. I wonder who won the battle?