We came up with a fun way to work on our
memory verse for December Party Club 2014.
I printed out light bulb shapes,
colored the tops and wrote one word
of the verse on each bulb in white crayon.
I taped them to a foam core poster board and
I taped them to a foam core poster board and
painted a wire running through and a cord.
I have bowls with a small amount of watered
I have bowls with a small amount of watered
down craft paint and a piece of sponge in each.
The idea is to have kids rub the paint onto the bulb
The idea is to have kids rub the paint onto the bulb
to 'magically' uncover a word from our verse.
Then we will recite the verse together.
Then we will recite the verse together.
I will post a follow-up photo of the painted bulbs.
Here are the printable bulbs:
It was a hit!!
Only problem I had was,
there are only 14 'bulbs' and about
there are only 14 'bulbs' and about
30 kids that wanted to help 'turn on the lights!
club photo by Julianna Dunning
We sang:
'and they shall call his name Emmanuel x3
which means God with us!',
which means God with us!',
to the tune of 'Happy Birthday'.
So everyone picked up the verse easily.
Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son,
and and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted, God with us.
~Matthew 1:23
