A Man who Finds Treasure - 12 October 2013
Spade
Design your own spade out of junk. Then see if you can lift some sand with it to get a prize.The man dug his treasure out of the ground
How big a hole do you think he had to dig?
Can you find something hidden using your hands only?
The treasure in today’s story was hidden
What did you find?
Can you find anything in the shaving foam?
The treasure in today’s story was hidden
Did you find anything in the foam?
Paint the glass beads and then thread them on a string
When the man found the finest pearl he had ever seen he paid everything he had to get it
Which of your beads do you like best?
Threading beadsMake a bracelet out of the paper beads
When the man found the finest pearl he had ever seen he paid everything he had to get it
Which of your beads do you like best?
Clay treasure box
Make a treasure box out of clay. Leave it to stand to set hard.
The man dug the treasure box up in a field
What would you like to put in your box?
Colour in your treasure box. Then fold it into a box and glue it down. Put a jewel inside.
The man dug the treasure box up in a field
Where will you keep your treasure box?
Make a treasure map
The man who found treasure hid it so no-one else could find it.
How do you remember where you have put things?
Stick paper onto the card to decorate the frame. Then put a sheet with a bible verse inside.
The man gave everything he had to get the pearl
How much would you spend to get a pearl?
Make a mobile with coat hangers and then hang things that are special to you on it
The man gave everything he had to get the pearl
What is special about the things you have put on the mobile?
Hidden things
You can have one go at each of these
Lift a lolly and see if you can find a special one
Feel in the sand and see if you can find a penny
Feel in the sawdust and see if you find a chocolate coin
When the man found the treasure he buried it again so that other people wouldn't find it.
Where would you hide something you don’t want other people to find?
Make a treasure chest out of wafers and fill it with chocolate and treasure
The man spent everything to buy the field so that he could get the treasure
If you had a lot of money what would you buy?
God rules
Use paint, glitter and jewels to colour in ‘God rules’. Then add some pictures of places God rules over like home, school, shops, world
The kingdom of heaven is the place where God rules. Jesus told this story about the kingdom of heaven.
What does this story tell us about God?
Hit the bag with a stick and see if a sweet comes out. Only one go.
The man who found the pearl was very pleased. He went to a lot of trouble to get to the pearl.
Was it easy or hard to get a sweet?
Prayer Prompts
How are you today?
Choose something from the box that fits with the way you are
Talk to God about it
