Monday 14 October 2013

A Man who Finds Treasure - 12 October 2013


This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 12 October 2013. Have a look and try a few!

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?


Hidden things
Can you find something hidden using your hands only?

The treasure in today’s story was hidden

What did you find?


Shaving foam


Can you find anything in the shaving foam?

The treasure in today’s story was hidden

Did you find anything in the foam?

Glass beads
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 beads
Make 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?




Folded treasure 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?

Treasure map

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?

Picture frame


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?


Special mobile

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?

Wafer treasure chest

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?

Pinata

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









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