A friend at night

This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 09 November 2013. Have a look and try a few!

Night time sounds

Listen to the sounds and see if you can work out what they are.  There are 8 different sounds.

The story begins when someone goes to a friend’s house at midnight

Have you ever been up at midnight?  What sounds have you heard?

Bread

Make a bread roll and take it home to bake it

Jesus said ‘Suppose one of you should go to a friend’s house at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.  A friend of mine who is on a journey has just come to my house and I haven’t got any food for him.’’

Do you know how bread is made?  What are the ingredients that you use?

Friendship bracelets

Make a friendship bracelet

The man said ‘A friend of mine who is on a journey has just come to my house and I haven’t got any food for him.’

Has a friend ever asked you for help?

Locks

Can you open any of the locks with one of the keys?  There is a prize inside if you can.

Suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don’t bother me!  The door is already locked.’

Do you have anything that needs a key to open it?

Baby in bed

Use wafers to make a bed.  Put a jelly baby in bed and make sheets from the icing.

Suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don’t bother me!  My children and I are in bed.  I can’t get up and give you anything.’

What would you get up for once you are in bed?

Pillows

Take two pieces of fleece.  Make a pillow by tying the pieces at the edge of the fleece together.  Stuff it before tying the final pieces together.

Suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don’t bother me!  My children and I are in bed.  I can’t get up and give you anything.’

What time do you go to bed?

Door knockers

Attach the knocker to the door and draw on a handle 

Ask and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

 Do you have a door knocker at home or a bell?  Or do people just knock on the door?

Door cards

Decorate a card and choose a prayer to go inside

Ask and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

When Jesus said this he was talking about what it is like to talk to God.  God always takes notice when we talk to him.

Snakes on sticks

Cut out the paper to make a snake, decorate it and add it to a stick.

Would any of you give someone a snake when he asks for fish to eat? 

Do you like snakes?  Jesus was thinking of poisonous snakes that would be bad to eat.

Scorpions

Paint a scorpion

Would you give someone a scorpion if he asks for an egg?

Scorpions have eight legs and are related to spiders.  They have poison at the end of their tail that they use to sting their prey.

Egg cups

Decorate an eggcup and then put a hard boiled egg in it

Would you give someone a scorpion if he asks for an egg?

How do you like to eat eggs?  Scrambled, poached, fried or boiled?

Gift boxes

Decorate a gift box

You know how to give good things to your children.  How much more then will your Father in heaven give himself to those who ask him.

The best thing that God can give us is himself