This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 13th June 2015. Have a look and try a few!
Friendship Pen
Glue and wrap different
coloured wool around the pen. The different colours can
represent you and your friends.
Jonathan was the
King’s son. He met David when David came
to work for his dad.
How did you meet your
friends?
Cut lines in some funky
foam to make hair. Peel off the double sided
tape and wrap around pencil. Glue on eyes, draw a
mouth, nose, eyebrows etc
Or you can design a
pencil topper of your own
Jonathan gave David
some things that were precious to him, to show what good friends they were
Choose a friend you would
like to give your pencil topper to
Hearts
Hearts
Take two halves of
hearts, cover with glue and stick on tissue.
For each one, thread lace
through the hole to form a knot then tie to form a necklace
Cover with a film of
watered down glue so that it will look shiny when dry
David and Jonathan
were very good friends
Keep one half and give the other half to someone special
Fold a piece of elastic
in half. Thread the double elastic
through one hole and down the next of a lego brick. Pull elastic tight while
fitting second brick (without holes) on top.
The two bricks fit together like friends do. Tie the elastic ends
together
David and Jonathan
promised that they would be friends for ever
Who is the friend you
have had the longest?
Sword
Wrap silver paper around
the sword
Jonathan gave David
some things that were precious to him.
He gave him his robe, his armour, his sword, his bow and his belt
What would you give to
your friends?
Draw round your hands and
cut them out. Then join the pinkies
together with a split pin as if they are making a pinky promise
David promised to love
Jonathan and Jonathan promised that he would always support him
Think of some things you
could promise to do
Paint a stone
Paint a stone with a
pattern on it
David hid behind a big
stone so that no-one would see him
Do you like playing hide
and seek? What are good places to hide?
Decorate your pot.
Then cut out some arrows (or
use some that are already cut out).
Write or draw on them some things to pray for.
Take it home and each day
draw out one of the arrows and talk to God about whatever is on it
Jonathan shot three
arrows to give a message to David
Do you find it easy or hard to pray?
Food arrows
Cut out of the cheese a
head and a tail for your arrow.
Put some icing on either end
of a twiglet and stick the cheese to it.
Jonathan fired three arrows to give David a message
Bow and arrows
Take a lolly stick from
the water and gently bend it.
Attach an elastic band to
it in the grooves.
Make an arrow out of your
cotton bud.
See if you can fire your
arrow (not at any faces!)
Jonathan fired three
arrows to give David a secret message.
What he shouted showed David what the message was.
How would you pass a
secret message to a friend?
Facepaint tears
Have tears painted on
your face
David had to leave
because Jonathan’s dad was very angry with him.
They both cried when he left.
Do you ever get upset when someone leaves?
Cut a band of paper to
the size of your head. Stick on the star
in the middle of it. Then decorate the
rest of the paper.
Tape the two ends of the
paper together so it fits around your head
Jonathan couldn’t be
with David any more so he wanted God to be with David in his place
What is it like to have
God as your friend?
Clay cave
Make a cave out of clay.
After David had run
away he lived in a cave so he wouldn’t be found
What would it be like to
live in a cave? What would you enjoy and
what would you miss?
Canvas bag
Do you struggle to
take all your crafts home? You can make your own
messy church bag.
Trace the logo through
your bag.
Paint in the red splat.
You might want to also
write @St. Helen’s or add your name.
