Jesus at a wedding
This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 8th October 2016. Have a look and try a few!
This page takes you through the various activities we had at Messy Church on 8th October 2016. Have a look and try a few!
Bride and groom
Make the clothes of the bride and groom by sticking on
cloth. Make them look very well dressed
Jesus and his disciples were invited to a wedding. They were friends of the family.
How did the groom feel when he ran out of wine? How did he feel when he found they had lots
of good wine after all?
Wedding guests
Add some wedding guests to the painting
There were lots of guests at the wedding that Jesus went
to. So many that they ran out of wine.
Have you been invited to a wedding? What did you wear? What would you like to wear if you were
invited to another wedding?
Decorate glasses
Stick tissue paper onto the glasses to decorate them.
Coat the glass with glue to make it shiny
Jesus was at a wedding where they ran out of wine to drink
Have you ever run out of something you needed? What did you do about it?
Wedding wooden spoon
Wrap ribbon and lace around the spoon handle.
Then write or draw on the spoon bowl. You could draw a glass of water on one side
and a glass of wine on the other, colour one side blue and the other
purple. Or you could write Jesus turned
water into wine.
Jesus and his disciples were invited to a wedding. He went with his mother.
Have you ever been to a wedding? What did you like about it?
Buttonhole
Take several sheets of tissue paper and fold them. Then twist the end of a pipecleaner round the
tissue paper to make the stem of a flower
Jesus and his disciples were invited to a wedding
Guests at a wedding may wear buttonholes
You can wear your buttonhole as you go to church to hear the
wedding story being told
Decorate a box. Make
it look special as it is for a wedding.
Put a chocolate in it. You can
take it away to give someone as a present.
Jesus gave a very special present at this wedding. When they ran out of wine, he turned water
into wine for them to drink.
Wedding favours are sometimes given to guests to thank them
for coming to a wedding? Who will you
give yours to?
Wedding cakes
Ice a cupcake. Then
make a marshmallow into a flower by slicing it four times and spreading it out
to make four petals. Slice a piece off
another marshmallow to make a centre.
The wedding Jesus went to was a very special occasion. They had special food and drink. But the best wine, was the wine Jesus got
from the water.
I wonder what food they had at the wedding Jesus went
to. What do you think?
Spray different colours of paint onto the paper using
brushes and toothbrushes. Be careful
just to spray it into the paper, not onto anyone else!
Jesus showed he wanted the couple to have a happy marriage
by making sure their wedding feast went well
Throwing confetti at weddings is a custom that has been
followed for hundreds of years. It
started in Italy and petals, grain or rice could be thrown. It showed that they wanted the couple to have
happy lives together.
Confetti
Punch different shaped holes in the paper and fill a bag.
Jesus showed he wanted the couple to have a happy marriage
by making sure their wedding feast went well
Throwing confetti at weddings is a custom that has been
followed for hundreds of years. It
started in Italy and petals, grain or rice could be thrown. It showed that they wanted the couple to have
happy lives together.
Clay jar
Mould the clay into a small water jar
The water jars at this wedding were big. They each held about 100 Litres of water. There were 6 of them, so that was 600 litres
of water. This water was usually for
washing not for drinking.
How much water do you drink a day?
Mocktail making
Make a drink from the different cordials on the table.
When the master of the banquet tasted the water that had
been turned into wine, he found it was the best wine they had had all day.
What does it taste like?
Which mix tastes the best?
Water play
Pour the water using the different jugs, jars and beakers
you can find
The servants filled six stone water jars when Jesus told
them to
Their jars held 100 litres.
How long do you think it took them to fill each jar?
Decorate dishcloth
How many jobs can you think of that need doing around the
house?
Write them on a dishcloth, or draw a picture of them. Take it home to remind you.
Jesus told the servants to fill the jars with water, and
they filled them to the brim. Then they
took some water to the master of the banquet.
What jobs do you like doing at home?
Prayer flowers
Take a flower or cut one out yourself. Write on it something or someone that you
want to pray for.
Fold over the petals and then place it gently on the
water. Watch the petals open as you
pray.
The groom at the wedding told Jesus his problem and Jesus
sorted it out
What do you want to tell Jesus about?
Adult colouring
Colour in one of these pictures or draw your own
Jesus’ mother was at the wedding. Jesus and his disciples were also invited
Think about weddings that you have been to. What special things can you remember?
