Song – “I may never march in the infantry"
Song – “Jesus Loves Me”
Game – Desert Temptation Stations
- Lent is a time of repentance, fasting, and preparation for the coming of Easter. We focus on our relationship with God, often choosing to give up something or to volunteer for others.
- Break the children up into two groups. Children have a relay race:
- Return the bread to the basket for it will feed your body but not your soul.
- Walk on the “tightrope” to the mountain.
- Climb the mountain, but when going over be careful, little feet, where you jump.
- Crawl through the tunnel to the “Throne.”
- Sit down in the throne and remember to worship only God.
- Run to the bread basket, pick up a loaf to hand to the next friend.
Story Magnifier – Cross Necklace
- Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter,” in which we reflect on the joyful anticipation of the Resurrection.
- Use a cross and beads to make a necklace.
Art – Coffee Filter Butterflies
- Lent comes from a word that means “Spring.” The forty days represents the time Jesus spent preparing to begin his ministry. Just like a caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly, we who are in Christ become new creations.
- Color the coffee filter with markers completely. Then take a wet paint brush and wet the coffee filter to make the marker spread. Bunch the coffee filter in the middle and clip the clothespin on with a chenille stem
