Giving Thanks To God

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Opening Prayer: Read What We Do

Praise and worship: Read What We Do

Prayer request: Read What We Do

Game: Carry the food

Ask kids: What they did for Thanksgiving.

Explain what Thanksgiving is and let this lead into the Bible lesson (talk enough about Thanksgiving to settle the kids down but not enough to relax them, remember you will talk about the Bible and you want them listening.)

Bible Lesson: Bible Lesson

Object Lesson: Cutting Corners (I’m still thinking, does anyone have a good one For Thanksgiving?) Please email me if you do.

Game: Tell the kids how you play/watch sports on Thanksgiving so it wouldn't be right if you didn't play a sport today. Bring out the basket ball hoop (or trash can) and let four kids fire away. Let two kids on a team, one retrieves the balls and the other shoots. Of course the one that makes the most baskets wins. You could make it more challenging by having the kids play with a football instead of a basketball. (It is football season)

Life App. Story: Tell the story of Dave Roever, or of Reggie White

Contrast the heroes with those who focus on themselves rather than God. With these two stories we hope to let the kids know how important it is to focus on God our whole life. Every choice counts.

You may try a craft if you have smaller kids: Have the kids trace around their hands with a crayon. Then have a leader put glue or paste inside the lines to cover the "Turkey". Let the kids pour different kids (colors) of spices on the glue or paste. When the kids are done have plastic Baggies that the papers will fit in and put them in the bags for the kids to take home.