Hello Friend!
It's November! Well done for all you've acheived this year. I am so blessed by your heart to create meaningful moments for the children in your life to encounter the Godhead.
It's such a privilege for us to steer, guide, nurture and provide support for children to engage with God. I pray you'll be encouraged this month to persevere and believe that seeds of faith are being planted in little hearts.
Read on for this month's blog musings on the imagination, a sea glass Adventure Time, Under Fives Encounter Fun and November's Book of the Month.
Enjoy!
Sarah
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November's Book of the Month!
This is brand new!
A beautiful new storybible from the excellent Glenys Nellist.
Gain new and unique perspectives on well-known stories through wondering about the events, themes and characters as well as about your own lives!
Find out more here!
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I am Chosen Adventure Time
Psalm 139:17-18 (NLT)
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
- Get comfy, invite Holy Spirit to be with you, get excited to meet with Jesus!
- Imagine you are a tiny pebble or piece of shiny sea glass on the beach.
- What colour are you? Where are you?
- What can you see, feel, hear all around you?
- Jesus is walking on the beach. He is looking for you...
- Hear His boots crunching on the sand. See His shadow getting closer.
- Feel His love flowing towards you... He is looking for you.
- Jesus finds you! He picks you up and holds you in his hand.
- Jesus whispers 'I choose you. I pick you. You are my precious treasure'
- What happens next?
- What do you do? What does Jesus do, say or show you?
- Spend time with Him... He chooses you. He loves to be with you!
Give time to be with Jesus. Share what you saw, heard, sensed.
Celebrate and validate your child's experiences and write or draw about them.
Thank Jesus for being with you!
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ENCOUNTER FUN PLAY IDEAS!
Encounter Fun = multi-sensory ways to explore faith!
Harness children's natural curiosity, wonder, imagination and play
Bring God into the everyday and learn together
Slow down, be present and have fun!
MORE IDEAS HERE!
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Encounter Fun - God knows my name!
Isaiah 49:16 (NCV) I have written your name on the palms of my hands.
- Use crayons, chalks or pens and write your child’s and your name on large cardboard or paper. The inside of opened out cereal boxes works well.
- Have fun together decorating around your names with different colours, lines and shapes, plus any stickers or sequins you may have.
- Point at your child’s name and read it out.
- Say that Daddy God knows their name. He loves them and knows them so well.
- Write His name on too and others in your family and friends.
- ‘Did you know Daddy God knows our names? We are all so special to Him!’
- Stick your sheet of names up and keep reminding your child of this truth.
- Try a simple Shout Out: 'Who knows your name?' 'Daddy God!'
- Pray for this truth to be planted in their heart!
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