I am a Child of God (3): "Growing Up" Slideshow & Puzzles
Prayer:
Song: "I am a Child of God" Children's Songbook page 2.
Opening Activity: Go through each child explaining how they have different characteristics of their parents. Some children may have the same color of hair or eyes as their mother. Some children may love to ski and bike like their father. Teach the children that they grow up to be just like their parents. Optional: Hold up a picture of the children's families for them as a visual aid, while explaining the same principle. Next, hold up a picture of Heavenly Father. Remind the children that He is our spirit father and we are His spirit children. He is kind, loving and understanding. We can also become like Him.
"Growing Up" Power Point: Every kid LOVED this slide show. One slide is a picture of a baby animal, followed by a picture of the grown animal. For instance, a puppy is followed by a dog, a chick is followed by a chicken, a lion cub is followed by a lion, etc. Have the children tell you about the pictures and guess which picture will come next. The last two slides are a picture of children followed by a picture of Heavenly Father. Again, talk about the nature of Heavenly Father (kind, loving, understanding, forgiving, etc.) and how we can become like Him. Review how much Heavenly Father loves and cares for us. Click here to view the powerpoint: Growing Up.
Growing Up Puzzles: Print the puzzle pieces and color/laminate them if you'd like. For toddlers, it helps to attach the two pieces together with a paper clip and place them in a paper bag. Have the children take turns drawing one of the paper clips and connecting the two puzzle pieces. This idea is from the Friend Magazine titled "You grow to be like your parents." You connect two puzzle pieces together to show what things become (ie: a tadpole connects to a frog, child to a parent, etc). Click here to print the puzzles.
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