Leader Guide
Revealing Activity
- Paper—one sheet per child, plus extras
- Small disposable or plastic bowls or containers—about one per four children
- Baking soda
- Water
- Spoon
- Cotton swabs or thin watercolor paintbrushes—one per child, plus extras
- Lemon or lime juice
- Food coloring
- Towels or paper towels for spills
- Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Mix 1/4 cup of baking soda with 1/4 cup of water in the bowls, allowing for one container for every four children.
Mix lemon juice with a little food coloring in separate bowls, allowing one per four children.
On the board, write three fill-in-the-blank sentences:
1. God _____.
2. God is _____.
3. When I think of God, I think of _____.
God Is: Make a secret message about God appear.
Read aloud each statement on the board and ask the children to fill in the blank. It can be any word or any form of a word that they associate with God. As they name words, write them on the board. Examples: Love, mercy, safety, peace, comfort, power, strong, forgiving, faithful, good, holy, perfect, prayer, hears, sees, near, always, Father, etc.
Give a sheet of paper and a cotton swab or paintbrush to each child. Place a bowl of the baking soda and water mixture on the table within reach of a group of four children. Have children dip their cotton swab or paintbrush into the bowl and write one word from the list or their own word on their sheet of paper. Assist as necessary.
Remove the bowls and allow time for the secret words to dry. When the words are dry, place the containers with the lemon juice and food coloring mixture on the tables. Have the children dip their cotton swabs or brushes into the bowls and paint over their words. Watch as the secret words are revealed!
Option: If the class is small and time permits, have children reveal their words one at a time as the others watch. After the words are revealed, ask children to share how they have experienced God this way.
Conclusion: God wants you to know more and more about Him. The more we know, the more we will love Him!