Leader Guide
Optional Opening Game
- Unopened canned good - soup, vegetable or fruit
- Chair
Place a chair near the front of the room, several feet from the wall, with enough room behind the chair for several children to stand in a row
Hold up the can. In this game you will practice giving something that isn’t money to help others.
Have one child sit in the chair.
Have 3 or 4 children stand in a row several feet behind the chair.
The seated child must close his/her eyes and not look behind.
Give the can to one child standing in the row.
That child walks to the chair and quietly places the can next to the chair then returns to the row.
Have the seated child open his/her eyes, turn, pick up the can and guess which child gave the can. If the child guess incorrectly, let them guess again.
Have the child who gave the can sit in the chair and play. Move players in and out of the game as it progresses. Play until each child has a turn to give and guess.
Conclusion: This looked fun! Which did you like more, giving or guessing? Children respond.
When we met last time, we learned about giving generously, not so others can see and praise us, but to show God’s love to others. Giving generously means to cheerfully give and share what God gives you. Giving money is important, but that’s not the only way to be generous. In this game, you gave a can of food which can feed someone who is hungry. In today’s lesson, we will learn about ways we can generously give and share what God gives us!