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EN-E-Esau Object Lesson

Wisdom   Material Water gun Sponge   Steps Tell the children that water represents the knowledge they have received at school or church and that the sponge represents them. Water the sponge so it is soaked. Do the following object lesson. Like the sponge, we sit at school or church and get a lot of …

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EN-E-Esau Craft (soup)

Colourful Meal-Soup To Give or Keep for Yourself     Material Ingredients for the recipe (enough for all children) 1 Mason jar per child   Steps Place all the ingredients and Mason jars on the table. Ask the children to fill the jars by following the recipe. If the children are younger, you could make …

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EN-E-Esau Physical Activity

Heads Or Tails (Soup Or Birthright!)   Material 1 coin Tails – soup Heads – birthright   Steps Separate the room in 2: one side is the soup and the other side is the birthright. Let the children choose which side they wish to be on. Once the children have chosen their side, the host …

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EN-E-Esau Trigger

How Do We Make Decisions? Material Rock Paper Scissors   Steps Show the kids a rock. Ask the children: “Who makes their decisions with a rock here?” Let the children answer, they’ll probably find it weird. Ask the same question with the paper and with the scissors. Make the analogy with the fact that sometimes …

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EN-E-Esau Snack

The Hunter’s Snack   Material Bottles of water Small snack bags (Ziploc) Labels Small cereals, cookies, chocolates, dried fruit, etc. Adhesive tape   Steps Give each child a small bag with a “To Feed the Animals” tag. This small bag may contain small cereals, chocolates, dried fruit, etc. Then hand out water bottles to the …

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EN-E-Esau For Parents

Decisions Are Important Esau Devotional Read the biblical text: Genesis 25:29-34   Practical Show a poster with 2 categories: Important decision (with a lot of influence) Less important decision (with little influence) Let your kids put examples in each category. Here are a few examples: Choose your clothes Choosing what you eat in a restaurant Choosing …

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EN-E-Jacob Activity

You’re Blessed!   Material 1 gift 1 dice Scarf, mittens and hat   Steps Before class, prepare the gift. Pack it in several boxes. A first box must be packed and placed in a second box that must also be packed, then placed in a 3rd box a little larger and so on… You can …

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EN-E-Jacob Physical Activity

Giant Snake And Ladders Game   Material Painter’s tape   Steps Before class, create a giant snake and ladder game with painter’s tape on the floor. Ideally, it takes a large room. You can also get one at the store (plastic canvas). Refer to the ladder that was in Jacob’s dream.  

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EN-E-Jacob Object Lesson

Focus On Blessings Material Small pebbles (1 for each child) Small candies (1 for each child)   Steps Give each child a pebble and a little candy. Ask the children to place the pebbles in their shoes and the candy in their mouths. Take them on a short walk. After the walk, ask the group …

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EN-E-Jacob Trigger

The Basket Of Blessings   Material Shredded paper Candy of all kinds Small toys   Steps Put all the surprises in a bin with shredded paper and make the children understand. Tell them that God always wants to give us good things and that we can trust him. Even if we don’t know in advance …

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