This fun activity can be used for stories about celebrations where it makes a party popper. It can also represent David’s sling or the stuff that the residents of Jericho no doubt flung at the Israelites as they marched around or even the seeds in the parable of the sower.. You will need sturdy plastic, … More Activity – Marshmallow Popper
This activity explores how we engage with God’s blessing to us – do we hold them or do they hold us? You will need some paper, scissors, pen, glue stick and a length of string or wool. Cut a strip from the long side of your paper, about 1cm wide. Then cut the rest of the … More Activity -Eye of a Needle
Sometimes the person we find it hardest to forgive is ourselves. This activity helps us to think through the sometimes difficult reality of our Father’s wonderful forgiveness. This activity is better done in quiet. You will need a piece of paper, a pencil and a rubber. Take a minute to sit quietly, breathing slowly, as … More An Activity – Forgiven
As Shakespeare put it, “There are more things in heaven and on earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet (1.5) This activity illustrates that there is more to this world than we can see. … More Activity – Hidden World
This activity illustrates that the inside is what counts. You could use it in an informal church service, a Sunday school or youth group or an RE lesson. You each need a heart shape, about 5cm (2″) wide that is black on one side and silver on the other. You could cut the heart from … More Activity – Bright Heart
Now look at your hand. The palm is all the people in the church. Look around at them now, see who is there. Now think of all the different types of people who are not there. People who live nearby but are never in church, people who feel they don’t fit. These outsiders are the fingers of your hand. … More Activity – Outsiders In
Easter Sunday: Imagination station
Where: By the font
Need: spices to smell, salt water to taste (tears), rough stone, cloth to feel, (optional radiant heater) … More Activity – Sensory Stations
The Reflectionary 