Weekly Fun Plan: Loving Father

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: Loving Father! If you haven’t already I recommend you read my introductory blog post “Faith-filled Fun: What Is It? And Why I Started It”. That post will give you some background into this blog and a little more in-depth explanation of my Weekly Fun Plans and how to use them.

This Week’s Theme: Loving Father!

With Father’s Day coming up, what better time to celebrate and learn about our Heavenly Father while simultaneously creating fun gifts for the fathers or father figures in our own families? This week we will discuss how God is our Heavenly Father and we are His children. We’ll learn how God lavishes us with His love and create a few fun gifts to help celebrate the fathers in your family!

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Bible Lesson: What to Read or Watch this week

Since this week we are learning about the Father’s love, here are some great resources to read/watch:

If you have young children (ages 0-8):

Read the following Bible verses:
Watch “Object Lesson about THE FATHER’S LOVE – perfect for Father’s Day!” by FAMILY MOMENTS on YouTube. This is a quick and fun 7-minute video of a pastor and his daughter that does a great job of explaining the Father’s love.

If you have older children/teens (ages 9-18):

Read the same verses listed above and take notes on the characteristics of God the Father. Then have them answer the discussion questions for this week’s lesson.

Bible Lesson: Questions to Ask Your Kids/Discuss this week

After reading the recommended Bible verses or watching the YouTube video your kids should be able to answer this week’s question:

If God is our Heavenly Father what does that make us? Answer: Children of God!

If you have little ones (ages 0-8):

I would focus on that one question first. Ask them the same question every morning or evening and see if they can remember the answer. Once they understand and remember that answer, move on to the additional discussion questions below.

If you have older children (ages 9-18):

Here are some additional questions you can discuss with them throughout the week:

How does our Heavenly Father love us? (Protects us and lavishes us with his love)
What does lavish mean?
Because God loves us does that mean we will get whatever we want? Why?

Bible Lesson: Memory Verse

Memorizing scripture is vital to teaching our children at a young age. Recalling and reciting scripture that they’ve memorized will help them as they grow and go through trials in life. It will also encourage them, equip them to go out and be little disciples of Jesus, and strengthen their faith as they age.

This week let’s have your kids work on memorizing 1 John 3:1a

Memorizing scripture is so much easier for kids if you can find a way to make it fun. Here are some different ideas to try as a family to help memorize this week’s verse:

Come up with some simple motions for each word of the verse and make a cheer or dance out of it.
Come up with your own melody and create a song out of it.
Make it a game. Start by saying one word or phrase of the verse at a time and have your kids repeat after you until you’ve gotten through the whole verse. Then repeat the process saying the words differently every time. Examples: slow, fast, in a silly voice, quiet, loud, etc.

Once your child/children have got it, I recommend practicing reciting the verse each morning over breakfast or before they leave for school and maybe even again before bed. Make it a part of your routine and you’ll be amazed at how fast they will begin to pick it up.

Supplies needed for this week’s activities

Here is a quick list of all the supplies that you will need to complete all the suggested crafts, activities, and snacks for this week’s plan. For a list of my most used craft supplies, and things I will be utilizing often in future Weekly Fun Plans be sure to check out my Links page.

Recipe: Oreo Medals

This week’s snack idea isn’t as much of a recipe as a fun way to present a sweet treat to your kids. These are quick, easy, and look just like a gold medal for the “gold medal dad” in your life. To create these simple Oreo Medals follow these simple steps:

Rip off 1 foot of a Fruit by the Foot snack.
Loop the Fruit by the Foot ribbon until it is end to end and place it on a plate.
Take one Golden Oreo cookie and place it on top of the seam and you’re done!

Crafts:

This week, we are making “Shrinky Dink Keychains” and a “Paper Plate Trophy”. Both crafts are simple, fun, and the perfect homemade gifts for the #1 Father in your life for this Father’s Day!

Shrinky Dink Keychains:

For our first craft this week we’re making these fun & easy Shrinky Dink Keychains! Your kids will love coloring and watching their creations shrink in the oven. They make great homemade gifts for Father’s Day, which dads will love and use. Follow the link for easy step-by-step instructions.

Paper Plate Trophy:

Next up we have this cute Paper Plate Trophy. Give it to the father in your life like a fun-shaped card or hang them up as a Father’s Day decoration. Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

Activities:

With our theme this week, “Loving Father”, here are a few extra ideas for activities to do with your children:

Make a list of all the things you love about your Father on earth OR your Heavenly Father.
Make or Shop for a Father’s Day gift for the dad in your family.

Parenting Tip of the Week:

One easy way we can help our children build a strong foundation of faith is through the music we listen to in our homes and in the car. It can be such a passive activity having music on in the background while we cook dinner, while they play with their toys, or while we drive them to school or practice, but it can make such an impact. Fill your home with praise and worship music whenever possible. You’ll see the greatest effects of this when you suddenly hear your children singing along to the words of your favorite worship song. Check out my Spotify for playlists I’ve created specifically with Christian Songs for Kids and My Current Worship Favs to play in our home!

christian songs for kids spotify playlist

Prayers:

Lastly, I like to end each Weekly Fun Plan with some example prayers for your week. One is to pray with your kids, maybe before they get on the bus in the morning, before a meal, or before bed, and the other prayer is for you, the parent, to pray over your kids throughout the week.

Prayer to say with your kids this week:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for lavishing us with your love! Thank you for the father/father figure in our family and how you use him to love, guide, protect, and provide for us. We ask that you bless him on this Father’s Day! Amen.

Prayer to pray over your kids this week:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me and loving my family like only you can! You are a good good father and I pray that my child/children will always know that to be true. Thank you for all the father/father figures in our life. I pray for each one of them. Lord give them strength, courage, rest, joy, peace, and blessings. Guide their steps as they fulfill your purposes in their lives each day. In Jesus name, amen.

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