Weekly Fun Plan: A New Creation

ByChelsea

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: A New Creation! 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: A New Creation!

Over the past few weeks, my kids and I have been raising a handful of caterpillars. We’ve watched them eat and grow and earlier this week they created their cocoons. In the next few days, in one of the coolest changes in God’s creations, they will emerge as a whole new creation, butterflies!

This week we will learn how just like caterpillars change into butterflies, when we follow Jesus, we become a new creation. All our craft, snack, and activity ideas will be butterfly-themed. If you try anything in this week’s plan don’t forget to share your experiences on social media! Tag us @faithfilledfun on Instagram or use #faithfilledfun. 

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butterfly

Bible Lesson: What to Read or Watch this week

Since this week we are learning about becoming a new creation, here are some great resources to read/watch:

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

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

  • Read the same verses listed above, and take notes on what they feel God is trying to teach them this week. Then have them answer the discussion questions for this week’s lesson.

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

If you read the recommended Bible verses and watched the YouTube video your kids should be able to answer this week’s question:

What do we become when we follow Christ? Answer: A New Creation (Christian)

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 get that down, 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:

  • What is your favorite insect/bug? What do you like about it?
  • How do insects/bugs show God’s creativity?
  • How can you become a new creation/Christian?
  • How does that make you feel knowing you are a new creation when you follow Christ?

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 2 Corinthians 5:17

2 corinthians 5:17

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.
  • Write the verse out onto a piece of paper, cut up the verse one word or phrase for each piece, and put it back together like a puzzle.

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: Fruit Butterflies

This week’s recipe isn’t a recipe as much as a fun way to present a healthy snack to your kids. I always find that if I’m able to come up with new fun ways to plate my kid’s food, especially healthy food, they’re much more likely to eat it!

Peel some clementines or oranges, wash some blueberries, and break up a few pretzel sticks then arrange them into these easy butterfly shapes. Make as many as you need and feel free to switch up the fruit with others you may have on hand and enjoy! See the image for reference.

fruit butterflies snack recipe

Crafts:

This week, we are making a “Butterfly Suncatcher” and “Coffee Filter Butterflies”. Both crafts are simple, fun, and perfect for Spring!

Butterfly Suncatcher:

For our first craft this week we’re going to make this Butterfly Suncatcher! This one is simple to make, totally customizable to the colors you like and looks beautiful on a sunny window or sliding door. Follow the link for easy step-by-step instructions.

butterfly suncatcher craft

Coffee Filter Butterflies:

Next up we have these fun Coffee Filter Butterflies. Just like the craft at the end of this week’s video, this craft is quick, easy, and fun. Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

coffee filter butterflies craft

Activities:

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

  • Raise some caterpillars into butterflies! Your kids will have a blast watching them grow and change right before their eyes! Here is the link to the Butterfly Garden Kit that my family has been using this year.
  • Use blankets, towels, or whatever you can find around the house to make wings and pretend to be butterflies.

Parenting Tip of the Week:

Our identity and our children’s identity should always come from Christ first and foremost. We are who God says we are and not what the world or other people might say we are. As much as we as parents might know it in our hearts, hear about it at church, or read it in our Bibles, it’s so important to remind ourselves and our children daily what our identity is in Christ. 

Recently one of my favorite Christian influencers, Lacy Abercrombie, shared a list of Christian affirmations she reads over herself every morning and it stuck with me. I typed up the list and have been reading it over myself and my kids ever since and I think it could really benefit you and your family too. So I’ve created a free downloadable Christian Affirmations poster for you to print off and use and have also attached it below for you to read. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Christian Affirmations poster

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 Jesus, thank you for loving me no matter what. Thank you for making us a new creation when we follow you. I choose to follow you and live my life for you every day. Amen.

Prayer to pray over your kids this week: 

Dear Heavenly Father, I love you and I thank you for sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Thank you for loving us no matter our past or our sins, and for making us a new creation in Christ. Lead and fill my family with your Spirit as we study your word this week. Help us focus our hearts on you. In Jesus name, amen.

I hope you have a wonderful week and don’t forget to subscribe to my email list and follow me on Instagram @faithfilledfun to stay up to date with the blog!

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