Weekly Fun Plan: Light of the World

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: Light of the World! If you haven’t already I highly 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: Light of the World

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone we are officially in Christmas mode here on the blog! This week’s lesson “Light of the World” will be the first of 4 holiday-themed Weekly Fun Plans that I have in the works. Each week we will cover one part of the Christmas story and answer a big Christmas question. This week our Bible lesson will talk about how the prophet Isaiah told the Israelites about the Messiah long before he was born and how this news gave God’s people hope. All our craft, snack, and activity ideas are going to be “Christmas lights” 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. New Weekly Fun Plans drop each Monday so stay up to date with the blog each week by subscribing to my email list!

Bible Lesson: What to Read or Watch this week

Since this week we are learning about the “Light of the World” and how He was foretold long before he was born, here are some great resources to read/watch:

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

Read: Isaiah 9:6
Watch: “BIG Christmas Questions for Kids: Part 1 – Isaiah Foretold Jesus” by Minno-Bible Stories for Kids on YouTube. This is a fun 5-minute video and the first of 4 Minno Christmas videos that we will be going through over the coming weeks.

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

Read or have them read the following verses in their own personal study time:
- Isaiah 9:6-7
- Luke 1:31-33
If you have access to a study Bible or Google research the timeframe when these 2 separate passages were written.
Then have your child make a list of similarities between the 2 passages to emphasize that Jesus was foretold long before he was ever born.

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

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

What did Isaiah say that gave the Israelites hope? Answer “The Messiah (Jesus) is coming!”

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

I would focus on that one question this week, and work on having them memorize the answer. Ask them that same question every morning or evening and see if they can remember the answer.

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

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

What does Messiah mean?
What family line did Jesus come from?
What does Immanuel mean?
Why is it a good thing that the Messiah came as a baby and not as a great warrior or governmental leader like the Israelites thought?
What does this teach us about being patient as we wait on God?
How can we live out what we just learned?

Bible Lesson: Memory Verse

Memorizing scripture is such a vital skill to teach 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 it will strengthen their own faith as they get older.

This week let’s have your kids work on memorizing Isaiah 9:6. This week’s verse is a little longer and a little more complicated so if you have younger ones maybe just work on having them memorize the first part of the verse “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…” then slowly work towards memorizing the whole thing.

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 in order 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.

Snack: Christmas Tree Cones

After practicing your memory verse or going over the discussion questions, have some fun as a family making these Christmas Tree Cones.

Get into the Christmas spirit with this tasty treat that doubles as an activity. Simply purchase or mix up some green frosting with food coloring, spread it all over a waffle cone, and decorate your “tree” with some M&Ms. That’s it! It’s an easy snack that your kids are going to love!

Crafts:

For this week’s crafts, we are making Chalk Stenciled Christmas Lights and Dot Marker Christmas Lights. Both crafts are easy to do and make great holiday decorations.

Chalk Stenciled Christmas Lights:

If you live in a colder climate like I do then it’s probably been a few months since you grabbed your sidewalk chalk. But this week we’re taking a break from the usual paint and glue crafts for these fun Chalk Stenciled Christmas Lights! Follow the link to easy step-by-step instructions for this craft.

Dot Marker Christmas Lights:

For our second craft this week, we have these quick, easy, and cute Dot Marker Christmas Lights. This craft requires only 3 supplies and can be done in a matter of a few minutes. Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

Activities:

With our theme this week “Light of the World” here are a few extra ideas for activities to do with your children. Feel free to come up with your own ideas too:

Put up Christmas lights together as a family.
See if your city has a drive-up/drive-thru Christmas light show or display.
Decorate your Christmas tree if you haven’t already.

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 God, thank you that even when it seems like things aren’t going right, we can wait with hope and trust in You. Amen.

(From this week’s Minno BIG Christmas Questions for Kids: Part1 – Isaiah Foretold Jesus video)

Prayer to pray over your kids this week:

Dear Heavenly Father, during this holy season of Christmas I ask for your blessing on my children and my whole family. Thank You for the hope and joy that only you can give. And thank You for the gift of Jesus! Your sovereignty gives me peace and confidence in you and your plans and I pray the same for my children. Help me as I aim to teach my children the importance of your son Jesus Christ during this Christmas season. Amen.

Have an amazing 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!