Weekly Fun Plan: Like a Pumpkin

ByChelsea

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: Like a Pumpkin! 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: Like a Pumpkin

One of my favorite family traditions we do every October is to go to the local pumpkin patch and pick out our favorite pumpkins to bring home and paint or carve. So I knew during this month I had to have a pumpkin-themed lesson. This week on the blog our Bible lesson will focus on how being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. And all our craft, snack, and activity ideas are going to revolve around, you guessed it, pumpkins! 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 focusing on learning how being a Christian is like being a pumpkin, here are some great resources to read/watch:

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

  • Read through the following infographic and the Bible verses that match each point.
how being a christian is like being a pumpkin

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

  • Read or have them read the same infographic posted above. Have them look up the matching Bible verses listed and in their own personal study time have them write down how each point makes them feel.

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

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

“How is being a Christian like being a pumpkin?” 

Answer:

  • We are chosen.
  • We are washed clean.
  • God scoops the sin out of us.
  • God opens our eyes to see the good in the world/people.
  • God puts a smile on our faces.
  • God puts a light in us to shine in the darkness.

If you have little ones (ages 0-8): I would focus on that one question this week, and work on having them name as many of the answers as they can remember.

If you have older children (ages 9-18): here are some additional questions you can discuss with them throughout the week:

  • How does it feel to know God chooses you?
  • Is there any sin in your life you need God to scoop out?
  • What is something positive or good that God has opened your eyes to this week?
  • How has God made you smile this week?
  • How can you shine God’s light on the people around you this week?

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. However, memorizing scripture can be hard for adults to do so we often neglect to teach our kids to do it or assume they’re too young. But if your toddler can memorize the theme song to their favorite show or the steps to navigate a smartphone they absolutely have the mental capacity to memorize simple Bible verses.

This week let’s have your kids work on memorizing 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.

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: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

After practicing your memory verse or going over the discussion questions, have some fun as a family making these delicious and easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. Bonus, they’ll make your house smell like pumpkin spice goodness! Follow the link for step-by-step instructions on this snack recipe.

Crafts:

For this week’s crafts, we are making Apple Stamping Pumpkins and Pumpkin Stress Balls. Both crafts are easy, require very few supplies, and are sure to be a hit with your kids!

Apple Stamping Pumpkins:

If you’ve got a bruised apple lying around that you don’t want to waste or an extra apple to spare, this Apple Stamping Pumpkins craft is fun and easy. Follow the link for easy step-by-step instructions for this craft.

finished apple stamping pumpkins craft

Pumpkin Stress Balls:

For our second craft this week, we’re making these fun and useful Pumpkin Stress Balls. This one only requires 3 things to make and your kids will love playing with their new “toy” as soon as it’s complete. Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

Activities:

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

  • Go to your local pumpkin patch or grocery store and pick out a pumpkin.
  • Carve or paint pumpkins as a family.
  • Make a pumpkin-cleaning sensory bin. (place some small pumpkins in a bin with water, soap, sponges, scrub brushes, etc.)
  • Take a plate of extra pumpkin muffins from this week’s snack recipe to a family member, neighbor, delivery man, or anyone else you think might enjoy them.

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: 

the pumpkin prayer

Prayer to pray over your kids this week:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving and choosing me and thank you for the blessing that is my child. I pray that through this week’s lesson, my child will learn more about your nature, how loved they are, and how crucial a relationship with you is. I pray that seeds would be planted in their heart that would lead them to life in a close relationship with you. In Jesus name, 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!

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