Weekly Fun Plan: The Ultimate Superhero

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: The Ultimate Superhero! 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: The Ultimate Superhero!

The Bible is filled with heroes, brave men & women who lived out their faith. The book of Hebrews even has a chapter often referred to as the Hall of Faith (Hebrews 11), a collection of famous heroes from the Old Testament with examples of how they lived out their faith.

However, all these heroes fall in comparison to Jesus because they have one thing in common: they were all human and all sinned. Jesus on the other hand was fully human but also fully God so he never sinned and that makes Jesus the ultimate superhero of the Bible.

This week let’s learn how Jesus is our ultimate superhero with some fun superhero-themed crafts, snacks, and activity ideas. 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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Bible Lesson: What to Read or Watch this week

Since this week we are learning about heroes in the Bible, here are some great resources to read/watch:

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

Read the following Bible verses:
- Ephesians 2:1-10, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 4:14-16
Watch “Jesus the Ultimate Hero | Bible Story | LifeKids” by LifeKids on YouTube. This is a quick and easy-to-understand 2-minute animated video that does a great job of explaining how Jesus is the ultimate hero.

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

Read the same verses listed above. 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 or watched the YouTube video your kids should be able to answer this week’s question:

Who is our ultimate superhero? Answer: Jesus!

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:

Why is Jesus our ultimate superhero?
How did Jesus save us?
What separates Jesus from the other heroes in the Bible?
Can you name some of the other heroes in the Bible?

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 Corinthians 15:57

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: Superhero Muddy Buddies

After watching this week’s video or practicing your memory verse, have some fun making and enjoying this easy Superhero Muddy Buddies treat with your kids.

Steps:

Pick your favorite superhero.
Pick that hero’s colors out of your M&M’s.
Sprinkle those M&Ms on top of some Muddy Buddies and enjoy! My kids like Spiderman so we chose blue and red M&M’s for ours.

Crafts:

This week, we are making a “Paint Splat Superhero Skyline” and “Superhero Cuffs”. Both crafts are simple, fun, and perfect for your superhero-loving kids!

Paint Splat Superhero Skyline:

For our first craft this week we’re making this fun Paint Splat Superhero Skyline! Your kids will love choosing the colors for their paint splat and creating their city! Follow the link for easy step-by-step instructions.

Superhero Cuffs:

Next up we have these simple & cute Superhero Cuffs. Upcycle some old paper towel or toilet paper roll tubes to make the perfect accessories for your next superhero dress-up session. Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

Activities:

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

Play superhero dress-up.
Family Movie Night: Watch your favorite superhero movie together as a 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 God, Thank You for sending Jesus to be my ultimate superhero and save me from my sins. Amen.

Prayer to pray over your kids this week:

Dear Heavenly Father, as we study your word this week, encourage our hearts and inspire us by the heroes of faith in the Bible. Help my family to live out our faith brave and strong as they did. But ultimately remind us of your Son Jesus, how He alone saves us, and how we should praise his name for it. 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!