Weekly Fun Plan: We Love Because God Loves Us

ByChelsea

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Welcome to this week’s Weekly Fun Plan: We Love Because God Loves Us! 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: We Love Because God Loves Us

I was originally going to post this lesson last week in celebration of Valentine’s Day but ended up taking the week off due to illness. I contemplated still posting this lesson after the holiday had passed but ultimately came to the conclusion that we don’t need a holiday to tell us when to focus on the topic of love. God loves us ALL the time and calls us to love others all the time. So I think that means any time is a good time to learn about the topic of God’s love! 

This week’s Bible lesson focuses on how God loves us, and why we should love others. All the craft, snack, and activity ideas are going to be heart-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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Bible Lesson: What to Read or Watch this week

Since this week we are focusing on learning about God’s love, 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 following verses to your kids or encourage them to read it during their own personal study time. Then have them take notes on what they think God is trying to teach them through these verses:
    • 1 John 4:7-21

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

If you read the recommended Bible verses or watched the “It Is Finished” Bible Adventure episode your kids should be able to answer this week’s question:

How do I love like Jesus? Answer: I show love to everyone!

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. Once they get that question down, move on to the additional questions listed below.

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

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

  • Who does the Bible say “is love”? What does that mean when the Bible says God is love?
  • How did God show His love for us?
  • Can you think of some other verses in the Bible that talk about God’s love? (ex: John 3:16)
  • How can I show God’s love to someone this week?

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 4:19, and if they watched the Bible Adventure episode for this week then they’ve also learned some fun motions to help them remember another Bible verse, John 13:34.

1 john 4:19

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: Heart Grape Kabobs

This week’s recipe isn’t a recipe as much as an easy way to serve a healthy snack to your kids. Follow along with the super simple instructions in this video and enjoy. These Heart Grape Kabobs are great for a Valentine’s Day snack or a fun everyday way to get your kids to eat more fruit.

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Crafts:

For this week’s crafts, we are making a “Heart Q-tip Painting” and “Heart Balloons Photo Craft”. Both crafts are simple, require very few supplies to make, and are a fun reminder of God’s love for us.

Heart Q-tip Painting:

Our first craft this week is an easy painting craft but also a great way for your kids to remember God’s love for them. Follow the link for easy step-by-step instructions for this Heart Q-tip Painting!

heart q-tip painting

Heart Balloons Photo Craft:

For our second craft this week, we have this adorable Heart Balloons Photo Craft. This craft is easy to make and a fun keepsake for your child! Follow the link for an easy step-by-step guide.

heart balloon photo craft

Activities:

With our theme this week “We Love Because God Loves Us” here are a few extra ideas for activities to do with your children:

  • Make and pass out some Valentine’s cards/treats to those you love.
  • Tell someone how much you love them this week.
  • Make a list of all the ways God loves you and all the ways/reasons you love God.

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 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 God, Thank you for sending us Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Help us. to show love to everyone. Amen.

Prayer to pray over your kids this week: 

Dear God, Thank You for sending your son to die on a cross for all of us. Thank you for not only being a God who loves but a God who also empowers us with your Holy Spirit to love others. Help me and my family to love as you love every day. Fill us with your patience, tolerance, kindness, caring, and gentleness for all. 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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