Generosity

This week we focused on being generous.

I chose to do 2 verses with the girls this week.



We didn't do all the activities I wanted to do this week because of the holiday and a few other things we had going this week.

We kept talking about how we can be generous throughout the week.
At the pool, the girls were sharing a juice box.  Ariel told Annabelle not to finish it.  I asked her if that was being generous.  Then she said, "Well, you can finish it, but not all of it." 
Then Annabelle said she didn't want anymore and Ariel said, "That is being generous, Annabelle."

Sometimes I wonder if they are understanding the concepts we are talking about.  If I take the time to listen to the girls talk I realize they are taking in what I am teaching them.
Annabelle told Ariel that some people don't have houses, so we can be generous and give them money so they can have a house.

I can continue talking about these characteristcs that I want them to have and I will be able to go more in depth as the girls get older.

I am really loving Kids Of Integrity!

Honesty

This week we focused on Honesty.

This week's verse

The girls do not have a problem with lying, but I think it is a good thing to always talk about.  We have always talked about telling the truth and how important it is.  So a few weeks ago when I asked Annabelle if she cut her hair, she told me that she did.  I asked her why she told me the truth and she said, "because you already knew that I did."  I didn't punish her because I was so proud of her for telling the truth right away.

I had a hard time finding bible stories that were on the girls' level so we did some other stories and activities.

We made glittery spider webs.  My mom always said this little poem to us:
What a tangled web we weave, when we choose to deceive.
This idea was a little over the girls head, but still a fun craft.

We also played the Truth and Lie Game.  I would tell them something and they would have to decide if it was a truth or a lie.

We watched The Boy Who Cried Wolf and talked about how if we lie people won't believe us when we do tell the truth.

Then we played this great game!  I told the girls to close their eyes and I would give them some candy.

 But really I put salt on their tongues.

They couldn't get enough water :)

Again I told them I would give them candy. Trusting little girls, I gave them more salt.

Again I said I would give them candy.  Again they trusted me, although it wasn't as strong.  This time I did give them a chocolate chip.  Then I did it a few more times with sweet treats so they would fully trust me.

The girls had fun with this lesson!

The Lord does not like lying lips, but He is happy with those who tell the truth.

Proverbs 12:22

Kindness

Week 2 we focused on being Kind.
I think it is so important for my girls to be kind to everyone.

This week's verse

The girls got to put a sticker on the poster when they were kind.

We talked about how we need to be kind to people who aren't nice to us (Luke 6:27-36), how Jesus loves the children (Mark 10:13-16), and a few other stories of kindness in the Bible.
I find that when I read right from the Bible it is a little over the girls' heads so I like to go to Youtube and find the story on there.

We filled two bottles with water and added dirt to one.  Once the dirt settled to the bottom we talked about how the bottles look the same and people look the same on the outside, but once you see inside you learn they may not be kind (the dirty water).

We tried to think of kind things we could do for others, but this was a little hard for the girls.  They kept coming up with sharing their doll or snack while I was thinking making cookies for someone.  Since I didn't want to discourage them we just kept talking about being nice to our friends and sisters.
I'm sure as we keep talking about it and as they get older they will begin to think about what we can do to help others.

Do onto others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31

Obedience

Awhile back I was browsing pinterest and found a site by Focus on the Family Canada called Kids of Integrity.  I really liked the site and wanted to do some of the things that I found on there so I decided to focus on one quality each week throughout the summer.

Week 1 we focused on obedience.
Each week we are memorizing a verse and then on Friday the girls tell me the verse and I have a little prize for them.

This week's verse

Whenever the girls obeyed (the first time) they put a heart sticker on the poster.
The feet represent someone doing exactly what they were asked to do.
I really liked this verse because I could remind the girls that when they obey us they are making Jesus happy and showing Him that they love Him.

We talked about Jonah, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and Moses.

Whoever has my comands and obey them, he is the one who loves me.

John 14:21