The House That God Built
Session IV: Remembering God's Church

Ready:
You will need red, gold, blue, black, purple, white and green craft foam cut out into symbols that may help the children remember events in the church. For this activity we have used a cross, crown, flower, cave, street sign, egg and cupcake. A frame for each child, glue and paint in the aforementioned colors.

Variation: Cut the foam in rectangles and punch with a hole puncher then bind with plastic lace to create wordless book that the children can “read” and remember what each color symbolizes.

Set:
With this activity we hope that the children will associate the colors of the church with what they represent.

Go!:
Section the frame into seven sections and paint each one a different color. As the frame is drying you can decorate the shapes and have a discussion as to what each symbol represents.

• The gold crown is to remember the Kingdom of God
• The red cross is to remember the Cross
• The black cave is to remember Jesus’ death
• The white egg is to remember the Resurrection
• The green cupcake is to remember Pentecost, the Birthday of the Church
• The blue flower is to remember Mary, the Mother of God
• The purple road sign (U-turn) is to remember Great Lent when we turn towards God

Before, during and after the activity:

• Make the connection between getting their house ready for holidays and how the church changes at different times around the “Holy Days”.
  

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