Do this activity BEFORE teaching the new Bible lesson. The children will be not so gently reminded of the importance of following a recipe. During and after the Bible lesson, the concept will translate to the importance of following God’s “recipe”, i.e., rules, laws, etc.  I do this activity before the Golden Calf lesson or the story of Achan after the conquest of Jericho.

Materials

• 1 unsweetened Kool-Aid package
• Mix together:
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup SALT
• 2-quart pitcher of water
• Utensil to stir it all together

What to do?

• Have a child read out loud the directions on the Kool-Ade package so the whole class can hear.
• “Follow” the directions but don’t let the children know you substituted salt for some of the sugar.
• Pour the mixed drink into small cups – children MUST wait to take a drink ALL AT THE SAME TIME or the surprise will be ruined.
• Let them have a sip. Watch their faces twist up in disgust! They will let you know you made a mistake!
• Say something like, “Well, I didn’t have enough sugar, so I thought salt might work since it looks just like sugar.”
• They will protest that idea! Continue haggling with them for just a minute.
• Ask the kids if there is a lesson to be learned, and then spend a few minutes talking together about what they experienced and learned.
• Tell them that following a recipe EXACTLY is very important.
• Let’s see if the people in our Bible lesson today followed God’s recipe or God’s rules.
• Teach the Bible lesson about the Golden Calf or the story of Achan after the conquest of Jericho. In these 2 lessons, doing things according to God’s “recipe” was vital!

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Kathy Petrillo

When Kathy was a high schooler and only 17 years old, she begged the elders of her congregation to let her teach a Bible class. She absolutely loved it and was hooked for life. She is the wife of Denny Petrillo who has been the president of Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver since 2003. They have been at working with the Institute and Bear Valley church of Christ for 33 years. They have been married 40 years. They have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and one active kitty cat. Kathy currently teaches two women’s classes at Bear Valley Bible Institute. One is a public speaking class. The other is teaching women how to teach children’s Bible classes.

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