Why Should I Memorize the Bible Scavenger Hunt

 

For a quick and easy activity for Sparks this week, I made this Why Should I Memorize the Bible Scavenger Hunt.  Just print the pictures and hide them around your room.  Then give each kid the scavenger hunt page and let them check off when they've found the picture.  You can go over each verse or just pick a couple to highlight for reasons memorizing Scripture is so important in Awana.

5 Ways We Can Have Joy Sticker Scavenger Hunt

 My Sparks group LOVES scavenger hunts!  I figured a sticker scavenger hunt would be even MORE fun so I made a page for each kid that includes 5 Ways We Can Have Joy and stickers for each one.  I hid an envelope with stickers in five different locations in our church and sent each Sparks group on a hunt with their leaders to each location.  When they got there they would read the verse and put the sticker on the correct spot.  I printed the sticker page on full sheet labels and cut them out ahead of time.

Gospel Wheel Bracelet Craft

I have been on the hunt for more Gospel Wheel related activities and crafts.  For this one, I wanted to combine the Gospel Wheel with the Wordless Book.  It took a while to find all the beads I had in mind (Etsy was a great resource for this!) in the quantities I needed them - I have fifty Sparks this year so I needed quite a few!  I put together each kit in a snack size bag so it was easy for the kids to put them together as their leader went over the Gospel Wheel with them.  I LOVE how visual and tactile this bracelet is in re-enforcing the Gospel message.

I got the chain in bulk from Amazon with the connectors and cut them to size for the kids (I did a six inch length and that was great for almost everyone.  I did bring the wire cutters to adjust for anyone who wanted that.)

Gold smile and gold beads for the character of God being holy.

Black heart and black beads for the character of man being sinful.

The metal cross bead with red beads for God's action of the cross. (I did have to drill the cross bead hole bigger to fit the chain)

White heart and white beads for man's action of trusting.

The green heart and beads for the heart of the Gospel message.