1 Samuel 16
God tells Samuel to anoint David to be the new king, when it was time. David loved God with all of his heart and praised Him while playing his harp. For the craft, we make our own harps and then play them as we sing. God prepared David for kingship by giving him the Holy Spirit and giving him a job in the palace. God prepares us for what He prepares for us to do.
John 12
We can choose, like Mary, to honor God and share our love for Him. Sharing our love for Jesus is like a sweet smell wafting through the air.
Preparation: Have some little containers like the old negative canisters or spice bottles with paper wrapped around them to hide what is inside. Inside place different smelly objects like orange peels, cut garlic cloves, a cotton ball with vanilla on it, etc. Take into consideration your children’s allergies.
This lesson includes one of the Savior Souvenirs — a small perfume bottle. I found small bottles at the Dollar Tree. I put some glitter glue (with perfume mixed in) in them to represent the perfume.
Luke 7:44-50
How is perfume made? Take the smell challenge; What is that smell? Why was Jesus anointed? How can we be like sweet smelling perfume? These questions and more are answered in this presentation. Kids enjoy using their senses of smell and making something sweet smelling to give to someone as they share God’s love.