WEEK OF
August 27, 2023
Canvas: Made to Create
PA R E N T G U I D E
Elementary
Use this guide to help your family learn about creativity.
First, watch this week’s video!
Activity
Talk About the Bible Story
It’s a Draw!
In today’s story, what did the Israelites build? (A special tent called the tabernacle)
What You Need: Piece of paper, writing utensil
Who gave instructions for how the tabernacle should be built? (God, through Moses)
What You Do:
Creativity: Using your imagination to do something new Memory Verse “We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do” Ephesians 2:10 NIrV
Bible Story The Tabernacle Exodus 25:8-9; 28:1, 3; 31:1-11, 35:21, 25, 34; 39:42-43
Bottom Line Use your imagination to honor God.
Find a place for you and your child to sit where you can draw on a flat surface. Set the paper and writing utensil on the table.
How did the people who built this tent use their imagination to honor God? (By following God’s specific instructions to get it just right, and by using the creative skills God gave them)
Invite your child to do an activity.
How could you use your imagination to honor God?
Say, “Let’s play a game. First, you’ll draw something simple that you can draw in 30 seconds. Then, you’ll pass the paper to me. I’ll try to guess what it is. If I guess right, it’s my turn to draw something new. If I guess wrong, you keep drawing things until I guess correctly. We’ll keep drawing things and guessing until we both get three correct answers. Ready?”
Parent: Talk about your favorite ways to honor God (for example: walking in nature, keeping a journal, drawing in the margins of your Bible to help the verses stand out, serving at a shelter, volunteering with a local ministry, playing an instrument or singing to worship God). Talk about how we are all different. Emphasize that we’re ALL created in God’s image, and we can use our imagination to honor God in different ways.
Pass the paper back and forth, drawing and guessing. When both you and your child have guessed three pictures correctly, say, “That was a fun game. My favorite part was how much we got to use our imagination!”
Prayer Use this prayer as a guide, either after talking about the Bible story or sometime before bed tonight: “God, thank You for loving us and making us with such creativity! We want to honor You and show You how much we love You. Help us love and serve others this week and use our imagination to honor You. You are an awesome, powerful, creative God, and we LOVE You. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”
Download the free Parent Cue App AVA I L A B L E F O R A P P L E A N D A N D R O I D D E V I C E S