Here are some ideas that you could do with your children at home, that link the children’s everyday experiences to the Bible. As you play or create, you can talk about what happened in the story of King Solomon.

You could watch this video of the story:

TEACHING POINT

God can help us make wise choices.

PROGRAMME

Let’s Pretend

Be Kings and Queens for the day- dress up, have a ‘yes’ day where anything goes (within reason and check with your grown ups first), build your own castle out of cardboard boxes and make a banquet fit for a king and queen.

Treasure Chest

Make your own treasure chest and fill it with your own treasures. God blessed Wise King Solomon with riches and treasure too.

Craft

Remind yourselves that wisdom is better than Gold with this simple craft.

Game

Have some Pringles or packets of crisps ready to play this game. It teaches the children that God gives gifts to everyone and God often chooses the youngest or smallest or the one who has the least to be his special wise servant. Follow this link to play the game…

MESSAGE AND PRAYER TIME

God can help us make wise choices.

Up to 3 years old (Fruitshoots)

Jesus can help us to share, be friends with each other, look after our brothers and sisters and help our grown ups. Jesus help us to do all this and make wise choices. Thank you that we can read the Bible to help us!

From 3 years to Reception age (Acorns)

Jesus can help us to share, be friends with each other, look after our brothers and sisters and help our grown ups. Jesus help us to do all this and make wise choices. Thank you that we can read the Bible to help us!