Great for COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Family Home Evening, Sunday School, Bible Study, Daily Scripture Devotionals
Little LESSON LIFESAVER
I Can Be a Missionary Now! savings bank
OBJECTIVE: By creating this missionary bank children can realize they can be a missionary now and save money and prepare while they are young.
ACTIVITY:
Children can place this bank on their dresser to remind them to save for a mission and do missionary work. They can fill and open it just before their mission. Give them a coin they can drop in today.
TO MAKE:
1. Print or copy, color, and cut out the activity on cardstock paper. Ahead of time open a can with a can-opener that creates a smooth edge. Remove the lid and the label and wash the can. Then place the flap on the can with duct tape.
2. With children mount the label on the can with double-stick tape or a glue gun. Challenge them to save and not spend the money saved for their mission. Then, when the bank is full each time add it to a bank account for their mission, keeping a running total saved in the bank.
3. It is not necessary, nor recommended to place a hole in the top of the can (for children to drop in coins). They can open the lid to drop money inside. However, if you do want to cut a hole to drop coins into, have a handyman do it for you. Be sure to cover inside sharp edges with duct tape. See the slideshow below showing the steps.
THOUGHT TREAT Missionary Rice Krispies. Press treats inside people-shaped cookie cutters.
LESSON IDEAS:
* Present Lesson 25 – Primary 3 Manual – CTR-B: I Can Be a Missionary. GO HERE TO FIND ALL CTR-B LESSONS.
Sing “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission” (Children’s Songbook, 169). CLICK HERE or below to DOWNLOAD song visuals ⇓
