Warm-up
Have the kids think of a time they had done something wrong and their parents found out and how they became “ok” again with their parents. Have a couple kids share if they wish – if no kids are willing to share, be willing to share a story yourself.
Lesson Time
Bring dolls/toys representing “Father”, “Younger Son”, “Elder Son”, “Friends”, “Farmer”, “Coins”, and “Cow”. (For example use a Mickey mouse doll for son, etc..)
Use the toys to retell the story of the prodigal son.
Topics to emphasize:
- Talk about “repentance” (ie. the young son had to “turn back” to his father.)
- Jesus tells us this story to show how much God loves us and how willing for forgive.
- The father ran to see his son.
- Ask who the kids feel like they are most like in the story. Remind them how God want’s us to be like the father.
Wrap-up
Play kahoot to review some of the topics from the class:
- [msosa_restrictprompt] All Sunday School teachers, administrators, and clergy within the diocese can register!
- To play kahtoo you need
- One device (laptop/ipad) to display the quiz.
- A device per team
- Internet access