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Jesus is the Good news!

Jesus is our rescuer!

He came to Earth to show us how to live.

He died for our sins.

He came back to life! 

Worship

Wavewalker 

J.E.S.U.S

Activity: 

Who can we tell about Jesus and the Good news? Let’s make some cards to friends telling them all about it, or drawing pictures inside!

What is a bible? Do you have one? Do you see anyone in your family reading one? Have you ever read from the bible?

Let's watch the video to see what's so special about this book! 

Worship: 

Deep cries out

Echo 

Wake ( young and free) 

Activities:

Why don’t you spend some time with your families finding a bible and looking through it together? Can you read any of the names of the books?

Can you make your own mini bibles out of paper - writing some of the names of the books onto the pages?

Have you every thought about this question? For hundreds of thousands of years, many people have asked this question!

What words come to your mind when you think of God?

Check out the video to learn more about what God is like, then spend some time thinking about God and what you think he is like. 

Worship

Our God is a great big God 

Our God 

Higher than the sky 

Craft

Draw some pictures of God together and write some words to describe Him.

Welcome back to Treehouse!

Today is our final session of this series - Life of Jesus - Miracles! We are learning about when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead! 

To start with we have 2 games:

1 - What is the HARDEST thing for you to do? Sit in a circle, taking it in turns to have a go. Come up with something that is really hard to do! 

2 - Sleeping Lions. Can you pretent to be asleep? Choose someone to be on, they have to try and get a reation from you without touching you. 

Check out to video to see today's story. 

Worship: These will be the songs in the parent led sessions over the summer, so it would be good to play them to the children so they can start learning them. 

Wake 

Who I Wanna Be 

For all my days 

Activities:

1. Draw Lazarus wearing clothes on one side. He can wear a long robe and a head dress. He should be smiling.

On the other side make dead Lazarus. To do this, you need to glue toilet paper over the whole shape to be bandages. Even the face can be covered.

 You could use a lolly pop stick to attatch it so you can spin it round.

2. You may need help with this activity, making old style string telephones.

Make  holes in the bottom of the two plastic cups (Adults you will need to help with this!)

Get your string and thread the end of the string through the bottom of one cup, and tie a knot big enough to keep it inside.

Then you need to take the other end of the string and thread it through the second cup.

You can decorate the cups too!  

Then use them to pass sounds to a friend – like a telephone. with the string stretched taut, one person talks into the cup while the other places the second cup to their ear. Sound travels along the string and into the second cup.  

3. Using the masking tape, find a large cardboard box or paper and write JESUS out using the tape. Then you can paint over – wait for it to dry and peel off the tape to Reveal the name above all names!

Wellcome back to Treehouse - Our session is special today as we have had some visitors in the Treehouse room, to help lead the session today.

Check out the video to see who they are! 

Our story today, is about Peter walking on water - You can find this in Matthew 14:22-33

Worship: 

When I look up 

Nothing is Impossible 

Walk on Water 

Activities: 

1. Can you make a junk model boat – using everyday items you may have in the house or plastic from your recycling bin? Why don’t you fill up a bucket or the bath and see if it will float?
2.  Faith Feet

• take off your shoe, put your foot on the centre of the paper and draw round it.
• Next, use blue paint to paint the outside of the paper so that it looks like sea all around the foot shape.
• Put glue over the foot and sprinkle with glitter

You will now have a glittery foot in the sea, to remind you that God wants us to have faith in him, wherever we are.

3. Just for fun, why don’t you make jelly with your family. Drop different fruit into the jelly while it is setting. Then eat and enjoy!

Welcome back to Treehouse!

Do you love the smell of warm fresh bread? Mmmmmm me too! 

This week we are learning about a Miracle Jesus performed which fed some very hungry people. 

It involved a boy being willing to offer the little he had! Doesn't Jesus take the small that we offer and turn it into something incredible?

Watch the video to learn more. 

Worship: 

When I look up 

Nothing is impossible 

God of Miracles 

House of Miracles

Memory Verse

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people.

– Luke 9:16 (NIV)

Activities: 

1) Can you colour in the memory verse?

2) Can you make a fish out of a CD? Use different objects, like stickers, pens, tissue paper to decorate – this should remind you of our story today and the amazing miracle Jesus did.

3) Can you make your own basket of bread and fish using the materials in your pack?

We have reached the final session in our Fruit of the Spirit Series - Where we have learnt about how we recognise God in our every day lives. 

Today we have Lucy talking to us about Self Control. Check out the video to see some friendly faces, and to watch the challenge. 

Game 1: Donut challenge 

You will need a sugar donut (or something sugary) to have a go at the challenge youself. The aim is to eat the donut without licking your lips - using self control to stop yourself. 

Game 2: Giggle game 

Choose someone to be on, they have to stand in the middle of the room and try not to laugh, while the rest of the family attempts to make them giggle. You cannot touch them, but can make silly noises and pull faces. 

 Questions for discussion

• Can you think of some times in life when we shouldn’t laugh?

• Eating is fun, like laughing is fun, but there is a time to eat and a time to stop eating. When is it time to stop eating?

• Playing is fun. But when Mom or Dad say it is time to stop, it can be tempting to continue. When is it time to stop playing?

 • Chasing around and being silly is fun, but there is a time and a place for silliness

Worship

Fruit of the Spiriti song 

Echo 

You are Good 

Activities: 

1. Can you make a ‘self – controller’ using a small box or some card, foil to make it shiny and stickers to create the buttons. 

James 1:19, NLT: "Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry."

2. Can you make a set of traffic lights, with ideas on for when you need to stop and think about using self-control?

3. Can you reflect back on all the fruits of the spirit – and Create a Tree with them on. Be creative and see what you can come up with.

Welcome back to our next Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness

Check out the video to see some of the Treehouse kids being gentle, to hear what Rob has to say and to watch the video together. 

Our Memory Verse for today is:

Colossians 3:12, : "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

Worship: 

Fruit of the Spirit song - It wouldn't be the same without this catch song to get us moving. 

Happy Day - Let's start our moring with praise and worship. 

Just Dance with Forgiveness - Jesus forgave the Sinful woman, and showed her love and gentleness 

Questions:

1. Would you prefer to eat a spoonful of sugar or a spoonful of salt?
2. What does it feel like when you get salt on a cut or a scratch?
3. How does it feel when you have done something wrong and someone corrects you harshly, or tells you off?
4. How does the bible say we should speak to each other?
5. Is it easy to be gentle and loving to others all of the time?
6. Who can help us?

Jesus was gentle – and Jesus is someone I want to be like. Have a think this week for times you can be gentle too.  Let’s try and clothe ourselves with Gentleness just like it said it our bible verse for today.

Activities

1.  Can you create a jar of perfume (from a paper plate and stickers) to remind you of what the sinful woman did at Jesus’ feet? Remember how gentle he was with her and he showed her love.  
2. Draw round your feet, and create footprints – can you write down our memory verse from the start of the session?  
3. Can you decorate boiled eggs, with gentleness and care … Get an adult to help you boil them, then let them cool before painting.

Welcome back to Treehouse as we continue our series the Fruit of the Spirit. 

Today we will be learning about Goodness. 

For this sesion it would be helpful if you had a banana and some citrus fruits for tasting and paint staming.  

Check out the video to learn more about Goodness and to watch the game. 

Thought for the session

When God made us, he made us to be like Him. And since Jesus is God, we’re made to be like Jesus too. So, if Jesus is good (and He is!), we’re designed to be good as well!

This week ask God to help you make Good choices, he is always ready to help!

Worship: 

Fruit of the Spirit song - It wouldn't be the same without this catch song to get us moving. 

You are Good 

Activities: 

1) Goodness on the inside.

Take a banana and pass it round, then decorate your banana, drawing on it to change its appearance. Open the banana once finished and talk about how what we see on the outside doesn't show us what is on the inside. Only God sees our hearts & only the Holy Spirit working inside of us can create goodness in our heart. 

2) Taste and See stamp painting 

• Instructions:

1. Get out the Taste & See card from your pack
2. Cut the citrus fruit of your choice in half.
3. Squeeze paint onto a plate.
4. Dip the fruit in the paint and then stamp it on the paper.
5.  Let dry completely before hanging up.

3) Can you make a delicious smoothie?

• Supplies: 1 Cup Frozen Blueberries, 1/2 cup Vanilla (or plain) Greek Yogurt, 1 Cup of Your Favorite Milk, Optional: Honey & Frozen Banana (to taste), Blender 

Or any ingredients you fancy 

• Instructions:

1. Add all of the ingredients to the blender.
2. Blend together for a delicious blueberry smoothie!

Welcome back to Treehouse as we continue our series the Fruits of the Spirit. 

Today we will be learning about Kindness! 

It is easy to be kind to people we love, but I wonder how easy it is to be kind to all people?

Our memory verse for today is - Be kind to one another"
Ephesians 4:32

We will be thinking about a story where a man shows kindess to another - The Good Samaritan.

Watch the video to see what Katy has to say, and to hear from some of the kids in Treehouse! 

Worship: 

Fruit of the Spirit song - It wouldn't be the same without this catch song to get us moving. 

ElevateKIDS | "Give a Little Kindness" - Check out this song from ElevateKIDS all about God;s Kindness 

Good Good Father - Spend some time thinking about God and thanking him for being such a Good Good Father to us. 

Questions:

Why do you think the Samaritan helped the man who was hurt?

Why did the others not help him?

How did the other characters make you feel? 

What would you have done? Why? 

What is kindness?

How do you know if someone is being kind? 

How is God kind?

How do you show kindness?

Activities: 

1. Can you make a kindness cloud, saying nice things about the people in your family to stick on underneath? Stick these up somewhere to remind each other about all the good things inside!
2.  Use plasters to make these cards and pray for healing for people.  
3. Make Chatterboxes with random acts of kindness, you can use the one in your pack or make your own.  
4. Create Kindness stones to give to someone – to say something kind to them.

Before we head back to the Fruit of the Spirit we are going to dip into a new series for 2 weeks looking at a couple of stories which tell us something about Jesus and his life. 

New Series - Life of Jesus - Miracles. 

Today we will look at - Water into wine! This was the first miracle that Jesus did!

GAME:  This game could be in the garden, or in the house. Can you get some containers? Fill them with water (then add juice to make it look like wine) at one end, and at the other end leave them empty. Your job is to transfer the liquid from one set of containers to the other without spilling any. You could use straws, a plastic cup or even your hands .... the aim is to move the liquid from the full container to the empy one, competing against each other and having fun. 

Read: John 2 : 1- 11 

Check out the video - the format is slightly different without crafts, but there is more opportunity to sit and discuss what the story tells us about Jesus and about who he is. 

Reflection: Can you think of something that God has provided for you today? Can you take some time to write it down? 

Memory Verse

My God shall supply all your needs. Philippians 4:19

Activities: 

Get a square or rectangle of silver foil. Can you make it into a cup or glass shape? (Top Tip - Roll it into a tube and twist one end to make the stalk of the glass flattening out the bit at the bottom so it can stand.) Can you come up with an unusual design? See if it will hold any liquid. 

Write down on post it notes, or slips of paper all the things that God has provided for you. Take some material and place them all on top. Let everyone hold an edge of the sheet and wave it up and down, letting the paper fly into the air and back down as you shout out, “Thank you for providing for us!”.

Pray:

Jesus as we learn more about you, we pray that you will reveal who you are to us today. We ask you to come and speak to us and lead us. Amen 

Dig out the superhero cape and mask and join us on Zoom for a praise party with games and loads of fun. 

Join here, or the ID is 202 316 414 and the passcode is 925787.

Welcome back to Treehouse, as we make our way closer and closer to the Cross this Easter. Today's session is about Good Friday - and why it sounds so bad, but is actually pretty good! 

We have a fun packed session today, with Lucy and Sam leading. Check out the video to get warmed up, to hear the Story of Jesus' sacrifice  and to see what the crafts are this week. 

Songs: 

Raise a Hallelujah 

Echo 

The King is Coming 

Happy Day 

Activities: 

1. Have a go at making this craft, a sunset sky behind 3 crosses … Use the filter paper and pens to draw a sky, you can put some water on to blur the colours. Then attach it to the cross silhouette.
2. Can you do some Salt Painting? Use PVA glue to create a cross and cover it in salt. Get rid of any excess salt before you start painting. This is a lovely visual reminder of what Jesus did for us.
3. The hill where Jesus died was called Calvary hill – use a paper plate, crosses and crayons to create your own.

We hope you have a fantastic time, learning, playing and having fun as a family. If you are joining us for the first time do connect with us - drop us an email at hello@theoakchurch.co.uk - we would love to hear from you. 

Lucy and the Treehouse team 

lucy@theoakchurch.co.uk - Feel free to get in touch. I would love to see any pictures of what you have been getting up to and always love hearing from you. 

Welcome back to Treehouse and our NEW SERIES Footsteps to the Cross - where we look at 4 key events of Easter. 

Today we are looking at The Last Supper - A Meal that Jesus shared with his freinds. 

Check out the Video to see what Matt has to say. 

Game: Can you get some plastic cups and a few small balls, or small objects to try and aim into the cups Arrange the cups into a cross and off you go. (See Matt try on the video!) 

Songs: We are keeping the same songs throughout this series so your children can learn them. Why don't you turn it up and have a dance?

Raise a Hallelujah 

Echo 

The King is Coming 

Happy Day 

Activities: You can find the resources in Week 2's craft pack. 

1. Can you create a Last Supper 3D model, using a box, brown paper and make paper chain dolls to represent Jesus and his disciples?
2. Make a Last supper menu – you could make this look old by putting tea bag water over it and letting it dry. What do you think would have been on the menu during Jesus’ last meal with his friends? Or maybe you can create a menu of your favourite meal?
3. Can you try baking your own bread, you will find yeast in your activity packs to help, this may take some time but it would be a lovely reminder of the Last Supper, don’t forget the bread represents Jesus’ body and how it was broken for us.

We hope you enjoy the session, and have fun watching, playing, making and chatting together as a family. If you are joining us for the first time do connect with us - drop us an email at hello@theoakchurch.co.uk - we would love to hear from you. 

Lucy and the Treehouse team 

lucy@theoakchurch.co.uk - Feel free to get in touch. I would love to see any pictures of what you have been getting up to and always love hearing from you. 

This week we are learning about Pateince, we will watch some children trying to be patient, then we will learn about a man - David - Who was very patient. 

Our memory verse for this series is ‘The fruit of the spirit is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Gentleness and Self Control.’ Galatians 5:22 – 23

WORSHIP - Here are a range of links you might like. 

Fruit of the Spirit song  a lively version to dance to 

Fruit of the Spirit fun song  Your kids might enjoy this fun version 

Fruit of the Spirit Preschool Worship song  A simple song to help learn the fruits of the spiritis 

Do have a look on the songs and stories page for more worship songs! 

Activities: 

1)     You will have received a tube of goodies, try to make them last all week, even though it will be tempting to eat them all in one go. As you have patience, and wait maybe God will reveal something to you.

2)    Using celetotape and straws, create some shapes, by sticking the straws together. This will be tricky, and will take patience. You could make squares or triangles. Challenge: Can you make a cube? Or a triangular prism?

3)    Complete the maze here, perhaps you could have a go at making your own. This may take patience to create and complete. 

This week we are learning about Peace, we will be exploring what Peace is and how we can have it in our lives.

Our memory verse for this series is ‘The fruit of the spirit is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Gentleness and Self Control.’ Galatians 5:22 – 23

WORSHIP - Here are a range of links you might like. 

Fruit of the Spirit song  a lively version to dance to 

Fruit of the Spirit fun song  Your kids might enjoy this fun version 

Fruit of the Spirit Preschool Worship song  A simple song to help learn the fruits of the spiritis 

Do have a look on the songs and stories page for more worship songs! 

Activities: 

1. Put on some quiet music and sit with your family, doing something calm. Talk about your worries and ask God to give you peace. Maybe you could bake bread, or decorate biscuits or draw a picture.  
2. Can you find a pot, and use the items in your pack to decorate it. Turn this pot into a peace pot – and write your worries onto lolly pop sticks so you can pick sticks throughout the week to pray about.  
3. Sometimes we all get angry, get out the tub of slime and squeeze it, sharing your anger with God and ask him to take it away.

NEW SERIES ALERT 

For the next few weeks we are looking at the fruits of the spirit - The fruits of the Spirit are how we recognise God in our lives every day.

Today we will be looking at LOVE and watching a story that Jesus told to demonstrate his love. 

In this series we will learn more about Jesus and hear stories from the bible that help us to understand more about how we can be like Jesus in our lives.

Our memory verse for this series is ‘The fruit of the spirit is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faith, Gentleness and Self Control.’ Galatians 5:22 – 23

WORSHIP - Here are a range of links you might like. 

Fruit of the Spirit song  a lively version to dance to 

Fruit of the Spirit fun song  Your kids might enjoy this fun version 😊 

Fruit of the Spirit Preschool Worship song  A simple song to help learn the fruits of the spiritis 

Do have a look on the songs and stories page for more worship songs! 

Activities:

1)      Use the paint and card in your pack to do some finger painting – create a large heart with finger prints to remind you that God loves you!

2)    Using the paper plate, and your bag of wool – Can you create a sheep that will remind you of the story this week?

3)    Have fun playing with the playdough, create things that you love or make the word love out of the dough. Perhaps you can listen to some Kids worship while you are playing.

Hope you enjoy your packs this week, do send in any pictures or videos to the Treehouse facebook or to Lucy Munton