Advent Kids

🦃 Sunday, November 15 | Preschool Songs & Thanksgiving Feast
Wear your stretchy pants and bring your appetite! Join us as we celebrate Jesus and hear our Early Childhood preschoolers sing, then linger longer for our Thanksgiving Feast. We’ll provide the turkey and mashed potatoes—bring a dish to share!

INSTRUCTIONS: For this activity, get a T-shirt in as large a size as possible. Both heads should fit through the neck (feel free to cut a wider hole if needed), and one arm from each kid should work through a sleeve. Have them walk around the room and do simple tasks together, like stacking chairs, picking up something from the ground, or pouring water from one cup to another. If you can get more t-shirts and space allows, feel free to turn this into a relay race.

SAY THIS: Imagine you are a superhero made up of two superheroes stuck together! At first, it might be awkward because you can't move as freely as you could. But imagine the possibilities! This superhero could have 360-degree vision because two heads are better than one! And most importantly, this superhero would never feel alone.

Ruth and Naomi weren't literally stuck together, but when Ruth told Naomi, "Where you go, I will go," she meant it. She intended to stick by Naomi no matter what lay ahead.

Can you think of anyone in your life who would stick by you no matter what? God gave you those people! Can't think of anyone at the moment? Let's ask God to give us more faithful friends. God gives us companions.

CALLING ALL MOMS / GUARDIANS - You are welcome and loved. Join us tomorrow morning as we connect and pray.

SAY THIS: If you could have anyone (real or fictional) be your superhero sidekick, who would you choose? Why?

It's not just superheroes who need helpful companions. We need them in our everyday lives. It can be a friend who plays with you and helps you, a parent, a teacher, or another trusted grown-up who helps you be your best self. Think about the companions you already have in your life as we learn from today's Bible story!

Read Ruth chapter 1

Naomi's family and friends were surprised and happy to see her, but Naomi was very sad. She even said they should call her "Mara," which means "bitter." It's understandable—she lost her husband and sons in Moab. What she didn't know yet was that Ruth choosing to accompany her would be the turning point in their story ... God was setting them on a new heroic adventure!

So many of our favorite superheroes have sidekicks and companions to help them out when they need it most. This week, we learned about how Ruth chose to follow Naomi back to her hometown after they experienced unexpected losses. Ruth knew Naomi needed someone to help and support her, and their relationship helps us see why God gives us companions.

God, we are grateful that you’re our superhero!

We start a new series this week! See you at 10:30 at Advent Church Boca!