(Lessons for Younger Children)
Summary of Citywide Children’s Meeting
Regarding the Character Lessons
(Beginning September 6, 2026)
September 27, 2026
- Craft idea: Cut up pieces of foam shapes and paste together on construction paper.
October 4, 2026
- Craft ideas: (1) Hidden picture craft; (2) Build a 2D or 3D house out of craft supplies such as construction paper, wooden popsicle sticks, etc.; (3) Make a hanging mobile with the planets, sun and moon.
- Songs: 9006 God’s Design Song #6: Not Too Fast, Not Too Slow; 9502 The Lord God Almighty Has Purposed (stanza 3 talks about God being precise); 9508 We’re 93 Million Miles; 11 Oh, Be Careful!; 2849 Diligent (Tune: The Army Song)
October 11, 2026
Character: Respectful – Part 1- Craft idea: Picture of children with an older person such as parents, grandparents or teachers with speech bubbles depicting proper greeting.
- Songs: 9204 Honor, Honor; 9219 I’d Like to Honor You; 9225 Let’s Honor with Manners; 2829 Honor and Respect for Authority
October 18, 2026
Character: Respectful – Part 2
- Verse: Luke 19:8b “…and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore four times as much.”
- Craft: A picture of a treasure chest with the verse inside
- Songs: 9204 Honor, Honor; 9219 I’d Like to Honor You; 9225 Let’s Honor with Manners; 2829 Honor and Respect for Authority; 2834 Eighth Commandment – Work Hard and Do Not Steal (Tune: She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
October 25, 2026
Regional Conference
November 1, 2026
- Craft: Picture of a happy child vs. another child having a tantrum.
- Songs: 9522 Everything We Do and Say; 3446 I Have Learned to be Content