The Apostle's TeachingThis week we read I Corinthians 13, also known as the “love chapter”. As a reminder of all that God’s love means to us and as a special treat for our kids, we’re going to send our kids on a treasure hunt to find all the “ingredients” of love. Along the way, they’ll also find elements of making an ice cream Sundae. When the hunt is over, the family can enjoy a love feast of their finds!
First, find a room in the house that has quite a few nooks and crannies that you can hide things in. This will be the “treasure room”. You will need some small pieces of paper and tape or post-it notes to write each element of love on the ingredients.
Ingredients you will need:
Love is patient – bottle of chocolate syrup
Love is kind – ice cream scoop
Love doesn’t want what it can’t have – jar of cherries
Love isn’t proud – caramel sauce
Love isn’t rude – bag of M&Ms
Love doesn’t say “Me first!” – peanuts
Love isn’t easily angered – bottle of whip cream
Love always trusts – bunch of bananas
Love always hopes – bowls
Love always keeps going to the end – spoons
Before you begin, write “Love NEVER fails” on a sheet of paper in large letters and post on the freezer door in your kitchen. Once the child(ren) have gathered all the ingredients, have them figure out what is missing from their sundaes. When they figure out they are missing the ice cream, they will see the sign on the freezer. As you sit down as a family to eat your ice cream sundaes, pass out the post-it notes and have members of the family read each of them out loud. After reading each note, think of a way we can show (or not show-in the case of the “isn’t” phrases) love to each other.
The best part is that last phrase – that God’s love, his never ending “agape” love is perfect and NEVER fails. Now THAT is something to throw an ice cream party about!!
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