Children’s Message and Craft: Feed the Chipmunk

Your kids will love this cute and clever chipmunk craft that’s also a game!

You’ll need:

• Bible
• card stock copies of simple chipmunk line art (do a quick online search)
• scissors
• crayons and/or washable markers
• glue sticks
• small paper cups
• pebbles

Scripture: Luke 12:16-21, Matthew 6:19-20

Children’s Message and Craft: Feed the Chipmunk

Say: Chipmunks are known for storing up food. In the wild, they do this to get ready for long winters when food may be hard to find. But even if they’re cared for and fed by people, chipmunks pile their food in hiding spots to store it up. They just can’t help themselves!

Since chipmunks are so hungry, let’s make a “Feed the Chipmunk” craft and see how much food you can give your chipmunk.

Give each child a chipmunk and allow time for kids to color their woodland friend. Next, guide kids in cutting a hole in the mouth of their chipmunks (large enough for pebbles to easily go through). Finally, have kids glue their chipmunk to a cup so that its mouth is centered over the opening of the cup. Let the glue set up for a few minutes.

Then have kids each take a few pebbles as pretend nuts. Have kids try to feed their chipmunks by tossing the pebbles into the mouth. Keep kids safe by making sure no one’s chipmunk target is near another child. After kids have played for a bit, read aloud Luke 12:16-21.

Talk About It

Ask:

• After what we just heard from the Bible, what do you think about the way chipmunks save their food for winter?
• What are some things people try to store up?

Read Matthew 6:19-20. Ask:

• How could we focus more on the treasure that really matters, rather than gathering stuff here on earth?

Say: Chipmunks are very focused on making sure they have enough to eat. And sometimes people can be just as focused on storing up more and more possessions, or stuff. When we focus on what really matters—a close friendship with God—we don’t need to be rich with money or things. We know we’ll have all the treasure we need in heaven.

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