Seasonal Elementary + Preteen Object Lesson: Corn Husking
Kids will enjoy this corn-husking race that encourages them to remember what really matters.
Seasonal Elementary + Preteen Object Lesson: Corn Husking
You’ll Need:
Place corn on a table and tell kids that they’ll have one minute to husk as many ears of corn as they can. Afterward, discuss how an unhusked ear of corn is like or unlike who we are on the outside.
Read aloud 1 Samuel 16:7: “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'”
Have kids discuss how God sees us for who we truly are—the stuff that doesn’t always show on the outside. Remind kids that we don’t need to hide from God because he knows our hearts. If time allows, conclude the activity by boiling the corn and eating it with salt and butter. Or send it home with kids to cook and eat there.
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