After a money hunt and game, we thought about things you might have if you were rich. From Jacuzzis to rockets to pet horses we labelled various items to fill a backpack with.
We then heard the story of the rich young ruler and his disappointment at Jesus telling him to give all his possessions away. Jesus said it is harder for a rich person to enter God’s kingdom than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. We used a chair to represent something narrow and Ellie and Rupert, whilst wearing the backpack full of riches, demonstrated how impossible it was to be a camel and get through!
The children either made some groovy camels to remind them of the story or blingy treasure boxes filled with gems with words on like, love, kindness, patience. These are things that have an impact for good on us and others here and now, whilst storing up treasures in heaven.