Cubbies Bear Hugs 20 & 21 - God is In Charge

Hello again. 
Welcome to a series I'm doing on Awana Cubbies!  I hope you enjoy your time here.  If you'd like, you can visit my previous posts, or dive right in!

Introduction
How I started down the Appleseed Trail
Bear Hugs 3-6:  God is Creator
Bear Hugs 7-10:  God's Word is Truth
Extra Cubbies Fun - Gingerbread Nativities
Bear Hugs 11-14 - God is Faithful
Bear Hug 15 - Story of Abraham
Bear Hug 16 - God is Mighty
Bear Hug 17 - Valentine's Day
Bear Hug 18 - Crossing the Red Sea
Bear Hug 19 - God is in Charge

I decided to pop two weeks in this one. 

Bear Hug 20 talked about how God chose David to be the new King.  David had a heart that loved God and wanted to obey Him, and Saul did not, even though he looked like a king, and David was only a small boy.  God looks at the heart.

The verse for the week is Mark 12:30,  Love the Lord your God with all your heart.

The craft suggested was a paper crown.  I saw something on pinterest a while back that used paper plates to make crowns, so I went with that.  The kids could color them and decorate them with gemstone stickers.  I made and colored one at home to show the Cubbies before they would make theirs.  (pinterest pin is here)

My daughter modelling the crown.  She so badly wants to join the Cubbies already!  She keeps walking around in the old vest we have from my older two, grabbing the bag, and walking around with them.  Next year she is going to have fun.

 

To make the crowns, do all the cutting prior to club night.  Take your plates, fold them in half, and then cut perpendicular to the fold.

 

 

Next, fold along the cut, and make three more cuts after that, so it resembles a pizza.

 

That's all!  Get your stickers and crayons ready and the kids will have a great time!  You'll need to fold them upright after they are decorated.

 

Bear Hug 21 was about the story of David and Goliath.   You can bet there was fun to be had with this story!  And the verse for this week was Psalm 56:11.  In God I trust; I will not be afraid.

 

I don't have pictures, but I made a 'sling' out of some felt and string, using a crumpled piece of taped up paper as the 'stone'.  It was a nice little visual to use during lesson time, but it doesn't work very well.  The string kept getting tangled in itself and wouldn't release as it is meant to.

 

I also drew a mega sized Goliath on a roll of paper... he was nine feet tall!  Our ceiling in the Cubbies room is not nine feet tall, so his feet dragged on the floor a little, but that was ok.  The kids had fun coloring him in 'coming in time', and throwing bean bags at the target we put on his head (rather than using the-sling-that-didn't-work-anyhow).  Great idea for games time.  I just made a little target, put some sticky tack on it, and then when games time came around, we popped it on his head.

 

 I managed to roll up the giant after club night was over, and hope to use him again in the upcoming years.  He was so big, they didn't get to color much of him. 

Well, that is everything for this week.  Next week will be exciting, as we are celebrating all our birthdays!  It is Timothy's birthday in the Cubbie handbook, and since bear hug 22 is review, it is a great time to have fun with our own birthday party! 

If you want, I've set up a Facebook page for our church Awana group.  You can see it here, or search for CFC Awana.  You can also visit my Cubbies pinterest board.  Feel free to check it out.