Main point: On days one and two, God made the light and dark and the sky above the water.
Bible story: Light and Dark; Sky Above Water ● Genesis 1:3-8

[WEEKLY VIDEO]

As a family, watch this week’s video and then discuss a few questions together. 

• Who was our Bible story about? (God)
• What happened in the Bible story? (In the beginning, God made the light. He called the light day and the darkness night. Then God made the sky above the water.)
• On day one, God made the light. What did God call the light? (day)
• What did God call the darkness? (night)
• On day two, what did God make above the water? (the sky)
•  Did God make everything? (yes)

Family Activity: Creation Charades

WHAT YOU NEED: activity pages

WHAT YOU DO: 

• Before the Activity: Print off the activity pages.
• During the Activity: Hold up each picture and encourage your child to act out things that go with that picture. 

WHAT YOU SAY: 

• Before the Activity: “I’ll show you some pictures, and you can pretend to do something that goes with that picture. Are you ready?” 
• During the Activity: “What is this a picture of? (Pause.) Yes, it’s [daytime/ nighttime]. What is something you do during the [day/night]? (Pause.) Oh, that’s great. Let’s pretend to do that together. What is this picture? (Pause.) Yes, it’s [water/sky]. What is something you see in the [water/sky]? That’s fun. Let’s pretend to be that.” (Continue as long as there is interest.)
• After the Activity: “We pretended to be things you see in the day and night and the water and sky. In today’s Bible story, we learned about who made all of those things… God! Who made everything?” (God made everything.)