Faith Connections 5::Good Soil

Scripture Reading

Follow along in your Bibles as you watch this video.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9IOhGPrRvY

Conversation Starters

•   What kind of soil is good soil for plants?

•   Why is it important for the plants to have good soil?

•   What are things we need in our life to help us be planted in good soil, or hear God's word and take it into our hearts? How do we grow to trust God more?

Activities

Getting Started: 

Good Soil

Use the printables on this webpage to make a Parable of the Sower game to play as a family. http://www.biblestoryprintables.com/Pages/FileFolderGames/ParableofSower.html

On the go:
And then...
This is a great game for sitting around a campfire or for a good connection time on road trips. One person in the car starts a story, and after giving a piece of the story says, "And then..." then someone in the family continues the story. Keep going until the story is finished. Make up a story about the seeds or the sower in the Parable of the Sower. Or make up a story about a person who hears God's word and takes into their hearts and grows, and a person who hears God's word but gets bogged down by the worries of the day, and does not take it to heart.

Digging deeper:

In Memory

Start a compost bin in your back yard. It is a good family project and a way to care for the earth!  Here are some ideas for making a homemade compost bin. http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/4-diy-compost-bins-you-can-build-one-day-video.html