I like this painting that depicts the inaugurating event of Palm Sunday, because it includes children. Look over on the upper, right-hand side. Notice the man holding a baby(!) up over his shoulders? (One can easily miss seeing!)
Show this picture to your kids and point out the taking-flight toddler.
There are other kids. Can you find them?
Notice this child in particular… (The one designated with the red arrow in the close-up shot.
Have your child pretend that they are that kid. Place yourself in the painting!
You are witnessing Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem!
What do you see?
What do you smell?
What do you hear?
There were of course, lots of people. Some happy and others not. And probably the usual noise a loud crowd makes.
(“Is he coming yet?” “I can’t see!” “Excuse me, you are stepping on my foot!”)
The Bible tells us there were loud cries of “Hosanna!” (John 12:13). Which was like saying “Save us!”
This Rotation is producing lots of media: movies of drama skits and photos of Lego-creations that tell our story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Take a look and see!
In the Art/Photography Workshop…
Kids started off hearing the story and creating a garden of olive trees (from paper lunch bags!)
Then they re-created the story using their trees and Lego™ people. (Click on a photo to see a larger view.)
The 1st and the 4th graders worked in groups to each create a scene:
The 3rd graders were a small group that week (it was the start of a school break week):
The 2nd grade creations:
Hmm… Let’s see. First they went to the garden of olive trees…
(Remember, you can click on the smaller photos to make them appear larger.)
And finally, the 5th grade creations:
(This class also worked in groups.)
In the Drama Workshop…
The 5th grade puts on a humorous skit:
Watch the 3rd grade version:
Watch the 1st & 4th grade version:
In the Cooking Workshop…
The 2nd grade made (and ate) prayer pretzels. They are so eager to learn how to twist a pretzel. (Yes, there is a technique.) As your kids visit the Cooking Workshop, ask them to tell you the story of how the pretzel ties to prayer.
In the Prayer Yoga Workshop…
Kids learned about praying with your body.
Watch the video that they followed in class. It includes yoga poses and prayer. We started at the 1:30 mark and only watched about 25 minutes of this video. There is more! Try it out with your family at home.
Join us for the fun! See the schedule of workshops here.
Photos by Tom Gardner & myself.
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