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PROP
TALK
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Whole Group Leader Guide
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FEED THE BIRD
directions!
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Before Prop Talk
1. Place all the brown ribbons in the
resealable bag.
2. Check the resealable bag to see if you
have enough ribbons for each kid.
1st
FEED THE BIRD
3. If you don’t, cut more ribbons and place
them in the resealable bag.
directions on back
Prop Talk
YOU’LL NEED
Say: This little baby bird seems to need
something. What does a little baby bird need
from its mommy bird?
Baby bird toy (1 per room)
Resealable bag (1 per room)
2” Brown ribbons (1 per child)
Brown ribbon (1 spool per room)
Scissors (1 pair per room)
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all ages!
2. Kids respond.
SAY WITH ME
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Say Together: I show love to everyone!
3rd
ages 4-K
QUESTIONS
1. Why did we give the baby bird worms
to eat? That’s what it needed.
2. Would it show love to the baby bird if
we gave it toys and hugs instead? Why
not? No. Because that’s not what it
needed.
1. Show the baby bird.
Say: I think you’re right! This baby bird is
HUNGRY! It needs some worms to eat! Let’s
all pretend to be mommy birds and feed our
baby bird!
3. Let as many kids as possible pull a brown
ribbon out of the resealable bag and feed
it to the baby bird.
4. Say “Say With Me” listed on the front.
5. For ages 4-K, ask “Questions” listed on
the front.
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PROP
TALK
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Whole Group Leader Guide
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NEED A BLANKET?
directions!
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Before Prop Talk
1. Choose another leader who will pretend to
be cold by shivering and shaking.
Prop Talk
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NEED A BLANKET?
Say: Friends, we’re gonna LOOK for someone
that needs something, ASK them what they
need, and LISTEN to their answer.
directions on back
1. Look around the room together.
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Say: Friends, LOOK at Cold Leader’s Name! I
think they need something. Let’s ASK them
what they need, and LISTEN to their answer.
Cold Leader’s Name, what do you need?
Red blanket (1 per room)
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all ages!
2. Call on the cold leader.
SAY WITH ME
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Cold Leader Says: I’m cold! I need a blanket!
Say: Friends, did you LISTEN to their answer?
What do they need?
Say Together: I show love to everyone!
3. Kids respond.
3rd
Ask: Great job! Now, I know Jesus loves us
because He gives us what we need. What
should we do to show love to Cold Leader’s
Name?
ages 4-K
QUESTIONS
1. How can we find out what someone
needs? LOOK at them, ASK them, and
LISTEN to them.
2. When we find out what they need, what
should we do? Give them what they
need.
4. Kids respond.
Say: We should give them what they need!
And, I have a blanket, right here!
5. Show the blanket.
6. Give the blanket to the cold leader.
7. Say “Say With Me” listed on the front.
8. For ages 4-K, ask “Questions” listed on
the front.
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PROP
TALK
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Whole Group Leader Guide
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HAPPY OR SAD?
directions!
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Say: Oh, look at this. This cross is happy on
one side …
1. Show the happy side.
Say: … and it’s sad on the other.
1st
2. Show the sad side.
HAPPY OR SAD?
directions on back
YOU’LL NEED
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Happy/Sad cross (1 per room)
all ages!
SAY WITH ME
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Say Together: I show love to everyone!
3rd
ages 4-K
QUESTIONS
1. Why did Jesus die on the cross? Jesus
loves EVERYONE
2. What do you think is the happiest thing
about Jesus’ cross? Answers will vary.
3. Read one item from the Happy or Sad
List.
4. Kids choose if the item you read is happy
or sad.
Note: Happy/Sad cross is a plain cross with a
large happy face sticker on the front and a
large sad face sticker on the back.
2nd
Say: Some things about Jesus’ cross are
happy, and some are sad. I’ll tell you
something special about Jesus’ cross, and you
tell me if it’s happy, or sad.
5. After kids choose, show the happy side of
the cross if it’s happy, or the sad side of
the cross if it’s sad.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each item from the
Happy or Sad list.
Happy or Sad List
• Dying on the cross hurt Jesus. Sad
• Jesus took away EVERYONE’S sins.
Happy
• Jesus was punished for EVERYONE’S
sins. Sad
• Jesus made me friends with God. Happy
• Jesus died. Sad
• Jesus came to life again. Happy
• Jesus died on the cross because He loves
EVERYONE. Happy
7. Say “Say With Me” listed on the front.
8. For ages 4-K, ask “Questions” listed on
the front.
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your room’s Quick Look to find out which week you’ll lead through this Prop Talk.
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PROP
TALK
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Whole Group Leader Guide
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HE’S ALIVE!
directions!
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Before Prop Talk
1. Read the instruction sheet.
2. Practice using the disappearing coin box
until you can easily make the Jesus coin
disappear.
1st
HE’S ALIVE!
Note: You only need to know how to make
the coin disappear for this Prop Talk.
directions on back
Prop Talk
YOU’LL NEED
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Say: Look friends! Who is this?
Disappearing coin box instructions
(1 sheet per room)
Disappearing coin box (1 per room)
Jesus coin (1 per room)
2nd
all ages!
2. Kids respond.
SAY WITH ME
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Say Together: I show love to everyone!
3rd
ages 4-K
QUESTIONS
1. Where did they put Jesus’ body after
He died? In a cave called a tomb
1. Show the Jesus coin.
Say: It’s Jesus! He’s God’s Son Who died on
the cross to take away EVERYONE’S sins!
When He died, they put His body in a tomb.
Ask: What’s a tomb? It’s a cave or a place
where they put people after they die.
Say: Pretend this box is the tomb. I’m putting
Jesus inside, because He died on the cross.
3. Place the Jesus coin into the
disappearing coin box.
Say: Jesus stayed in the tomb for three days.
Count to three with me!
4. Kids count with you, “1 … 2 … 3!”
2. What happened three days after they
put Jesus’ body in the tomb? Jesus
came back to life!
5. Open the disappearing coin box to make
it look like the Jesus coin disappeared.
Say: HE’S NOT HERE! Jesus isn’t in the
tomb! JESUS IS ALIVE AGAIN!
6. Say “Say With Me” listed on the front.
7. For ages 4-K, ask “Questions” listed on
the front.
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PROP
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Whole Group Leader Guide
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EMPTY TOMB
directions!
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Before Prop Talk
1. Fill eggs with items.
2. Leave one egg empty. Save it to open last.
Prop Talk
1st
EMPTY TOMB
1. Show the closed eggs.
directions on back
YOU’LL NEED
• Crown (1 per room) • Nail (1 per room)
• Cross (1 per room) • Pebble (1 per room)
• Plastic eggs (5 per room)
2nd
all ages!
SAY WITH ME
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Say Together: I show love to everyone!
3rd
ages 4-K
QUESTIONS
1. Is Jesus dead, or alive? Alive
2. Jesus died on the cross and came back
to life to show His great love. Who does
Jesus love? Everybody!
Say: Friends, let’s look inside these eggs to
learn about Jesus, and what He did to show
EVERYOBODY His great love!
2. Gently shake and open eggs one by one
as you explain each item inside:
a. Cross: Jesus died on this to take the
punishment for our sins and make us
friends with God.
b. Nail: They put nails in Jesus’ hands
when they put Him on the cross. It hurt
Him, and it was very sad.
c. Crown of Thorns: This is what they
put on Jesus’ head when they nailed
Him to the cross. It hurt a lot.
d. Pebble: They put Jesus’ body in a
cave called a tomb and closed it with a
huge, round, rock door.
3. Open empty egg last and act surprised.
Say: This egg shows that Jesus isn’t inside
the cave anymore! He’s not dead! He’s alive!
4. Celebrate with kids.
5. Say “Say With Me” listed on the front.
6. For ages 4-K, ask “Questions” listed on
the front.