Eat a Snack: Food for Thought
You’ll need (makes enough for five):
- 1-ounce package of instant pudding mix
- a 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups milk
- 8 cups crushed ice
- 3/4 cup rock salt
- a 13-ounce coffee can with a lid
- a 39-ounce coffee can with a lid
- spoons
- bowls
What you’ll do:
Mix the first three ingredients in the small coffee can. Cover tightly and place in the large can. Alternately pack ice and rock salt around the small can. Cover tightly.
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Have kids form a circle and roll the can back and forth for 15 minutes. Talk about how people have had to work together to make our country strong. Then stir the contents of the small can. Roll again for 15 minutes and talk about God’s role in the formation of our country.
Enjoy the ice cream and then close in prayer.
Carolyn Caufman served as a children’s minister.
This preteen Independence Day lesson was originally published on ChildrensMinistry.com, © Group Publishing, a division of David C Cook.
