HOE FUN: Give each child a very small (mini) hoe. Let them write today's Bible verse on the hoe, or attach a mini-card with today's verse written on it. Attach it to the handle with a small string or rope.

CHURCH DRAWING: Give children a church picture or have them draw a picture and draw many flowers around the church in various colors. On the church building or on the drawing of the church door, have children write, "Keep the weeds out of the church", etc

WEEDS Art: Let children go outside and pick some weeds to glue onto a piece of brown paper. Tell children that we are ALL born "weeds" but that God wants us to NOT be weeds any longer and wants us to produce good fruit! Children can make the weeds into an ART piece to show that GOD wants us to make something beautiful out of the weeds!

FRUIT BOWL: While teaching about producing fruit and not weeds, etc, from today's lesson, let children enjoy small bites of fruit in the bowl. Ask children what kinds of fruit they would like to produce in their own lives!

WEEDS & FRUIT CHART Game: Divide the class into two teams. Let children write ideas under a WEEDS and FRUIT columns for the weeds in our lives and then the fruit that WE could produce in our lives. Children will enjoy seeing which team can come up with the most ideas. Give children fruity candy snacks at the end of the game.

FRUIT ART: Let children draw or find fruit pictures and make a collage. Add words of GOOD FRUIT that we can bare for the Lord, on each piece of fruit. Let children decorate and even frame their art, for a special remembrance of today's lesson!

Song:  "Love One Another" Charles Kirkpatrick & John 13:34-35

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