March’s Messy Church explores another meal with Jesus. We meet a really unpleasant man who wasn’t liked by anyone – he was mean and nasty and even cheated people. Jesus chose to invite himself round to his house for a meal. We don’t know what Jesus and Zacheaus discussed but after the time he spent with Jesus, Zachaeus was a changed man. You can read about what happeded in Luke 19: 1-10.
- I wonder what Jesus and Zacchaeus discussed together
- I wonder what this encounter tells us about God.
- Zacchaeus was a really nasty person, a cheat and noone liked him. I wonder how the crowd felt when Jesus went to Zacchaeus’ house.
- I wonder how they felt when Zacchaeus gave back the money he had stolen from them.
Door Hanger
- print off your door hanger and cut out
- using alphabet stickers or pencils put your name on the door hanger.
- decorate your door hanger with stickers/patterns/pens
Zacchaeus teapot
- Print off your teapot and 1 lid.
- you need to cut out the teapot including the little bobble on the top
- Decorate your teapot with colourful paper or material if you have some
- cut out a lid
- make a slit in the lid area of the teapot.
- slide the lid into the slit.
Mothers Day Cards
- Print off the card template
- choose 3/4 colours of paint
- using a finger print add colours to your flower
- add a message and your name inside the card
Zacchaeus up a tree
Cut out Zacchaeus and colour him in.
Decorate the tree with the tissue paper to make the leaves and the trunk of the tree.
Punch a hole at the top of the tree and another one at the bottom.
Thread the wool/string through the holes and tie it behind the tree.
Tie the yarn near the top of the page, and attach Zacchaeus to the bottom of the page with sellotape so he can easily move up and down the tree.
For younger children attach Zacchaeus to a piece of wool/string, punch a hole in at the top of the tree only. Thread the wool/sting through and knot. Zacchaeus can be pulled up and down the tree easily.
Rice Krispie Trees
- You will need:
- Twix bars or kit kat for “trunk”
- Gummy Bears/Jelly babies (for Zachaeus)
- Butter
- Mini Marshmallows
- RICE Krispie Cereal
- Green Food Coloring
Make the rice krispie treat “Leaves” of the tree, In a LARGE Microwave safe bowl, add marshmallows and butter, zap for 30 seconds, stir to mix, repeat until marshmallows are just melted… Do NOT over heat.
Stir to mix and combine, while stirring, add food colouring 2-3 drops at a time to get desired colour.
Add the Krispie Rice Cereal to the green marshmallow goo and mix. Fold until the krispies have also become coloured.
Allow to cool while you prepare the “Trunks.
Make small Golf Ball size balls of Rice Krispie Treats. Flatten slightly. Insert one “trunk” into the bottom of the flattened ball. Add a Gummy bear (and tell the kids it is Zacchaeus sitting in the tree waiting for Jesus!
Serve Chilled and ENJOY!!!
Let’s take time today to pray for Ukraine. Making a friendship bracelet to wear,in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, can help us to remember to pray for the situation, families, those in power making decisions.
Some prayers you might find helpful.
