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Kids 4: Activity Day Outline DETAILED OUTLINE: The agenda of activities can be rearranged to best meet the needs of your group. If you have enough children of various ages and parent participation, you can divide the children into two groups for some of the activities and even have two activities taking place at the same time. We do, however, encourage the opening/closing to be done with all the children together. Opening:  Opening Prayer  Pledge of Allegiance You can have one of the children hold a small flag or use a larger flag. This is a great opportunity to teach the children respect and proper care and folding of the flag. See the Activity Day Resource pdf for a diagram on the proper way to fold the flag. If you use an actual pole and stand for the flag you can keep it up throughout the Activity Day.  Preamble: have the children read or recite the preamble to the United States Constitution. (Doing this each day as a family will have your children memorizing it in no time at all. See the Activity Day Resource pdf) Theme Story and Discussion: George Washington His Legacy of Faith, Character, and Courage By Demi Discussion prompt questions:  What were George Washington’s ancestors like? Did his family believe in God? What happened in his first battle against the French? What happened in his next battle when he fought with General Braddock? What became Washington’s position in the Continental Army? After the war, did he get to go home and live a quiet life? No? What happened? What message did he share in the address he gave when he was first elected president? What did he do at the end of his life that shows us he believed “all men are created equal”? Activity: “Faith is... the evidence of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1 This activity will provide some examples of real things that we can’t see but we can tell they are real in other ways. Faith in God is like that too! We can’t see God’s love for us, or the strength that he blesses us with, but it is real and we can feel it strengthen our faith. Now we will experience some things together that are real and not seen:  Blow a fan on each child individually or, depending on the size of the fan, have it blow across the whole group. Ask them what they feel. Explain that blowing air is a force we can feel, but we can’t see. Like faith! Moms for America ✯ Cottage Kids 3