CFKIDS AT-HOME FAMILY EXPERIENCE GUIDE

MEMORY VERSE: Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14, NIrV

LIFE APP: Patience: Waiting until later for what you want now

BIBLE STORY: Esau’s Impatience Genesis 25:24-34

BOTTOM LINE: If you don’t wait, it could cost you.

FAMILY ACTIVITY #1: Worth the Wait

WHAT YOU NEED: Something to bake (and the required ingredients)—muffins, bread, cake, etc. This can be anything that requires time to bake to be edible.

WHAT YOU DO: Set up your kitchen with what you’re going to bake. If you have time, go ahead and measure out all the ingredients.

Tell your child that they’re going to be a baker today. Walk your child through combining the ingredients correctly. But before you fully combine them, pause and ask, “What do you think this would taste like if we were to eat a spoonful of it right now?” (Gross! Yucky!)

Then finish, combining the ingredients per the directions.

Once your treat is in the oven, have your child (or help your child) set a timer. Say, “We have to wait [AMOUNT OF TIME] until it’s ready.” Then, complete the Talk About the Bible Story section while you wait. Prompt your child to check the timer periodically. If there’s time, ask your child to help you do the dishes. Once the timer goes off, take your treat out of the oven.

Say, “Now we have to wait for it to cool off before we eat it!”

FAMILY ACTIVITY #2: I’m So Hungry…

WHAT YOU NEED

No supplies needed.

WHAT YOU DO

You and your child will take turns adding foods to a numbered list, then repeating all of the previous items and amounts.

Say, “We’re going to take turns going through the entire alphabet and the numbers 1-26, saying, ‘I’m so hungry I could eat ________.’ You fill in the blank by naming a food that starts with the correct letter and the correct number. For example: one apple. One, because A is the first letter of the alphabet. B will be two, C is three, and so on.

“When it’s your turn, you also have to remember all the foods that came before. For example, if we’re on letter D, you’d say something like, ‘I’m so hungry I could eat one apple, two bananas, three cakes, and four dumplings!’ So, by the time we get to Z, we’ll try to repeat the entire alphabet— including all the numbers AND foods that came before. Ready?”

(Play the game.)

Talk about the Bible Story

In our story, what did Esau have trouble waiting for? (something to eat)

When Esau didn’t wait, what did it cost him? (his birthright as the firstborn son)

Why do you think waiting is so hard for everybody— adults included?

What might be an upside or benefit of being patient?

What are some situations in which you’d like to do better at waiting with a good attitude?

Parent: Talk about a time when not waiting cost you something.

FAMILY PRAYER TIME

“Dear God, we need Your help. Waiting isn’t always easy, but we know that it’s much better to wait on You than to face the consequences of losing our cool. Let us learn from Esau’s foolish and impatient choice. When we think we can’t wait, help us to stop and remember what it might cost us if we don’t wait patiently. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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