MEMORY VERSE: Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught. Proverbs 10:9, NIrV

LIFE APP: Integrity: choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do.

BIBLE STORY: Rise Up (Daniel’s Integrity) Daniel 1

BOTTOM LINE: Be truthful with your whole life.

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CFKIDS AT HOME FAMILY EXPERIENCE GUIDE

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FAMILY ACTIVITY #1: This Path or That Path

WHAT YOU NEED: Painter’s or masking tape, cotton ball (or similar), timer

WHAT YOU DO:

*Create two paths with masking tape. For the first, create a straight path, about 5-10 feet long and 5 inches wide. For the second, make a zigzag path the same distance and width as the first path.

*Give your child a cotton ball. Explain that you will time how long it takes them to blow the cotton ball down both paths. Tell them they can only use their mouth to blow the cotton ball down each path.

*Call out, “Ready? Set. Go!” and then time how long it takes for your child to blow the cotton ball down Path One.

*Then do the same for Path Two and. time how long it takes for your child to blow the cotton ball down that path. (Path Two should take longer.)

*Ask, “Why do you think it took longer to blow the cotton ball down Path Two?”

*Discuss their response before moving on to talk about the Bible story.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY

*Our memory verse for this month is, “Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught,” (Proverbs 10:9, NIrV). What do you think that means? (Relate it to the game you played earlier—how much easier it is to walk the “straight” path versus the “crooked”.)

*Integrity means choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do. How did Daniel and his friends show integrity? (They didn’t eat the king’s food. Doing so would dishonor God because the food had been offered to false gods.)

*What happened when Daniel and his friends only ate vegetables for 10 days? (they looked healthy and well-fed—they looked better than the men who ate the king’s food)

*When can it be hard for you to tell the truth or show integrity? (Share a personal example of an area in your life that you’re working on showing more integrity in.)

FAMILY ACTIVITY #2:

WHAT YOU NEED: No supplies!

WHAT YOU DO: Tell your child that integrity means choosing to be truthful in whatever you say and do. You'll take turns reading a scenario from the list below. One of you will come up with a response that shows integrity, and one of you will think of a response that doesn’t show integrity. (Take turns coming up with the positive response versus the negative response so one person isn’t exclusively thinking of negative reactions!)

*You find $10 in the couch cushions.

*You promised you would clean your room.

*You said you would finish your homework, but you really want to go outside and meet up with a friend.

*You are at a friend’s house when they start watching a movie that you know you’re not allowed to watch.

*Your dad tells you goodnight and asks you to read 30 minutes before going to sleep.

*You pick up your sister’s latest LEGO creation. A big chunk breaks off, and you can’t fix it on your own.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY

*In your own words, what do you think integrity means?

*Why was Daniel taken to Babylon? (Daniel was taken to Babylon because King Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah and marched all the people to Babylon to live)

*How did Daniel and his friends show integrity during their training? (They didn’t eat the king’s food. Doing so would dishonor God because the food had been offered to false gods)

*Integrity is more than being honest. It is about being honest even if no one will see or hear you being honest. (Share an example of an area in your life where you’re working on integrity.)

*How can you work on integrity this month?

FAMILY PRAYER TIME

“God, You are faithful and never change! In everything You say and do, You have always been truthful! We can trust You no matter what. God, You made each one of us in Your image, and we want to reflect You to others. Help us to show integrity and be truthful in whatever we say and do. In Jesus name we pray. Amen”

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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SPECIAL PARENT ARTICLE: We all want to see our kids become the kind of people we imagine they can become. How do you do that? Mary DeMuth says, “Become the person you want your child to become.” Follow this link to "5 Signs You Lack Integrity as a Parent": https://theparentcue.org/five-signs-you-lack-integrity-as-a-parent/

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