Creative Storytelling of The Witch of Endor to engage kids in God’s word and etching His lessons into their minds to pull from when they need it most in life.
This October I have been sharing scary bible stories with my kindergarten through fifth grade bible class on Wednesday nights. The goal is always to get kids excited about God! When they are excited about this, they learn who God is, they develop a love for God and they have a natural desire to share God with friends. One week they learned about “The Witch of Endor.” Real live witches in the bible? Yes! The bible really does have it all! Of course, I make sure to remind them that God said to stay away from witchcraft! It was not and is not acceptable to our God!
You will have children’s full attention as you make a crystal ball to tell the story. You can use ANY size container you want. In fact, when doing this activity for a large group, I had a large bowl. After telling the story ask questions to make sure they were paying attention. We want them going away with God’s word more so than the crystal ball. Then watch the excitement on their little faces when you let them try this activity on their own. I bought some small containers from the grocery story (like you see in the picture). They come with lids so you can even put the water in the bowls before class. I put the dry ice in each cup though and told any child that touched the dry ice they would lose theirs. Every child got their own string and groups shared the soapy suds. (Dry ice can usually be purchased at large grocery stores. You have to ask for it though.)
For the rest of their lives, when they see this activity, I bet they think of the “Witch of Endor.” And what lesson can they learn from this? King Saul had turned his back on God. He only called on God when he was afraid, so God was not there this time. King Saul was so afraid that he chose to sin even more by seeking out a witch to conjure up Samuel from the dead. King Saul did not get the answer he wanted either. He learned that he and his sons would die, and that’s just what happened. We need to be obedient to God, always. The bible tells us that sin leads to death. Sure, we will all mess up from time to time and God will forgive us, but we should not call on God only in times of trouble. That’s not a good relationship. And when we are afraid, do not make matters worse by adding sin into the mix. That’s just asking for more trouble. Trust and obey God. Grow a real relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves you. It’s an awesome lesson to learn any time of the year, but it is especially fun at Halloween.
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