TEACH KIDS ABOUT
HELPING THE NEEDY!!!!
The economy, for many, is presenting many challenges -
just feeding a family can demand some creativity. 
And Some families just cannot make it without a little
outside assistance. 

To make children aware of others needs try
this fun experiment;

Purchase a variety pack of individual boxed cereals. 
Empty each different flavored box into a paper bag. 

Have children sit in a circle and give each one a paper bowl
or plate.  Go around the circle and give each child a sample
of cereal from the first bag. 

Have kids either verbally guess the brand name or write it
down on a piece of paper.  Repeat the process with all
the different bags of cereal.

At the end of the game, give each child their own
individual box of cereal. 

Then instruct them to take it home as a reminder
to bring in a new, big box of cereal the following
Sunday to be donated to a local food bank.

Hint:  Church staff must be aware of their own
congregational needs.  If asking children to
bring in a box of cereal to donate to a food bank
is going to cause a hardship on a family,
omit the request and just play the game.
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