It's a New Year!
JAM Kids With Bartholomew and the Oobleck
We a new sign to our signpost. Our word for the day was REPENT.
And then we created snowflakes.
Story for January
Tonight we had fun with the story
"Bartholomew and the Oobleck."
We learn that King Derwin of Didd has
trouble admitting that he is wrong.
King Derwin has a problem with the sky.
He is tired of the sunshine, fog, snow and rain.
He wanted something new.
Bartholomew Cubbins tried to tell the king that,
powerful though he was, the sky was one thing he could not rule.
But the king would not take NO for an answer.
He called on his magicians to work on the problem;
he wanted something new from the sky. And they did their job.
Sure enough, the next morning, little green sputters of oobleck began
raining down from the sky. The king is so happy!
He orders that the bell be rung and he wants to declare a holiday
But the bell is all stuck with green oobleck.
A robin is stuck in her nest. The royal trumpeter cannot sound an alarm.
The oobleck really gums up the Kingdom of Didd. And it kept coming!
The wise page boy, Bartholmew, tells King Derwin that
he can end this whole disaster by saying
two simple words; “I’m sorry.”
But the king was too mighty and proud to admit that he was wrong.
Finally, the king does say the simple words, “I’m sorry.”
The oobleck disappears and all is well in the kingdom once again.
Following the story, we talked about repentance.
And then the puppets practiced being sorry.
Pizza for Dinner!
Then we all made OOBLECK!
Then Play Time in the Gym
Campfire Singing
Lots of fun songs!
The Kingdom of Didd is fictional, but the
inability to say “I’m sorry” is too real.
The true difficulty lies in what the words represent.
We talked about what it means to repent;
to realize that you have made a mistake or a bad choice,
along with the desire to change your behavior.
The person who says “I’m sorry” must be humble and
willing to do things differently.
“I’m sorry” signifies new life, new hope, and a fresh start.
