How Do You Make A Fruit Of The Spirit Activity?
This edible activity will be very fun for the children while simple enough to conduct. It will emphasize the different fruits of the Spirit in a tangible way and serve as a snack also to save you time. Give each child a bowl and plastic spoon. Hold up each type of fruit one at a time and talk about one of the fruits of the Spirit. Say: “One of the fruits of the Spirit is love. We are going to put some pieces of banana into our bowls so we will have love.” Carry a bowl of banana slices to each child and let them spoon a few pieces into their bowl. Repeat steps two and three for each of the fruits of the Spirit. When you have all nine fruits in the children’s bowls, say: “Now we have all nine fruits of the Spirit in our bowls: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. So let’s eat our fruit and talk about how we can show these fruits of the Spirit to our friends and family this week.” Give the children ideas of how they can show the fruits
