Welcome to the easiest family devotional you’ll ever come across- Marshmallow Madness! There are many wonderful devotions available, but these are for those of us ~myself included~ who have the best intentions but just can’t seem to get it together.
I challenge you to spend 20 minutes a week being intentional about passing your faith onto your kids …and all you need is a bag of marshmallows.This week: GUESS HOW MANY
Depending on the age(s) of your kids, pour marshmallows into 1 container. Younger kids should have a smaller container, older children should have a larger one, or even just leave them in the bag.
Have children guess how many marshmallows are in the container, just like the carnival “Guess how many” game. You could have children whisper their guess to you, or just write down their guesses on a piece of paper. If you want to be a little extra silly, you can have children receive a ballot each time they sing a song or make a rhyme. For older kids, you can have them find a verse in the Bible, or recite a scripture, or even answer Bible trivia questions to earn a voting ballots.
Then comes the counting: now you know why I suggested younger kids have less marshmallows! Add them up and declare a winner! (decide if and how to reward the winner)
Then look up Luke 12:6-7 together. Isn’t God amazing?! He knows everything about us. He even knows how many hairs are on our head. He knows what we worry about, and nothing surprises Him.
I like the way the Message puts it:
6-7 “What’s the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! … You’re worth more than a million canaries.
Encourage your children to give their worries to Him. Keep a prayer journal and each week add in your prayers. Your kids will grow stronger in their faith when they can look back and see what God has done!
How did this work for you? Did you adapt it to fit your family?