Fruit Of The Spirit: Patience

***I am retro-blogging previous lesson plans from 2016-2018, so I do not always have pictures of each activity, I will be working harder to be sure that pictures are taken to fully show you the ideas that I used**

Bible Verse:  
²⁹ Whoever is patient has great understanding,
    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.--Proverbs 14:29


Fruit of the Week: Orange (we taste each fruit of the week for snack. If there are varying types of a fruit then we will taste different kinds. Today we tasted Halos, oranges & nectarines

Craft: Orange Slice Fruits. This idea was also found on Pinterest, and even though it was in another language--I loved it. For those kids who can write well, they wrote their own fruits of the spirit on their orange "slices." I had prepared several slices already written for our younger kids. I pre-cut the oranges from construction paper, then cut a smaller circle from white constriction paper then cut the smaller white circle into 9 pieces.

Activity 1: Stress balls. What better way to practice patience than to take a breath and count down until we feel calm.  I found the idea to make stress balls with baking soda and balloons.  I used orange balloons to symbolize our fruit of the week. I used a funnel to fill the balloons 2/3 full of baking soda. The older kids helped the younger kids tie off the top into a knot. I pre-cut some cute green "leaves" from foam and used a hole punch to add a hole to pull the knotted balloon through. The kids LOVED these finished products and squeezed them for the rest of the evening!

Printable.  Coloring page. I try to always have a printed activity on hand. There are always the kids who finish up the other activities you give them quickly, and those who just really enjoy puzzles, word searches, etc.
**I used the above printable from Pinterest, and you can find it when you click here**