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Sunday Club was back today (14th Sept) after the long summer break. Twinklers, the group for 4-7 year-olds, were talking about Africa and harvest time.  We talked about a little girl called Bakang who lives in Botswana and what it is like to live near the desert where crops don't grow, in a house made from cow dung and have to fetch water every day past scary camels. 

We also talked about the “Hands of Hope 2008” campaign, which asks groups like us to celebrate harvest with the charity Self-Help Africa.  This charity helps people in rural Africa grow enough food to feed themselves and earn a living.  The collection at the Harvest service will go to this good cause.  To illustrate this, the children stuck pictures of harvest produce on a map of Africa and made hand prints to be stuck all around it, as shown in the picture.  

The children also painted pots with patterns inspired by African art which they will use to give harvest gifts in.  They prayed to help us to share with those who don't have what we have and to look for ways we can use our hands to help one another. 

Twinklers usually starts with singing then we listen or discuss stories from the Bible and get involved in a variety of crafts including sticking, cutting, painting, gluing, cooking, planting and often end with a prayer and a game or more physical activity. If you are in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 why not come and join us in the hall during the 10am service?