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November Gods Gift of Treasures 1.5 2 hours Help the children to understand the value of money as Gods gift of treasures Encourage them to start saving and using money properly 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' Luke 15: 8-9 15 mins - Gathering Songs / Teaching of song/s 10 mins - Opening Prayer / Kid Praise 5 mins - Bible Verse 1hr - Activity 10 mins - Processing / Conclusion 10mins - Closing Prayer / KFL Heart Habits / Announcements All Things are Possible KIDS AT PLAY Activity: 3-4 Years old PENNY/PISO/PESO HUNT Materials: Pennies/1 Peso coins, One cup or dish per player Directions 1. Have all the kids leave the room while you hide coins everywhere- under cushions, in drawers, behind curtains, on top of books, and so on. 2. Have all the kids return and give each a cup or dish. 3. At your signal, have the players start searching for the coins. 4. After five minutes, call off the hunt and have the players count their coins. 5. The player with the most coins wins. Let the kids keep the coins they find. 6. Please see processing after activity for First Steps

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FIRST STEPS Activity: 5-7 Years old TREASURE PITCH Materials: Marker, Poster board or sheet of paper at least two feet square, Small treats and prizes, Ten coins per player, One small container per player, One small bag per player, Paper hearts Directions: 1. Draw a grid of three- or four-inch squares on the poster board or paper. 2. In each square, place a small treat or prize like a piece of candy or a pencil, eraser, sticker, or any small trinket or toy. 3. Give each player ten coins in a small container. 4. The players take turns standing at a distance and pitching coins at the grid. 5. If a player lands a coin in a square, he or she claims the treat or prize in that square and collects it in her goodie bag. 6. If any treats or prizes are too large to fit in the squares, place paper hearts in the squares instead. 7. Keep the large treats and prizes in a box. 8. Let players whose coins land in the squares with paper hearts choose their own treats and prizes from the box. Processing for Kids at Play and First Steps Discuss the following: - Our parents work hard to have money. They go to office everyday of the week so that theyll have money to buys us food, pay bills, give us toys, etc - Since our parents really work hard for the money given to us, we should consider it as gifts that need to be taken care of - We need to learn to save every penny/coin that is given to us for future use. E.g. to buy new toy or even save up for WKC - God is the real giver of money since He is the one who gave skills and jobs to our parents. Therefore, we need to thank God for it. - When we find coins in the street or anywhere scattered, lets ask the adults (parents, siblings, guardians, teachers, etc) to whom does it belong. If they do not know, give it to the Church or to those who are asking for alms, for they need it more.

FOOT STEPS Activity: 8-10 Years Old SAM & THE LUCKY MONEY Materials : Play money, Different stuff to sell ( toys, candies, school materials etc.) Questions before the story: This story lends itself to several different topics: Christmas Celebrations, the value of money, and the act of giving to people in need. Staying with the focus of money, introduce the story by asking the children Have you ever received a gift of money? What for? How did you feel when you received the money? What did you want to spend it on? Does P50.00 seem like a lot of money to you? What can you buy with P50.00? Sam and the Lucky Money Sam is off to the mall to celebrate Christmas and spend his "Lucky Money." But everything he wants costs beyond the P50.00 that he has with him. The young boy's disappointment gives way to compassion when he encounters a street person in need of socks and shoes. Now Sam has a new perspective on what it means to be lucky. Questions after the story: Sam was very angry when he realized that his P50.00 would not get him what he wanted. What made Sam change his mind about the money? Sam did not feel that his money was worth much, but to the old man, the money had a lot of value. Why? Why was Sam's money called "Lucky Money" at the beginning of the story? Did the meaning of "Lucky Money" change slightly by the end of the story? If so, how? Would you have done what Sam did with his money? How do people in your community help those who lose their jobs or their homes?

Activities to do together: Turn a room into a store. Set up stations around the room: post office, toy store, grocery store, ice cream store, book store, flower shop, etc. Put items with price tags on them at each station, give the children a sum of play money, paper and a pencil. Ask them to figure out what they can buy with her money, thinking up several different combinations of purchases. Try it yourself and then compare shopping lists when all of you are done. STEP UP Activity: 11-12 Years Old Short Talk and Sharing activity Collecting for Fun and Profit Why collect? Collecting has been around forever. People like to save things. The wealthy have been collecting antique paintings, porcelains, and furniture for generations. Today, however, collecting isn't limited to the rich. It seems that everyoneyoung and old, rich and pooris getting into the act. As with putting money into a bank or investing in the stock market, collecting has become another way for some people to increase their treasures. In this way, collecting is a form of investing. The idea is to buy an object today and hold onto it long enough until it appreciates or adds up in value. Money ABCs Antiques, refers to things dating back to the 1920s or so. Collectibles don't have to be oldsome are, but some aren't. Collectibles are objects that people want to save with the hopes that their value will increase over time. Piggybank on It Collecting is something a parent and child can do together. For example, mom and daughter may both like to collect miniature dollhouse items. They'll learn together, shop together, and share the fun together. Collecting can be a lot of thing Fun. There's the enjoyment of pursuing collecting as a hobby. Instead of sitting in front of the TV or playing video games, you can be looking through pocket change to start a coin collection. Educational. Collecting can be a learning experience. Those who collect

stamps, for example, learn all about countries throughout the world. One boy who loved Godzilla toys became so fond to collect Japanese toys that he eventually pursued Japanese studies as his college major; he plans to work for an international company doing business in Japan when he graduates. Low-cost. Collecting can be an inexpensive way to start a high-priced collection. Kids can collect things they like for little or even no money and then can watch how the value of things change over the years. For example, premiums from McDonalds and Burger King that cost a kid nothing can be worth a lot in the future (maybe even the near future). McDonalds gave away special Beanie Babies as part of their Happy Meals for kids; as you may know, Beanie Babies have become a division of collectibles unto themselves. Recently, the complete McDonalds Beanie Babies collection was valued at more than $100 (remember they cost nothing above the regular cost of the Happy Meals!). Potential for Future Treasures! While there's no guarantees with collecting, baby boomers who had saved their baseball cards or D.C. comics from the 1950s would be sitting with quite a valuable collection today. A 40year-old Barbie in mint condition in the original box is worth about P5,000 today!

Important Things to Remember Before You Get Started: 1. Watch Your Step. There is no certainty that a collection will appreciate in valuewhat's desirable today may be out of favor tomorrow when a collector decides to sell. Your primary reason for collecting should be for the love of the objects. Any financial gain is secondary. 2. Know what youre getting into. As in the adult world, you should know about what youre buying before you put your money down. Ask help from your parents, teachers or older siblings, so they can help you decide on what items to collect. 3. Understand the responsibility that comes with collecting. If youre investing you allowance in your collection that you hope will increase in value, you better learn to take care of it properly. Most collectibles lose value very quickly if they are damaged. 4. Put limits on how much money to put into a collection. It's easy to get carried

away, but collecting, like saving, should be an item that's budgeted for. Having only a set amount to spend at a time will certainly mean that some things are beyond your grasp, but it's a bad financial habit to start spending beyond your budget for items and then falling short of cash to pay expenses. Questions: What did you learn from the activity? How does God bless us with the gift of money? What do we do with this gift? Is it important to save? How can we save? What can we save for? Additional questions for Step Up Kids: How can collecting help you? What items do you already have that you can use to start your own collection? What other items can you start collecting? Who can help you with your collection hobby? Money is a Gift of Treasure from God. He blesses our parents, our guardians with this gift so they can help us with the things that we need. Sometimes, money can also be used to buy some things that we want. But because our parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, older siblings, worked hard to earn their money, we should also learn how to save up and buy only the things that are necessary. Whenever we do receive gifts that have been bought by somebody elses hard-earned money, we should also learn to show our appreciation for them and take care of those gifts. Like the woman in the Bible Verse we read earlier, we should learn to value and give importance, no matter how small, to every little piece of Gods gift of treasure.
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