Giving thanks for the gift of dance

Reading - 2 Samuel 6: 14 - 18.

• Does your Mum and Dad ever go dancing? (Discuss)
• What about you - Have you ever gone dancing and if so what does it feel like (Discuss)
• Dancing is many things to many people - A sport when undertaken professionally, a hobby, like the girls at the Allegro Ballet School who are here with us today, as exercise and maybe even to get closer to a special girl. Well, that is assuming you dance some of the old time dances where you get closer to your partner.
• In today's reading a man called David was a very high up man. In fact a King.
• He loved dancing as it was his way to feel free and he gave thanks to God for all he did for him. He even got really carried away and finished up dancing in his undies.
• When you feel really free, and just happy to prance around enjoying the moment, that is how David felt when they brought in the special box which contained the 10 commandments (Discuss)

• Just like the ballet girls who love to dance and perform. We too are going to give thanks that God is our special friend and we are joyful that he loves us so much.
• When the girls dance around later on, we will be viewing this as it shows we thank God for the gift of dance and that he is special to us in our everyday life.

Kids Church Activity:
Activity: To make gifts for the ballet group that are doing the three presentations. Sweets in tulle with a ballerina cut out attached.

What you need to get ready:
Require: pink tulle. Scissors, pink ribbon, sweets, ballerina cut out with “Thank you on it), hole punch.

pdf file (Approx 400k) 8 page work book for children on today's lectionary readings. (For those using the lectionary for Year A- Pentecost 13 - Genesis 37:3) - The theme being Joseph's coat of many colours..