Adventurer Club December 3

Game: Traffic Light

Let's start with a game called traffic light.  Whoever is the traffic light gets to call out red light, yellow light, or green light.  Red light means stop.  Yellow light means slow.  Green light means go.  Let's stand up and play.  I will be the traffic light first, then we will take turns.  Green light!...

Lesson: Making Choices

Traffic Light photo, #1171548 by Patryk Buchcik, courtesy of FreeImages.com

What would happen if everyone decided to stop following the traffic lights?  All throughout our day, we are making choices to do something, not do something, or to wait or be more careful doing something.  We should approach making choices like a traffic light.  We should give ourselves a green light when it's ok to do something.  We should give ourselves a red light when it's not ok to do something.  And we should give ourselves a yellow light when we need to be extra careful doing something.

What do you do in these situations?  Say green light, red light or yellow light.

• Daddy left his new camera on the counter and you want to take pictures with it.

• Mommy told you she put raisens and crackers for you in the snack bin if you get hungry in the next 2 hours.  She is on the phone, and you want raisens.
• A family friend brings a baby over to visit at your house.  You are playing with your remote control car.  She puts the baby on the floor.

​What did God give us to help us make good choices?  
​(Ten Commandments and our parents)  

When we make good choices, what are we choosing? 
Let's find the answer in Deuteronomy 30:19-20, which says, "...I am offering you life or death, blessings or curses. Now, choose life! Then you and your children may live. Love the Lord your God. Obey him. Stay close to him. He is your life..." (ICV).  

​Just as obeying the traffic light keeps us safe and guards our life, making good choices keeps us safe and promotes happiness and life.

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Ideas for Parents

• Take note when your child makes a good choice and use the phrase, "Good Choice" to acknowledge their choice.  When your child makes a good effort, use the phrase, "Good Job."  
• When your child makes a bad choice or is about to make a decision, ask them the question, "You just made/are about to make a choice.  What color would God's traffic light be?"
• When your child asks permission to do something, use the phrase, "Green Light" for go ahead, "Red Light" for no, and "Yellow Light" for be careful.  Praise your child for making the "good choice" to ask your permission to do something they were unsure about.

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"Following Jesus is a Family Adventure."