80 Biblically Based Children's Sermons
Object:
A picnic basket containing a tablecloth, paper napkins, grapes, donuts, a plate, and a bowl.
As the children gather I place a rectangular basket on the floor. To begin our discussion, I ask, "What kind of basket is this?" Knowing children are very concrete, literal thinkers, I am not surprised by their initial response: "It's a woven basket."
"Yes, it is woven," I agree.
Then, in an effort to get them to think about what its use might be, I ask, "What do you suppose I have inside the basket?" As their silence stretches beyond my comfort zone I prod, "Any guesses?" No one answers, so I open the lid.
