Doing Good for Others Bucket

To teach the children the importance of doing good for others

The children will understand that the Holy Spirit helps us do good.

• Strips of paper (one for each child)
• Pencils
• Bucket

• Discuss with the children the importance of doing good for others. Then tell them that they are going to think of a good deed they have done and write it on a strip of paper.
• Pass out the materials.
• Ask the children about good deeds they have done in the past and record their answers on the board.
• Guide the children to think of deeds that are easy to do.
• Encourage the children to write their good deeds on their slips of paper and then put them in the Doing Good for Others Bucket.
• Pass the bucket around to each child so each chooses a good deed.
• Encourage the children to try to do the good deeds as soon as possible.
• Conclude by reminding them that the Holy Spirit will help them do their good deeds.

People Smart, Word Smart

Design a "Doing Good Deeds for Others" Bucket.

Generate a list of good deeds on the board to help the children get started.

Keep the good deeds very simple, such as: say please and thank you, pick up whatever someone drops near you, help your mom set the table.

Encourage the children to think of as many different examples as possible.