What You Need

Paper and pencil

What You Do

Draw the outline of a body on a sheet of paper. Then give your child the pencil and ask them, “What do you think makes a good friend?” Prompt them to write down (inside the body outline) all the qualities they look for when they’re choosing friends.
When they finish, ask them to choose two qualities and tell you why they wrote those down. Then ask them to go back and put a circle around any qualities THEY’VE shown as a friend over the last week.
Engage your child in a conversation about the ways they’ve been a good friend over the last week.

Talk about the Bible Story

In the video today, we talked about how much better it can be when we do things together. Is there a particular friend that you like doing things with?
Do you think it matters who you choose as a friend? (Yes, because our friends influence us. We start to talk like them and act like them. So we should choose our friends carefully.)
We’ve already talked about what makes someone a good friend. Look at what you wrote down. Which three things do you think are the most important qualities of a good friend, and why?
What kind of friend are you?
What kind of friend do you want to be?
Say, “Remember, it matters who you choose to be friends with. If you choose friends who disobey, you’ll probably disobey. If you choose friends who work hard, you’ll probably work hard. Choose your friends carefully.”

Use this prayer as a guide, either after your discussion or right before bed tonight:

“God, thank You for being the best example of a good Friend. You love us so much that You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die for us. You forgive us when we mess up. And You listen when we talk to You. Help us to be a good friend, too. Help us to be generous, to forgive, and to listen well. Help us to look for people who do those same things for us. Help us to choose our friends carefully. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.”

God Time Cards:
are devotionals kids can do that will reinforce the content in the weekly video presentations.