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Friday Faith-Filled Family Fun Blog: Raking Leaves and Joshua & the Battle of Jericho

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on Friday, 04 November 2011 in joshua and the battle of jericho

The Friday faith-filled family fun blog is a series of weekly posts with fun activities based around Bible stories. Today's activities go with the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, found in Joshua chapter 6.

How do you get your kids to rake up the leaves?  We recently had a family fun night (actually a fun night with friends) that included raking the leaves AND having fun learning about the Bible story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho!

Here are five fun activities that go with the story of Joshua:

1.  Wall of Jericho made of leaves:

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Pass out the rakes and get to work making a "wall of Jericho"—that's what we did!

2.  March around the wall of Jericho:

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After completing your "wall,"  let the kids get rid of some energy as they march around the wall (and jump on the wall to help it "fall down.")

3.  Wall of Jericho sandwiches:

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Cut bread into strips and let your kids build their sandwiches skinny and tall (like a wall).

4.  Wall of Jericho game:

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Build a "wall of Jericho" using a club pack of toilet paper, and roll a ball to knock it down.  The kids love watching that wobbly wall fall down!

5.  Wall of Jericho building:

We ended our evening with some wall-building using toy plastic blocks/bricks.

We also snuck in some Bible reading (and a fun quiz) in the middle of all of the activities.  The kids had a great time—and learned something too!

Are you looking for fun and easy activities for kids, including faith-based ones? Take a look at my new book Let the Adventure Begin! Theme Nights for Families with Young Children (available on Amazon in both paperback book and Kindle versions). It includes more ideas, activities and resources for 56 family fun night themes. And stop by next Friday for another Bible story and activity!

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Thanks for visiting my site!

My name is Laurie, and I am the author of the Family Theme Night Blog and two books (Let the Adventure Begin: Theme nights for Families with Young Children, and Memory Making Meals: Fun & Easy Family Dinners). I am also the mom of two boys, Drew (age 8) and Stephen (age 6). As a family, we have been doing family fun nights based around different themes since the boys were four and not quite two. I have put together lots of fun, easy and inexpensive ideas. We have enjoyed the adventure, and I want share these activities and resources with you!

More about me:

The boring stuff (my “credentials”):

I’m a graduate of Wheaton College (IL) and Nazareth College (NY) with degrees in elementary education and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Before becoming a mom, I loved the challenge of teaching in the Rochester City School District.



The fun stuff:

• I love to travel (although I’ve traded European adventures for camping trips and amusement park visits).

• I consider swiss chocolate paired with a novel to be absolute bliss.

• I think hiking and geocaching with my family is a blast (until the boys get tired and cranky, but the first part of the hike is always fabulous!).

• My ideal getaway is a quaint bed and breakfast enjoyed with my wonderful husband.

• I actually love watching football and look forward to setting up my fantasy team every year (although it is a bit of a drag to be a Bills fan these days).

• I’m a huge Anne of Green Gables fan—I even convinced my husband to take me to PEI for our honeymoon!

• Besides planning and writing about our family theme nights, I enjoy teaching Sunday School and coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team.

• I love experimenting in the kitchen.

• I really do treasure every moment I spend with my family—especially our family fun nights!
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