You will need: Permanent marker pens in various colours, Clear plastic lids from large yoghurt pots or food containers. Alternatively, cut up a sheet of acetate or run a laminating pouch through a laminator and cut it up.

  1. Use the permanent markers to colour a design or pattern onto the plastic lid. This might be a design about Jesus, about light or about hope.

  2. Fix the lid to a window with blue tack and watch as the sunlight shines through the colours.

  3. Talk about light and how it helps us.

  4. Think of people who are in tough situations and ask God to help them find light in the darkness.

 

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