David and Goliath

With the help of the packing paper from these boxes, Caleb and I made an almost life-size Goliath this week.  Goliath was a little short because we don’t have 10 foot ceilings, his hands were mutantly small because I lack artistic skill, and he sported a green nose and various tattoos because Caleb had fun marking him up. After making Goliath, what else do you and a little boy do beside practice hitting Goliath right between the eyes?

Since Caleb was already familiar with the story, I tried to add more detail. (David was a shepherd. God prepared David by helping fight lions and bears.)  The biggest advantage of doing an activity like this is the extra time Caleb and I spent talking about what God did in this story while we drew Goliath, marked him up, and threw balls at him. 

Themes: God is bigger than any giant.  God is able to help you.

Source material: 1 Samuel 17, The Jesus Storybook Bible

I also listened to this clip from DTS Chapel of Rob Styler retelling the story of David and Goliath.  More appropriate for adults, it effectively brought together many of details of the story (that often get overlooked) into an interesting, relevant package.