I Spy

Materials
Bring in kaliedescopes, magic viewers where you look through a keyhole to see a picture, a keyhole viewer from a door, water globes that have a scene inside the water and glitter which you shake up and view, sunglasses, and anything else you look at or through.

Activity
Pass around the various objects and then ask kids to determine what all the objects have in common... of course the common characteristic is that they are all things that we "look through"

Variation
Add a microscope and various things to place under the lense. Let children try to identify the various things you put under the microscope by looking through it.

Variation
Get some holograms, or stereographic pictures. Have children identify the various objects.

Variation
Create a word find or look for a "where's waldo" type children's book where you have to find hidden objects or people in pictures. Ask children to find the various objects. Reward the first child to find each object.

Variation
Play a game of "I spy." or other visually oriented game.

Variation
There are books that have pictures of a small segment of a larger object. By looking at the small segment, you must identify the object. Use these with the children.

Application
After doing one or more of the above, talk about how important our eyes are. But also say that what we focus our eyes on is also very important. The best thing for a Christian to keep his eyes on is Jesus. If we look at Jesus and follow him, we will never get lost.
Ephesians 4:11-16