Pizza Praise

Description
Generate discussions about creation with something youth love best-pizza! This discussion starter works great for a pizza party or lock-in. For this event, you'll need pizza dough and tomato paste. Ask kids to bring their favorite pizza toppings.

What to do

• Before you begin making the pizzas, read aloud a psalm that discusses God's creation, such as Psalm 8, 104, or 148.
• Ask everyone to take a few moments of quiet time to reflect on the psalm.
• Then have kids form small groups of three or four persons to make pizzas.
• Instruct students to use their toppings to express something about God's creation that came to mind as they read the verses. (e.g. They might make a fish with pepperoni scales and sliced green pepper for waves, or flowers or trees made from tomato slices and strips of green pepper.)

Take it to the Next Level

• While pizzas are in the oven, begin a discussion on creation with these questions:
• Why do you think God made the world the way he did? What there a purpose? Explain./li>
• What's your favorite thing that God made? Explain.
• How does God reveal himself to you through his creation?
• How do you fit in as a part of God's creation? For what reason were YOU created?
• How are you unique?