I try to do "market research" and know what's cool with kids so I can relate to them. You gotta stay current because fads come and go, but one that seems to have stuck is the American Girl Doll craze. The kids love it when I make-up stories for them and I usually try to incorporate them as characters and sometimes am even good enough to relate it to the Bible lesson we're doing that week. I'm nowhere near Orange material, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once and a while. This week's Doug made-up story was about Hannah's American Girl Doll named Kit. As the story goes, Kit was laying on the sidewalk all battered with stuffing coming out everywhere and her head half falling off. Many people walked by Kit and did nothing. Mr. Doug saw kit and bandaged her up so she wouldn't lose more stuffing. He then put Kit in his car and drove her to the American Girl Doll store at Northpoint Mall. There he gave her to the doll hospital with some money and said that if it wasn't enough, when he returned he would give them more. The end (of course with some details and fun thrown in). Yep, the Good Samaritan told about a doll in a way that hopefully a first grade girl won't soon forget what it means to love your neighbor. It's fun to make this stuff up.
One of the reasons I also love UpStreet are the catchy little songs and phrases we learn that I find myself humming throughout the week. I remember last month was the "Patience Song" or, as I sang all month, "P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E, you gotta wait for it!" Although they're meant for kids, I know in my heart that having those refrains coursing through my thoughts is more than healthy.
Well anyway, here's a song from @buckheadkids @buckhead church guaranteed to get stuck in your head "Books of the Bible" from KidStuf! Click on the pic to go to the video and enjoy!
