Kids (well, all of us really) are continually compared to others–older siblings, peers in class, kids on their ball team. It can be very easy for children to think of themselves in terms of what they can’t do. 1 Peter 4:10 “Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully.” It’s important for kids to learn and realize that God has given ALL of us gifts and talents. And these gifts are to affect others around us–we can serve others with them!

To help Lydia memorize this I made a cute little gift. I wrapped a shoebox with brown paper (my fave!), let her pick a ribbon (pink-of course!) then wrote the reference on the front…with a few dotted lines…which led to more of the scripture and more dotted lines…

We flipped the box around following the lines and saying the verse until she could say it by herself! I did have to draw some picture prompts to remind her of what the words said. It was the perfect visual tie-in since the verse is about gifts. But you could easily do this with any verse and I can see a long verse wrapping around the box several times. It would be a cross between a rubicks cube, a maze and scripture memory!