History
Saint Frederick was a priest who taught new Christians about the faith. When he became a bishop some years later, he had a pretty frustrating job, because a lot of
people were mixed up about what it meant to live as Christians. Saint
Frederick would try to explain the way they were supposed to go with gentleness
and love, but some of the people didn’t want to give up their sinful ways, and
they hated him.
Activity
Saint Frederick never gave up on
trying to help people go in the right direction. Today, make a traffic light out
of an egg carton to help you remember how to live the way Jesus wants us to
live.
Materials:
1 egg carton (makes enough for four
children)
Either red, yellow or green kid-friendly
tempera paint and paint brushes OR red, yellow and green construction paper and
school glue
Black marker or crayon
Hole punch
String
Directions:
1. A parent needs to cut the bottom
off an egg carton, cut it in half lengthwise and then crosswise so each child
has a section of three cups in a line. Turn your section of egg carton bottom side up so
that the cups become the “light bulbs”.
2. If you are using paint, paint the
bottom of the cups red, yellow and green to be the lights and set aside to dry.
If you are using construction paper, cut 2” circles and proceed to step 3
before gluing them onto the egg carton.
3. Use the black marker to write “STOP”
on the red bulb and “Don’t sin” in smaller letters under that. Write “SLOW” on the
yellow bulb and “down and pray” underneath. Write “GO” on the green bulb and “do
what God wants” underneath.” If you are using construction paper, you can glue
the circles onto the egg carton now.
4. Punch a
hole about 1/2” from the edge of the egg carton, centered over the top the red bulb. Thread a string
through the stoplight to hang it in your room. (When you hang it, the red
should be on top and the green should be on the bottom).
Saint Frederick, pray for us!
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