First, she gave each child an ear of corn and had them begin to pull the kernels off and place them in a basket. As they worked, she talked about the corn kernels and the chaff and how we would rather be like the corn instead of the chaff. She demonstrated how the chaff just blows away, and illustrated Psalm 1:4 - "Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away."
Then, she talked about each individual kernel of corn. Holding up a large kernel and a small kernel, she asked the kids which one would produce a greater harvest of corn. Of course, the kids all chose the larger kernel. The mother then explained that each piece of corn, whether large or small, had the potential to produce an equal amount of corn when planted. She told them, "Just because you are small does not mean that you cannot do great things for God. Just like the small piece of corn, if you follow Jesus, you can produce a great harvest for Him."
Continuing, she asked them what kinds of things they could do for God. After fielding some answers, she shared Matthew 9:37-38 - "Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" She explained to the children how the kernels of corn are like people who do not know Jesus and how telling people about Jesus is just like helping God harvest his "crop."
It was such an amazing object lesson - one I am sure the children will remember for a long time.
When they finished removing all of the kernels, the mom provided pre-sewn cloth bags with just a small opening, and the kids put all of the corn inside and glued the opening shut to create their own beanbags. It was such a fun and educational party! I enjoyed it so much that I took home an extra ear of corn to repeat the lesson with Ben and Becca...
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