Wow, we had fun building towers today! We used blocks, marshmallows, sugar cubes, even index cards to build lots of different towers and work on our teamwork (which is more than we can say for the people of Babel!)
If you would like to reinforce this story at home check out the children's version here. (Genesis 11:1-9)
This story has two really interesting points: one is about the difficulties of having too much pride and the other is the formation of languages.
For a really fun activity you and your family could learn how to say "Hello" in 16 languages. Use the cards on this page at the dinner table, in the car, during bath time-- the possibilities are endless and you could all end up learning something new :)
The deeper discussion to have is about pride. The people of Babel were so boastful and full of pride that they were punished. What is the difference between confidence and pride? Can you have too much of either quality? How do we recognize when we are reaching that threshold? We want our children to be confident in themselves and in their abilities, but too much pride causes problems-- just look what happened in today's story!
Next week there is trouble in the wilderness as the people of Israel head towards the promise land. We hope you will join us.
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