Object: A pair of ski poles, if possible. If not, help the children understand what ski poles are and what they are used for.

Lesson: When we start to fall, Jesus is there for us to hang on to.

Have you ever seen any of these? (Display poles.) Do you know what they are used for? (Children respond.) These are ski poles and people use them when they go skiing down the mountain. They go swoosh! swoosh! and use these poles to help them keep their balance and to point them in the direction they want to go. (Demonstrate by pretending you are skiing.) If they want to turn a little, then they can use the pol…