The Reverence Thermometer

Reverence has been and will continue to be a challenge forever.  When I feel that it's time to do something about it, I put my creative mind in gear.  There are many ideas out there to encourage reverence, which is "more than just quietly sitting."

The following is an oldie but goodie.
The Reverence Thermometer
You will need the following:

• one heavy piece of cardboard or foam core board
• two colors of ribbon (contrasting colors) about 24" long
• markers - 2 colors

1. Sew or safety pin one end of one color ribbon to the other color ribbon.  (Sewing is preferable so the ribbon will slide easier.)
2. Draw a thermometer - see picture below
3. Cut a slit at the bottom and top of the thermometer for the ribbon to slide in
4. Measure the ribbon so both colors are even and are both the length of the thermometer
5. I sewed a piece of velcro on the ends of each piece of ribbon so it can be fastened to each other on the back side of the thermometer (a safety pin will work, too)
6. Thread the ribbon in the slits and fasten in the back
7. Move the ribbon up and down to measure the children's reverence