Provide a selection of fruit and challenge the young people to design a piece of edible art. Display some pictures to inspire them (put ‘art with fruit’ into an image search engine). Provide knives and chopping boards and supervise carefully, or just use unpeeled fruit as a simpler option. Take photographs of completed pieces.

If you have a churchyard or access to a garden, take the young people outside to do a bit of gardening, with garden tools and expert help if necessary, or form a work party and arrange to tackle a bigger project in the community. It is too late in the year for pruning, but there is always weeding to be done!

Allow space for the young people to ask for, and listen for, a word, a picture or a feeling from God that conveys his love for them. Play a song quietly in the background, such as ‘How He Loves’ by David Crowder Band (see Listen), to help those who are not used to listening in silence. You may need to offer some guidance and reassurance about hearing God’s voice.

Have a large branch in a pot that can be pruned with secateurs. Encourage the young people to think about their own lives and what behaviour might need to be ‘pruned’, e.g. selfishness. Invite them to take it in turns to cut a small bit off the branch as a symbol of their commitment to change.