Object lesson - Mary Anoints Jesus: Can You Guess the Smell?
A sensory Bible game inspired by the fragrance of Mary’s perfume, helping children explore the story through their sense of smell
When Mary poured expensive perfume over Jesus’ feet, the fragrance spread through the whole house. Everyone there would have noticed it.
This simple sensory Bible game for children helps bring that part of the story to life. Children are blindfolded and challenged to recognise different familiar smells using only their noses.
It works especially well when teaching the story of Mary anointing Jesus’ feet and gives children a fun, memorable way to imagine what it may have been like when the perfume filled the room. Use it in Sunday school, children’s church, a Bible club or as an interactive introduction to a lesson about Mary, Jesus, worship, generosity and the fragrance of the perfume.
