Bible stories, crafts and creative ideas for toddler groups, children's ministry and families
God made everything story and craft for toddler group and preschoolers. This is the first page of our Big Book that we made here. The Story is based on Genesis 1 There are lots of different ways to tell the story of creation. You can use pictures, paper plates that represent the different days, objects … Read More “God made everything story and craft.” »
Craft supplies you need! – or would really like come in all shapes and sizes (and price ranges!). Here are some ideas of what you need (or would really like) when doing crafts with young children. Some craft supplies can be bought especially for doing crafts at home or in toddler group but there are … Read More “Craft supplies you need!” »
Make a big book to use at story time! I’m always looking for a new idea for story time. I like something visual and easy to use. I think it’s important to have props that help children and adults listen to the story and enjoy story time. We’ve completed a Bible Alphabet (a story for … Read More “Make a big book!” »
Story Bag Ideas that are easy to find and use! If you tell Bible Stories in a Toddler Group setting or with young children in Sunday School you will probably have used a Story Bag. (It’s slightly different from providing a Story Bag for sharing in a small group or one to one as you … Read More “Easy Story Bag Ideas” »
Singing songs and saying rhymes with toddlers is a great way of helping young children learn. They are fun and interactive. Most toddler groups have a song time using well known favourites. Repetition is good! Here’s a handy list of song and rhyme ideas that are great for toddlers. Singing with toddlers often means having … Read More “Songs and rhymes for toddlers!” »
Wax resist pictures are fun and easy to create. All you need is some paper, wax crayons, watery paint and a paint brush. You can make patterns and pictures – it’s very easy and relatively mess free. If you want to create a pattern then it’s fun to start with taking a crayon for a … Read More “Wax Resist Pictures” »
Hannah Prays story and craft for young children. A Bible Story all about talking to God and how God hears us when we talk to him. The Story is from 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Hannah Prays – Story Bible Truth for Toddlers – God hears us when we talk to him In the story bag we … Read More “Hannah Prays Story and Craft” »
David defeats Goliath is a well known Bible Story found in 1 Samuel 17. This is a simple retelling of the story for toddlers Bible Truth for Toddlers – God helps us God’s people were in a lot of trouble! They were hiding in their tents! Every day their enemy laughed at them. Their enemy … Read More “David defeats Goliath” »
Josiah reads God’s book bible story. Josiah was King in Judah at a very difficult time. The temple was in need of repair and God’s people were not following God’s law. This Bible Story tells of how God’s Book was found and how Josiah read God’s Book to the people. It’s taken from 2 Kings … Read More “Josiah reads God’s Book” »
Let’s bake Coronation Crown Biscuits that are easy to make and very moreish! This recipe is straightforward – you only need three ingredients. It’s from a Book by Rosemary Wadey that I’ve had for years. It’s easy to increase the quantity and you can decorate the biscuits or just sprinkle with sugar (or leave plain). … Read More “Let’s Bake Coronation Crown Biscuits!” »
X is for Xerxes is part of our Bible Alphabet. The following is a much shortened telling of the story of Esther, King Xerxes and Haman. When you are telling a story in a toddler group you have to shorten the narrative and find a way to tell the story simply. To read the full … Read More “X is for Xerxes” »
Easy to make finger paint that uses three ingredients (and one of them is water!) I spent quite a while searching on line for ready made finger paints but was put off by some of the reviews. I really don’t want children breaking out in a rash because of allergies. The best thing about making … Read More “Easy to make finger paint” »
These crowns are made from a dough that has three ingredients – and one of them is cold water! It’s air drying so you need to make it a few days before you want to decorate the shapes. If you are celebrating The Coronation Twinkl has some great ideas and resources here with lots of … Read More “Let’s make crowns to decorate!” »
The People of God were in the wilderness. They had escaped from Egypt but were thirsty. They moaned! God told Moses to strike the rock and out came water. The story is from Exodus 17:1-7 W is for Water from the Rock – story idea Have you ever felt hungry? God’s people had been hungry … Read More “W is for Water from the Rock” »
Getting started in Bible Storytelling in a Toddler Group is sometimes daunting! It isn’t just that there are toddlers that we want to keep engaged but their adults are there too. This short course is to help you feel more confident and be well prepared. It can work as a refresher course too. There are … Read More “Getting Started in Bible Storytelling!” »
Make a basket using a large paper plate! This is a great basket to make for an Easter Egg Hunt. See end of post for some other ideas too! Baskets are really useful! All you need How to make the baskets If making these with young children you may want to do several of the … Read More “Let’s Make a Paper Plate Basket!” »
Make a ‘Thank you God’ book to share with toddlers; a great way to teach children about how wonderfully made they are. We used our ‘Thank you God’ book over several weeks at toddler group. Each week we had an activity to tie in with the theme and sang songs that were connected. Make a … Read More “Make a ‘Thank you God’ book” »
Samuel heard God’s voice. At first he thought it was Eli calling to him. But, after hearing his name being called three times and running to see Eli the priest realises it is God calling Samuel. The story is found in 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Samuel heard God’s Voice story idea In the story bag have … Read More “Samuel heard God’s Voice Story and Craft to make” »
The Wheels on the Bus is a well known and often sung song at Toddler Group so we made a fun craft to go with the song. The Bus can be decorated with collage materials and crayons. We added some fun face stickers too. Some ideas for collage materials You can decide if you want … Read More “The Wheels on the Bus Craft” »
Make a beautiful picture for spring using stickers and colours! There are loads of great stickers suitable for young children and if you don’t feel like using glue they are a good alternative. It also saves you from having to find lots of pictures to cut out so a really useful time saver. When you … Read More “Make a beautiful picture for Spring” »
In Mark 1:16-20 we read about Jesus calling his first disciples. Jesus calls his first disciples – Bible Story Idea To tell the Story you will need the different characters, a boat, a net and a fish in the Story Bag. Take them out as you need them. One day Jesus was walking along near … Read More “Jesus calls the First Disciples” »
Let’s make a clay boat with air-hardening modelling clay. This craft is suitable for older children and gives them the opportunity to work with clay even if you have no access to a kiln. Air-hardening clay is easy to use and will dry out and keep it’s shape. We used Das. It is great to … Read More “Let’s make a clay boat!” »
A lift the flap craft! Can you find the lost sheep? This craft is not only something to make but will help to retell the story of the Shepherd finding his lost sheep. (From Luke 15:1-7) Children are familiar with lift the flap books – something to find on the page that’s hidden under a … Read More “Can you find the lost sheep? – craft & story” »
