Our feet craft and song ideas for toddlers to enjoy in your church toddler group. In our amazing body series at our Toddler Group we have been learning about our feet. Our focus Bible verse is Psalm 139:14.
Our feet are amazing story time for toddler group
In the story time we used our feet to jump, stand, run on the spot, walk and stand as tall as we could on tiptoe. It was a very active few minutes. Then we sat down and we counted our feet and wriggled our toes. You could count toes depending on whether you want everyone to take their shoes off!
How to tell the story
- Always begin toddler group story time the same way – with the same rhyme or song to get everyone settled on the Bible story mat.
- Begin with saying hello!
- Your opening sentence, ‘ Today we are finding out more about our amazing bodies!’
- Can you find your feet. Let’s count them – 1,2
- Feet are amazing. Let’s see what they can do..
- Let’s all stand up
- Let’s jump
- Can you stand on one leg? That’s quite difficult to do
- Can you stand on tip toe and reach up high?
- Let’s sit down and count our feet and our toes together
- God made us – he has given us amazing bodies!
You can end your toddler story time with a simple toddler friendly prayer, ‘Thank you God for our feet. Thank you that we are wonderfully made. Amen’
An easy feet craft for toddlers
The craft is super easy and fun.
Materials needed
- Feet printable (included below) – print as many as you need for your group
- Glue sticks – we use these
- Tissue paper squares in assorted colours
- Collage materials – these can be paper scraps, fabric pieces, yarn. Provide a choice of colours, textures and shapes in different containers. Make it inviting.
- Wax crayons
Step by step
- Set up the craft table with a washable cover
- Set out the collage materials in shallow bowls
- Remove lids from the glue sticks and set aside (we do this at our group because they are small and we don’t want toddlers putting them in their mouths)
- Put out the wax crayons in a shallow bowl. Remove any that are broken.
- Make a proto-type craft – and display it near your craft table to give some inspiration.
- Place some of your feet printables on the table (keep most nearby – but if you put them all out at one you run the risk of a few toddlers using them all and you’ll run out)
- Encourage the toddler group adults to sit with their toddler as they make
- Have a place where the finished craft can be placed to dry ready to be taken home.
Our feet Song time for toddler group
‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’, – which is the theme song for this series about our amazing bodies.
Rhyme, ‘I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes. I wiggle my shoulders, I wiggle my nose. There are no wiggles left in me, and I’m as still, as still can be.’
‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ has lots of marching on the spot.
A great rhyme for a parent/carer to with with their young child/baby is ‘This little piggy’. Here’s a link to the rhyme.
What children can learn from our feet toddler story
- God made our amazing feet
- Gratitude for their amazing body
Our feet craft printable for toddler groups and families
FAQ’S
How do I keep toddlers engaged with the Bible Story in Toddler Group?
This story about our feet is very interactive rather than a straight forward narrative the toddlers have activities to do that make the most of learning through movement.
How do I encourage gratitude in a toddler?
By focusing on our bodies and what they can do this story encourages toddlers to be thankful for their body which is wonderfully made.
Links to Bible Stories about feet
Thank you God for my feet – the Bible Story about the Lame man who is healed.
Toddler Group Bible Stories about our bodies
Thank you God for my hands – a Toddler Bible Story and activity about Tabitha
Thank you God for my nose – A Toddler Group Bible Story about Mary anointing Jesus
Have a look at our Thank you God Book post that is full of ideas about our bodies. This is a great series of stories for Church Toddler Group. The post is full of free prinables to make a large book that you add to over several weeks.
Bartimaeus – a Toddler Bible Story all about being able to see – this is one of my favourite Bible Stories that I tell in our Church Toddler Group. This post has a little video of me telling the story.
Links to toddler crafts and songs about our bodies
I am wonderfully made crafts for toddlers (with ideas for song time at toddler group)
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