Pentecost Bible story for young children with some craft ideas courtesy of Pinterest. I've started the story in Luke 24:36-53 so that we can set the day of Pentecost in the context of the great commission. The disciples were told to tell others about the Lord Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit enabled… Continue reading Pentecost
Category: Actions for storytelling
Valentine Collage
Valentine collage to make using coloured tissue paper. Tissue paper is a wonderful paper that can be torn, layered, crumpled and glued. It comes in a whole variety of colours and is relatively inexpensive. I use it a lot in crafts with children. This Valentine themed tissue paper collage is very simple to prepare and… Continue reading Valentine Collage
God sees us – Hagar
God sees us is a truth from the Bible. The story of Hagar from Genesis 16 illustrates this truth in a really beautiful way. Hagar is comforted knowing that she is seen by God, who cares for her. To tell the story use a doll to represent Hagar. God sees us - Hagar story idea… Continue reading God sees us – Hagar
Paul meets Jesus
Paul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus. The story is from Acts 9:1-19. We've used the name Paul for the story as it's easier for young children to stick to one name - but of course you could use the name Saul. To tell the story - have a story bag or basket with… Continue reading Paul meets Jesus
David and Psalm 139
David wrote Psalm 139. We are going to focus on verses 1-16. It's a personal Psalm that shows us that the Creator God knows us as individuals. This is comforting and challenging; God knows everything about us. We can't hide from God, we can't escape him but it is comforting too; he knows us and… Continue reading David and Psalm 139
Let’s Share Bible Stories with Toddlers
“Hello friends, hello friends. How are you, how are you? It’s time for a story, time for a story. Come and listen, come and listen.” We sing this song to the tune of ‘Frere Jacques’ every week at toddler group. We gather round the story chair in a semi - circle; some sit on the… Continue reading Let’s Share Bible Stories with Toddlers
Thank you God for my feet..
Acts 3:1-10 is a great story for thanking God for our feet. The children will enjoy jumping and walking. To tell the story use actions - these are in italics. Use as many or as few as suits your group. Bible story from Acts 3:1-10. The lame man is healed Bible truth for toddlers -… Continue reading Thank you God for my feet..
Thank you God for my hands..
This last term at Toddler Group we thought about ourselves - our hands, feet, eyes, ears, nose and mouth. It is a very easy starting point for the children as they are learning about themselves as well as hearing a short story. We started with Tabitha. We've done her story before but with young children… Continue reading Thank you God for my hands..
‘Thank you God’ big book
This past week I needed a large -ish visual aid to use at Toddler Group that was a change from a story bag. So I made a big book. Well, it's nearer to an envelope really. Very simple to make. All you need is A3 cartridge paper (it does need to be strong paper) x2,… Continue reading ‘Thank you God’ big book
A-Z of the Bible
A couple of years ago we used the alphabet to teach a Bible story a week at Toddler Group. We used a person, place or object and once or twice a word from a story for a letter of the alphabet. For example a is for Adam, b is for Bethlehem, c is for carpenter… Continue reading A-Z of the Bible
Jericho
We don't usually do stories in strict chronological order at Toddler Group. We generally tell Bible stories that are linked by a theme and may or may not follow on from the previous week. However, we followed the story of Rahab and the spies with the story of Jericho and it worked well. The duplo Jericho… Continue reading Jericho
Y is for the rich young man
The story of the Rich Young Man (Mark 10:17-22) has a sad ending. He loves his money more than Jesus. With older children you could talk about things that get in the way of them following Jesus. You could also add a question mark symbol and talk more about why the young man asked the… Continue reading Y is for the rich young man
H is for Horeb – Bible Alphabet
In Deuteronomy 5 Moses refers to the mountain where he received the ten commandments as mount Horeb. (In Exodus it is called Mount Sinai - same place; different name) To tell the story I used a simple picture of a mountain drawn on to a large roll of paper (from Ikea). There was a 'mini… Continue reading H is for Horeb – Bible Alphabet