I thought I'd put all the animal bible stories and crafts that we've done at toddler group in one place! These are all suitable for under fives. We have ravens, bees, big fish, lions, fox and sheep. Of course you could add Creation and Noah to the list for even more animals! Animal Bible Stories… Continue reading Animal Bible Stories and crafts
Category: Animals
Nehemiah and the fox! – animal stories
Nehemiah was given the job of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. His enemies made fun of him, 'if a fox climbs on your wall it will fall down!' (Nehemiah 4:3) they said. But Nehemiah kept building and with God's help the wall was finished! In the story bag - wooden bricks for the wall (not… Continue reading Nehemiah and the fox! – animal stories
Jonah and the Whale (big fish) – animal stories
Week three of Bible animal stories was Jonah. Craft Idea - Can you spot Jonah? He is hidden away inside the big fish! Here is a PDF of the fish whale (1) Jonah was made from cutting up concertina people bought from Amazon. The sea is crepe paper strips and cellophane strips. You have to… Continue reading Jonah and the Whale (big fish) – animal stories
shepherd and sheep printable
There are lots of Bible Stories about people who were shepherds - Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, Moses, David and Jesus is the Good Shepherd. I'll be using this colouring page as the craft for the story about Moses and the burning bush. (Exodus 3). As we do the craft before and… Continue reading shepherd and sheep printable
God made big animals – paper plate craft ideas
Paper plates, tissue paper, glue and a bit of preparation = animal crafts that look great and are fun to make. You can add googly eyes, wool, stickers for eyes, triangles for a nose... Here are a couple that I've made - There are loads of ideas on my paper plate pinterest boardÂ
Having Breakfast with Jesus
Having Breakfast with Jesus is a Bible Story from John's Gospel. It took place after the resurrection of Jesus and before his ascension. Note - the Sea of Tiberias is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Having Breakfast with Jesus - Story Idea In the story bag I had Peter and some friends (there… Continue reading Having Breakfast with Jesus
The Prodigal Son – Stories Jesus Told
This little piggie went to toddler group! This is one of the stories that Jesus told about the lost and the found. The younger son wants his money and spends the lot. He ends up feeding the pigs and comes to his senses. But when he goes home he is welcomed by his father. This… Continue reading The Prodigal Son – Stories Jesus Told
frogs in the bed..!
Bible story from Exodus 8. This is part of our series of stories about animals in the Bible. Meet the main characters - Moses, Pharoah and frogs! Moses was the leader of God's people. God's people lived in Egypt. They were very sad (can you look sad). Everyday they had to make bricks. they made… Continue reading frogs in the bed..!
Samson and the bumble bees.
We've been doing a few Bible stories at toddler group on the theme of 'animals in the Bible'. We started with Jonah and have done the ravens feeding Elijah. Then we had a story about camels and today we thought about bees. ( I know they aren't animals but I think it's ok to be… Continue reading Samson and the bumble bees.
L is for lost sheep
L is for lost sheep - a parable that Jesus told (Luke 15:1-7) To tell the story to young children Very young children will probably benefit from using smaller numbers - maybe just up to ten with the number ten sheep missing. Â Before you begin hide a sheep but unless you have a small group… Continue reading L is for lost sheep
Pegs for legs
to add something to the telling of the Christmas story - add sheep and camels that stand up on pegs for legs. Draw a simple camel or sheep (without legs!)Â on to card and cut out. Add the pegs. You could also do this as a craft activity - just be careful with the pegs.
All we like sheep… memory verse idea
All we like sheep have gone astray memory verse idea. This idea uses sheep pictures - one picture for each word of the Bible verse from Isaiah 53:6 To Prepare ...Start with a simple sheep picture. Search online or draw your own. Print out enough for one word per sheep and the Bible reference. I… Continue reading All we like sheep… memory verse idea