The Last Supper. As part of the bigger Easter Story we've told the story of Jesus' last meal with his disciples from Luke 22:7-20. The props are very simple -see the pictures below. The craft is straight forward too and there is a free printable. The Last Supper story idea The big city of Jerusalem… Continue reading The Last Supper – Luke 22
Category: Bible story for toddlers
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha are two grown up sisters that we meet in Luke 10:38-42 . They live in Bethany. They are mentioned three times in the Life of Jesus. You can also read about them in John 11 - when their brother Lazarus is bought back to life - and in John 12 - when… Continue reading Mary and Martha
Animal Bible Stories and crafts
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
Journey to Bethlehem – week 6 – The Shepherds
So far we have had stories about Creation, the Fall, Abraham, the angel visiting Mary and the birth of Jesus. Our last story in our journey to Bethlehem series is all about the shepherds. Luke 2:8-20 Bible Story from Luke 2:8-20 Bible truth for toddlers - Jesus is the Saviour 'The baby sent from God was… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem – week 6 – The Shepherds
Journey to Bethlehem – week 5 – Jesus is born
This week we arrive in Bethlehem! The story is from Luke 2:1-7. I often start story time by introducing the characters - in this story we'll all say hello to Mary and then to Joseph as I take them out of the story bag. (The knitted characters are from an Alan Dart pattern - available… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem – week 5 – Jesus is born
Journey to Bethlehem – week 4 – The Angel visits Mary
This week we get very near to Bethlehem! The story is the Angel's visit to Mary from Luke 1:26-38. Bible story – from Luke 1:26-38. (Include actions in the story if you can – ask the children and adults to join in) 'One day Mary was at home. It was just an ordinary day. Mary… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem – week 4 – The Angel visits Mary
Journey to Bethlehem – week 3 – God’s promise to Abraham
This week the Bible story was all about God's promise to Abraham to give him a huge family and to bless all the people on earth through that family. During the story I use the names Abraham and Sarah for simplicity. (At this point in the Bible they are still using the names Abram and… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem – week 3 – God’s promise to Abraham
Journey to Bethlehem – Adam and Eve disobey
Adam and Eve break God's law
Tower of Babel
There is a really good video clip about this Bible story on The Answers in Genesis site - click here to go straight there. In one of our toddler groups we've been learning about how everything began. We started with creation, then how things went wrong for Adam and Eve when they sinned against God.… Continue reading Tower of Babel
God has made a way for us to know him
Story from Luke 2 Bible truth for toddlers - God has made a way for us to know him 'We have heard about how God is everywhere.God knows everything. God is powerful. God is holy. God is faithful. Today we find out that God has made a way for us to know him. Mary and… Continue reading God has made a way for us to know him
God is faithful – Zechariah and Elisabeth
Story from Luke 1:5-24 Bible truth for toddlers - God is faithful One day a man called Zechariah was in the temple. It was a very special place where people went to worship God. Zechariah had a special job to do there - just once in his life! He was a priest and he had… Continue reading God is faithful – Zechariah and Elisabeth
God is powerful – crossing the Red Sea
Story from Exodus 14 Bible truth for toddlers - God is powerful 'Moses and God's people were in a hurry. They were escaping from being slaves in a place called Egypt. They were leaving as fast as they could taking all their things with them. There were mums and dads and grandmas and grandads and… Continue reading God is powerful – crossing the Red Sea
God knows everything – Pharoah’s dreams
Story from Genesis 41 Bible truth for toddlers - God knows everything Say hello to Pharaoh! Pharaoh was a very important man. But he was upset. he had had a dream. It was a strange dream and it worried Pharaoh. He wanted to know what his dream meant. What could he do? He sent for… Continue reading God knows everything – Pharoah’s dreams
What is God like?
Last term in Toddler Group all our Bible stories were in answer to this question - 'What is God like?'. We took a story from the Bible to teach one truth about God each week. An alternative title would be 'What does the Bible tell us about God?' We answered the question by teaching that… Continue reading What is God like?
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..
Journey to Bethlehem – week 1 – God made everything good
[wpedon id="8084"] This half term at toddler group we are going to take a Journey to Bethlehem. Each week the Bible story will be a simple retelling of a key event on that journey for the children. The plan is to put the stories in the context of The Big Story for the adults. So… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem – week 1 – God made everything good
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
Jairus’s daughter
Jairus's daughter is a story from Luke 8: 40-56 Meet Jairus! To tell the story I used some simple pictures. I introduced 'Jairus' first and asked the children to repeat his name and say hello. The pictures I used were a selection of symbols and a photo of a house that I made from a… Continue reading Jairus’s daughter
Simon’s mother in law – homes Jesus visited
Simon's Mother in Law was ill in bed with a fever. This is a simple craft/story telling prop idea for the story of her being healed from Mark 1:29-31. The bed is made from an egg box and the people from cardboard rolls. If you wanted to make larger people you could easily use Pringle… Continue reading Simon’s mother in law – homes Jesus visited
The story of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream – God knows everything
The Bible teaches that God is all knowing. He never needs to learn anything, we cannot teach him anything. He never needs to change. Psalm 147:5 'Great is our Lord, and abundant in power, his understanding is beyond measure.' The story from Daniel 2 illustrates this truth. To tell the story you will need a… Continue reading The story of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream – God knows everything