The Philippian Jailer Bible story is found in Acts 16:25-34. Paul and Silas are in prison at midnight at the beginning of our story. By the end they are having a meal with the jailer and his family. For young children a few details have been ommitted or simplified. The Philippian Jailer Bible story idea… Continue reading The Philippian Jailer
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Jesus feeds four thousand people
Jesus feeds four thousand people is a story from Mark 8:1-10. A large crowd has gathered to listen to Jesus and have stayed so long that they have no food. Jesus shows his compassion and feeds everyone from a small amount of bread and fish. Jesus feeds four thousand people story idea Jesus was talking… Continue reading Jesus feeds four thousand people
Jesus calls Levi
Jesus calls Levi is found in Mark 2:13-17 , Luke 5:27-28 and Matthew 9:9-13 In Matthew's gospel Levi is called Matthew. When you tell the story it's up to you which name to use. To tell the story you need some props for Levi and the Lord Jesus , a picture of a house, some… Continue reading Jesus calls Levi
Sarah laughs! – women in the Bible 2
Sarah laughs when she is told she will have a baby. She is old, too old to have any children and she just can't quite believe the message of the three visitors (who we know are messengers from God) and so she laughs. This is where our story begins. It ends with the birth of… Continue reading Sarah laughs! – women in the Bible 2
Easter egg with cross symbol craft
Easter egg with cross symbol craft ideas for children of all ages! The basic printout of the symbol of the cross hidden in an egg shape can be used in several different ways. Very young children can decorate the egg with crayons and tissue paper. Older children (10 plus) can trace the picture onto tracing… Continue reading Easter egg with cross symbol craft
Abram leaves home
Abram leaves home is part of our Story Series ‘What’s in God’s Big Book?’ We started by making a Big Book and then each week we take out a page for our story. So far we have done God made everything , First sad day, Noah built the Ark and The big tower to Heaven ( I tell the story first… Continue reading Abram leaves home
The Wheels on the Bus Craft
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 Tissue paper squares (lots of colours)… Continue reading The Wheels on the Bus Craft
Make a beautiful picture for Spring
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… Continue reading Make a beautiful picture for Spring
Easter Craft – a paper Easter Garden
Easter Garden Craft Easter Craft - a paper Easter Garden that is easy to make. Easter Gardens are lovely but if you don't have the time to make a garden with soil and real plants then this is a simple alternative. It is a great reminder of the Story of Easter. To make the Easter… Continue reading Easter Craft – a paper Easter Garden
God knows when I feel….. busy!
God knows when I feel busy! This term we are telling Bible Stories that remind us that God knows how we feel. We start with Martha feeling busy. The story is from Luke 10: 38-42. Each week there will be a different emoji paper plate face that represents how the character in the story is… Continue reading God knows when I feel….. busy!
The Man with Four Friends – A Bible Number Story
The Man with Four Friends is our next Bible number story in the series. We are up to the number four! For the other numbers we have told stories about have a look at these links - Number One, Number Two, Number Three This week the Bible Story is from Mark 2:1-22. The Bible Truth… Continue reading The Man with Four Friends – A Bible Number Story
Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story
Jesus and three disciples is our next Bible number story. We are up to the number 3. This Story is from Matthew 17:1-13. (We have already thought about Jonah and One Big Fish and Noah and Two of Every Animal.) This week's Bible Truth for Toddler's is, 'We can listen to Jesus.' To tell the… Continue reading Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story
Candle – colouring stained glass craft
Candle - colouring stained glass craft. This is a very simple candle craft - you can choose whether to cut out the flame and glue tissue paper to the back for a stained glass effect or just colour in the flame or add some glitter! And you can choose whether or not to add a… Continue reading Candle – colouring stained glass craft
Noah and two of every animal – A Bible Number Story
Noah and two of every animal is our second bible number story. Last week we thought about the Number One and Jonah and the One Big Fish. This story is all about counting to two! The Bible Truth for toddlers is, 'Those who trust in God are rescued'. You can read the story from Genesis… Continue reading Noah and two of every animal – A Bible Number Story
Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story
Jonah and the One Great Big Fish - A Bible Number Story. We are thinking about counting in toddler group. So we have some Bible Stories with numbers. First up is Jonah. The Bible truth for toddlers in this story is 'God always knows where we are'. The story is from the book of Jonah.… Continue reading Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story
Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas
Elisha and the widow's oil is a story from 2 Kings 4:1-7 where we read about Elisha helping a widow who needed to pay her debts. He told her to borrow as many empty jars of oil as she could from neighbours and then go inside her home and close the door. What happened next… Continue reading Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas
Make a Paper Plate Christingle for 7-11 year olds
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Angel tree topper instructions
Angel tree topper instructions that are easy to print. We made these angels last year in our toddler group. There are some instructions here on the blog in a previous post but this printable instruction leaflet is much easier to print and share. It can be handy to have some instructions for the adults to… Continue reading Angel tree topper instructions
Zacchaeus story, video, and craft
Zacchaeus story video and craft idea
Easter egg colouring printables
Easter egg colouring printables! These A4 Easter Egg designs can be coloured or made into collages. Whatever you feel like doing! I've used wax crayons (you can blend the colours!), felt tips, tissue paper and some sugar paper circles. Cut out the egg shape after you've decorated it. If you want to paint the eggs… Continue reading Easter egg colouring printables
On the Way to Easter…Zacchaeus
Jesus is now in Jericho on his way to Jerusalem. Last time he met Bartimaeus. Now he meets Zacchaeus. Two very different people! To tell the story... from Luke 19:1-10 Have a tree - you can make one from a pringle container or draw one - and a person to represent Zacchaeus. Place Zacchaeus in… Continue reading On the Way to Easter…Zacchaeus
Jesus is born craft
All you need for this craft - paper party bags, shredded tissue paper, stars, baby picture, glue, crayons or material for the swaddling cloths. A free download of the baby baby-jesus-x-8-1Download There is a lot of cutting out to do beforehand and not loads for children to do - they decorate the baby, add the… Continue reading Jesus is born craft
Make Your Own Advent Calendar
All you need to make an advent calendar with Bible verses that help us to prepare for Christmas
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
Autumn craft
Autumn craft and activities to enjoy! I love making seasonal wreaths. They can be taken home and used to decorate. It is good for children to see their art work displayed and treasured. We've used faux leaves for this wreath that were bought. You could use cut out leaf shapes instead and add tissue paper… Continue reading Autumn craft