Philip and the Ethiopian Treasurer Bible Story for young children based on Acts 8:26-40. To tell the Story have some items in a story bag - Philip, The Treasurer, chariot, horse, scroll. The Chariot is made from a shoe box. I turned the box inside out and put it back together and then cut the… Continue reading Philip and the Ethiopian Treasurer
Category: New Testament Bible Stories
Jesus calls the First Disciples
In Mark 1:16-20 we read about Jesus calling his first disciples. Jesus calls his first disciples - Bible Story Idea To tell the Story you will need the different characters, a boat, a net and a fish in the Story Bag. Take them out as you need them. One day Jesus was walking along near… Continue reading Jesus calls the First Disciples
The Lost Sheep – Stories Jesus Told
Lost Sheep Bible Stories with two craft ideas for different age groups.
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 is Baptised – story video
Zacchaeus story, video, and craft
Zacchaeus story video and craft idea
We’ve arrived at Easter!
We've arrived at Easter! We have traveled along the road to Jerusalem to reach the first Easter. Each week we've met different people that Jesus met on his journey and now we are at the end of our journey. This weeks story is the Easter Story .. to tell it you need puppets or dolls… Continue reading We’ve arrived at Easter!
On the Way to Easter…Palm Sunday Story
Jesus rides into Jerusalem
On the Way to Easter…Mary
The story is from John 12:1-8 Jesus had almost arrived at Jerusalem! He had travelled a long way. How lovely that he was able to go to his friends house. Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha were good friends of Jesus. They wanted to do something special for him so they had a dinner… Continue reading On the Way to Easter…Mary
On the Way to Easter…Bartimaeus
On the Way to Easter Bartimaeus. We are beginning to get ready for Easter at toddler group. This year we are going on the last journey that Jesus made into Jerusalem, meeting some of the people that Jesus met. Last week we met the Rich Young Man. This time on the Way to Easter we… Continue reading On the Way to Easter…Bartimaeus
On the Way to Easter.. the Rich Young Man
We are beginning to get ready for Easter at toddler group. This year we are going on the last journey that Jesus made into Jerusalem, meeting some of the people that Jesus met. Our first story is from Luke 18:18-23 and Mark 10:17-22. A rich young man comes to find Jesus as he is travelling… Continue reading On the Way to Easter.. the Rich Young Man
Jesus stops the Storm
'Jesus stops the Storm' was another of our weather themed stories at toddler group. It's from Luke 8. It's a great story to tell - lots of drama with the wind blowing and waves crashing, frightened disciples, dark skies and Jesus sleeping! Craft Idea This craft is in two parts; the lake made from a… Continue reading Jesus stops the Storm
Lydia hears about Jesus
Lydia hears about Jesus when Paul and Silas visit the town of Philippi where she lived. The story of Lydia is from Acts 16:11-15. Here are Lydia (with her purple cloth) and Paul and Silas. Lydia hears about Jesus Bible Story Bible Truth for toddlers - Jesus is for everyone Say hello to Paul and… Continue reading Lydia hears about Jesus
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
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
The Wise Builder craft idea
Jesus told the story about the Wise and Foolish Builders as part of his Sermon on the Mount. You can read it in Matthew 7:24 - 27. It's a great story for using actions as you tell it. And of course there is the song. If you search youtube for 'the Wise Man built his… Continue reading The Wise Builder craft idea
The Man by the Pool – John 5
Bible reference John 5:1-9 'One day Jesus was in the big, important city of Jerusalem (ask children to repeat name) In Jerusalem there was a special pool of water. The people believed that when the water started to move that the first person to get into the water would be made better. So every day… Continue reading The Man by the Pool – John 5
Q is for question
Q is for Question is part of our Bible Alphabet series. Starting at A we have told a Bible Story for each letter of the alphabet. It can be anything - a person, place or object - so long as the letter we are doing comes somewhere. Q was a bit tricky! There are names… Continue reading Q is for question
The Wise Men visit Jesus
The story of the Wise Men is from Matthew 2:1-15. As this story is being told to toddlers I don't mention Herod's plan to kill the baby boys. It is a very dark part of the story and reminds us the Birth of Jesus took place in a world where many people had rejected God.… Continue reading The Wise Men visit Jesus
The Angel visits Mary
The Angel visits Mary 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 was cleaning the house (some actions here - maybe dusting or sweeping). But then something… Continue reading The Angel visits Mary
Holiday Bible Club Craft (2)
We used a wooden spoon based craft for the bible story about Jesus healing a man who had leprosy. You can read the story in Matthew 8. The children drew a sad face one side of the spoon and a happy face the other. We used kitchen roll for the clothes - a fairly good… Continue reading Holiday Bible Club Craft (2)
Bartimaeus Bible Story
Mark 10:32,33, 46-52. This is one of my favourite Bible stories. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and to face arrest and death when he stops to help a blind man who has to beg to be able to survive. Jesus isn't too distracted or busy. He stops for a man… Continue reading Bartimaeus Bible Story
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
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 mouth..
I was wondering what to do for thanking God for our mouths - a story that had food in it perhaps? But then remembered the man who came back to Jesus to say 'thank you'. The story is from Luke 17:11-19. To tell the story I made ten men from wooden spoons. On one side… Continue reading Thank you God for my mouth..
Jesus feeds five thousand people
This story is from John 6 ( and the other gospels too). In the story basket we had Jesus, Andrew, the young boy, a paper chain of people to represent the crowd and the lunch of two fish and five loaves. Â In John 6 Philip is also mentioned by name but we kept to just… Continue reading Jesus feeds five thousand people
all about me – I can smell!
Young children have lots of discoveries to make. It's fun to help them discover their senses. There are different activities that can show them that they can smell. Of course they already knew that! We can help them know what the smells are that they like or dislike. Sometimes a smell gives us a warning - the toast… Continue reading all about me – I can smell!
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
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
Calling of the first disciples – Mark 2
Last week at toddler group we told the story about the Baptism of Jesus. This week we move on to the calling of Simon and Andrew to follow Jesus. To help the children picture what is happening in the story I have made a boat and two disciples using an egg box and cardboard rolls.… Continue reading Calling of the first disciples – Mark 2
Jesus is baptised
We are planning on telling Bible stories from Mark's gospel at toddler group from now till Easter. The idea is to link the stories about Christmas with Easter. For the children each story will be complete on it's own but the adults will be able to follow the chronology. The first story will be from… Continue reading Jesus is baptised
wise and foolish builders – Matthew 7
In Matthew 7 we have recorded for us one of the stories that Jesus told. It is a very simple parable about house building. There was the wise man who built on the rock and the foolish man who built on the sand. The storm came and only one house remained - the house on… Continue reading wise and foolish builders – Matthew 7
The Visit of The Magi – Epiphany
The arrival of The Magi, or Wise men or Three Kings is traditionally celebrated twelve days after Christmas day on the 6 December. The story is recorded in Matthew's Gospel chapter 2. These men came from the east and having seen a new star in the sky they decided that the new star signified the… Continue reading The Visit of The Magi – Epiphany
Make a Paper Plate Boat
Paper plates are great for crafts. They are cheap to buy and can be recycled when no longer needed. If you are telling a Bible Story with a boat in then this is an easy make to add to your Story Bag. All you need: Paper plate, tissue paper squares or pens/crayons, card or a… Continue reading Make a Paper Plate Boat
Z is for Zacchaeus
I made this to use with under fives to tell the story of Zacchaeus. He moves up the tree which is great for keeping the young children interested. We are doing the story as part of our Bible Alphabet series. It's from Luke 19:1-10. The tree is a Pringles container covered in brown construction paper… Continue reading Z is for Zacchaeus
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
Bible alphabet – C is for carpenter
Following on from where Jesus was born - Bethlehem - who took care of him? Mary and Joseph. In this story we concentrated on Joseph and the job he did. With young children I sometimes like to have some objects in a bag - it keeps them interested and watching what is going on and… Continue reading Bible alphabet – C is for carpenter
Bible Alphabet – Bethlehem
B is for Bethlehem where Jesus was born. Although it isn't Christmas it seemed a good idea to do the story of Jesus' birth for B. In our craft we made pictures of Bethlehem and for the story we used visuals from a book called 'A Saviour for you'. The pictures are fantastic. Available here http://cefresources.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=95_97_101&products_id=423… Continue reading Bible Alphabet – Bethlehem
The man with four friends – duplo storytelling – homes Jesus visited
One of the homes Jesus visited was the place where the paralysed man was healed. Luke 5:17- 26. If you look very closely you can just see crowds of people in the model of the house. To tell the story to young children you could use lego duplo figures.( Of course avoid the clearly identifiable charcters such… Continue reading The man with four friends – duplo storytelling – homes Jesus visited
Homes Jesus visited
At toddler group this half term each bible story will be about a house that Jesus visited. Today I talked about the homes where we live. The craft was a collage of different types of homes and the collage I had made was my introduction. I talked about how Jesus didn't stay a baby in a manger… Continue reading Homes Jesus visited
Thank you God book – for toddler group
Over the past term at our Toddler Group we have made a 'thank you God book' - this is an overview of what we did Title page 'our thank you God book' Then the following pages - with pictures added from google images. Each page was A3 and was laminated. 'I am wonderfully made' Psalm 139… Continue reading Thank you God book – for toddler group
Easter decorations – eggs and more eggs
Children of almost any age can decorate these simple egg shapes. We used them at toddler group today, but they would be great for older children who would be able to do more intricate designs or pictures. To make them you need to start with a salt dough. This is very easy. You need 2… Continue reading Easter decorations – eggs and more eggs
Palm Sunday – Palm leaf craft
Easter is nearly here! In toddler group we have been learning about being 'Wonderfully made' and have already talkied about our mouths that shout, whisper and taste' and our ears that can 'hear shouts and whispers'. The Bible story that we are using to develop this is the Palm Sunday story that we read in… Continue reading Palm Sunday – Palm leaf craft
Jar of perfume craft – mary anoints Jesus
There are Bible stories that tell us what happened just prior to Jesus' death and ressurection. One of these stories tells us about mary annointing Jesus' feet with expensive perfume. As the children had been learning that we are 'Wonderfully Made' we started with the familiar - we thanked God for our noses and how they help… Continue reading Jar of perfume craft – mary anoints Jesus