A few weeks ago the children's talk in church was about prayer. The question was 'What is prayer?' The answer came from Psalm 62:8, 'Pour out your heart to him'. This seemed to me to be such a simple and straightforward way to think about talking to God. We simply pour our heart out to … Continue reading Praying for toddler groups
Category: Prayer ideas
The Parable of the Mustard – craft
The mustard tree grew so large that the birds could nest in its branches. This craft idea is to represent our toddler group children and their families and carers being made welcome to come and 'nest' in the tree of God's Kingdom. (Matthew 13:31-32) To Make the birds you will need Bird shapes printed out … Continue reading The Parable of the Mustard – craft
Teach us to pray activity
Teach us to pray activity to go with the Bible story from Acts 12:1-19 - Peter in prison. The church met to pray for Peter and their prayers were answered. This take home craft is a reminder to pray. It would be great to use as a family too. Each person could pick a card … Continue reading Teach us to pray activity
‘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