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The Philippian Jailer

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “The Philippian Jailer” »

Jesus feeds four thousand people

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “Jesus feeds four thousand people” »

Jesus calls Levi

January 21, 2025August 18, 2025 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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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 … Read More “Jesus calls Levi” »

In the beginning God made – days 1-3 – craft ideas

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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In the beginning God…crafts days 1-3 for toddler groups and young children to enjoy making. In Genesis 1 we learn all about days of creation. These crafts cover the first 3 Days of Creation from Genesis 1:1-13. All you need In the beginning God made light To make ‘In the beginning God made light’ use … Read More “In the beginning God made – days 1-3 – craft ideas” »

Easter egg with cross symbol craft

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “Easter egg with cross symbol craft” »

On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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On the way to Easter paper plate pictures that help to tell the story of the first Easter. In the Gospels Jesus meets several people when he is on his last journey to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover for the final time. So four of our stories are about the people that met Jesus as … Read More “On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures” »

The Wheels on the Bus Craft

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 You can decide if you want … Read More “The Wheels on the Bus Craft” »

Lion Craft using Paper Curls

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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This is a lovely lion craft using paper curls that are surprisingly simple to make. The paper curls add a lot of texture for the mane. If you use a variety of yellow and orange colours it adds some depth to the finished craft. It’s really important that you use light weight paper to make … Read More “Lion Craft using Paper Curls” »

God knows when I feel….scared

March 2, 2022February 20, 2025 Rachel Ball No Comments

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God knows when I feel scared. God really does know how we feel. This week’s story is from Luke 8:22-25 when the disciples were scared. Even though Jesus was sleeping during the storm he is the Son of God, and he still knew how the disciples felt. God knows when I feel scared story idea … Read More “God knows when I feel….scared” »

God knows when I feel….. busy!

March 2, 2022February 20, 2025 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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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 … Read More “God knows when I feel….. busy!” »

The Man with Four Friends – A Bible Number Story

February 2, 2022January 13, 2025 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “The Man with Four Friends – A Bible Number Story” »

Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story

January 27, 2022March 20, 2025 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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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 … Read More “Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story” »

Candle – colouring stained glass craft

January 24, 2022August 19, 2025 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “Candle – colouring stained glass craft” »

Noah and two of every animal – A Bible Number Story

January 24, 2022August 20, 2025 Rachel Ball 4 Comments

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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 … Read More “Noah and two of every animal – A Bible Number Story” »

Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story

January 20, 2022August 19, 2025 Rachel Ball 4 Comments

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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. … Read More “Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story” »

Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas

June 23, 2021February 20, 2025 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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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 … Read More “Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas” »

‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft

April 19, 2021 Rachel Ball No Comments

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To Make You need A4 card with holes punched at the top (landscape) centre and thread added Stick on lots of pictures of fruit and vegetables (from gardening catalogues) Add the ribbon/banner. See download below. Hang up in the kitchen! While you are making talk about the names of the fruit and vegetables, their colours … Read More “‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft” »

The Wise Men find The King

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Rachel Ball No Comments

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This story is from Matthew 2:1-18 To tell the story you need – some Wise Men, toy camels and a star. You can add some actions too – stars with hands (like in twinkle, twinkle little star), running, looking, kneeling. The story Bible Truth for Toddlers – Jesus is King Far away from where Jesus … Read More “The Wise Men find The King” »

Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks

November 20, 2020October 30, 2023 Rachel Ball No Comments

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Star Christmas decoration to make to hang on the tree! Lots of sequins are needed for this simple star shaped decoration for the Christmas Tree. It’s a fun craft to make and looks lovely as a special home made decoration. The printable banner, ‘Joy to the World’ is a reminder of the great news of … Read More “Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks” »

How to make a shepherd

November 10, 2020November 25, 2024 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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How to make a shepherd printable instructions. You can make a shepherd to add to a Nativity display or use when telling the Christmas Story. Below is a photo of a nativity to give you an idea of how you can use paper plate Christmas characters to build a Christmas scene. In the picture we … Read More “How to make a shepherd” »

Make a Paper Plate Christingle for 7-11 year olds

November 3, 2020 Rachel Ball No Comments

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Angel tree topper instructions

November 2, 2020November 25, 2024 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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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 … Read More “Angel tree topper instructions” »

Spring song – to make and sing at home

April 17, 2020March 20, 2025 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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Spring song to make and sing. This made up spring song is to a well known tune – always a safe combination. The tune is ‘the wheels on the bus’. At the bottom of the post there are pictures you can print out to colour and/or decorate. The song is about these guys. Spring song … Read More “Spring song – to make and sing at home” »

On the Way to Easter…Palm Sunday Story

March 25, 2020February 28, 2024 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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Jesus rides into Jerusalem

On the Way to Easter…Zacchaeus

March 9, 2020June 29, 2020 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

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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 … Read More “On the Way to Easter…Zacchaeus” »

On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures

February 21, 2020February 19, 2024 Rachel Ball 1 Comment

On the way to Easter paper plate pictures that help to tell the story of the first Easter. Next half term at Thursday toddler group we will be travelling along the road to Easter. In the Gospels Jesus meets several people when he is on this last journey to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover for … Read More “On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures” »

Jesus is born craft

November 22, 2019 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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All you need for this craft – paper party bags, shredded tissue paper, stars, baby picture, glue, crayons or material for the swaddling cloths. There is a lot of cutting out to do beforehand and not loads for children to do – they decorate the baby, add the tissue paper and the star – so … Read More “Jesus is born craft” »

Noah in the Ark – a weather themed story

October 22, 2019June 29, 2020 Rachel Ball No Comments

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There is a page of mini arks all ready for downloading and printing here Basic Noah’s Ark (x 8) We did this craft a couple of weeks ago when we were doing Bible Stories on the theme of weather. We used tissue paper, crepe paper, cellophane wrap, cotton wool and paper clouds.

Praying for toddler groups

May 30, 2019 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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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 … Read More “Praying for toddler groups” »

The Last Supper – Luke 22

March 27, 2019April 27, 2026 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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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 … Read More “The Last Supper – Luke 22” »

Jonah and the Whale (big fish) – animal stories

January 30, 2019 Rachel Ball No Comments

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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 … Read More “Jonah and the Whale (big fish) – animal stories” »

dinosaur craft

September 11, 2017 Rachel Ball No Comments

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There are lots of versions of this in my house (!) – this is my favourite How to make – paper plates cut in half. You can easily cut the dinosaur spikes/plates a few plates at a time. Older children who can safely use scissors can do this part themselves. Each dinosaur needs a tail … Read More “dinosaur craft” »

God made water – and a giveaway!

April 19, 2017February 15, 2021 Rachel Ball 11 Comments

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On the way to Easter with Peter – Jesus’ last meal

March 8, 2017April 27, 2026 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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On the way to Easter with Peter – Jesus’ last meal Bible story. Bible references – Mark 14 and Luke 22 (see also the accounts in Matthew and John). The following is a story idea for toddlers. Some of the details have been omitted as this age group would find all the details bewildering! As … Read More “On the way to Easter with Peter – Jesus’ last meal” »

5 loaves and 2 fish craft

February 14, 2017June 28, 2023 Rachel Ball 2 Comments

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A 5 loaves and 2 fish craft to go with the Story of The Feeding of the 5,000 from John 15. There is an idea for telling the story here. To make this easy craft all you need is Preparation – attach half a paper plate to the construction paper/card beforehand. I used a stapler.

Springwatch inspired song!

June 9, 2015November 16, 2015 Rachel Ball No Comments

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A new song to a well known tune – always a safe combination. The tune is ‘the wheels on the bus’. The song is about these guys. As you can see, I’ve been watching Springwatch. The owl in the garden goes twit, twit, twoo, twit, twit, twoo, twit, twit, twoo The owl in the garden … Read More “Springwatch inspired song!” »

Jesus enters Jerusalem – Palm sunday

March 20, 2015 Rachel Ball No Comments

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To make these pictures I started with a roll of paper from Ikea and drew a road. The buildings and trees were added. As you tell the story you can add all the things you need. The cloaks were cut from material, the donkey has pegs for legs. The people were copied from this book … Read More “Jesus enters Jerusalem – Palm sunday” »

Palm Sunday craft

March 17, 2015March 4, 2024 Rachel Ball No Comments

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Palm Sunday craft to make. A few ideas that are fun to make! The story of Palm Sunday (or the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem) is from Luke 19, Mark 11, John 12 and Matthew 21. It is the beginning of the end of Jesus’ life on the earth. In Mark’s gospel we read that, ‘they … Read More “Palm Sunday craft” »

It’s cold! Let’s make Bobble hat and mittens craft

January 30, 2015January 6, 2025 Rachel Ball No Comments

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A bobble hat and mittens craft to celebrate the cold, wintry weather. There are two free printables for you to use. I printed the outlines of the bobble hat and the mittens onto paper but you could use card if you like. If you are using Pritt Stick the paper will be fine but if … Read More “It’s cold! Let’s make Bobble hat and mittens craft” »