On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures

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 … Continue reading On the way to Easter…paper plate pictures

The Big Tower up to Heaven

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The Big Tower up to Heaven story comes from Genesis 11. This 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, and Noah … Continue reading The Big Tower up to Heaven

Noah built the Ark

'Noah Built an Ark' is the third story in our 'What's in God's Big Book?' series that we have used with under 5's. We began by making a big book that could be used to hold each page. Take a look here. It is really oversized - you could get away with making a smaller … Continue reading Noah built the Ark

Easy to make finger paint

Easy to make finger paint that uses three ingredients (and one of them is water!) I spent quite a while searching on line for ready made finger paints but was put off by some of the reviews. I really don't want children breaking out in a rash because of allergies. The best thing about making … Continue reading Easy to make finger paint

Let’s make crowns to decorate!

These crowns are made from a dough that has three ingredients - and one of them is cold water! It's air drying so you need to make it a few days before you want to decorate the shapes. If you are celebrating The Coronation Twinkl has some great ideas and resources here with lots of … Continue reading Let’s make crowns to decorate!

W is for Water from the Rock

The People of God were in the wilderness. They had escaped from Egypt but were thirsty. They moaned! God told Moses to strike the rock and out came water. The story is from Exodus 17:1-7 W is for Water from the Rock - story idea Have you ever felt hungry? God's people had been hungry … Continue reading W is for Water from the Rock