Bible stories, crafts and creative ideas for toddler groups, children's ministry and families
Plant collage fun for any age. Take a wander in your garden or some outdoor space and collect some leaves and petals. Only collect what you know to be safe and wash your hands after collecting and then again after making the collage. It’s a good rule of thumb to teach children that they must … Read More “Plant collage fun” »
Mr Keep Going is the story of Nehemiah who organised the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. It was a difficult task with plenty of opposition and problems but he kept going! In the storybag – Dolls/puppets/Pringle people to represent Nehemiah and Sanballat and some builders tools/tool box Mr Keep Going – Bible Story Say … Read More “Mr Keep Going” »
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” »
The first Christians is a simple story about sharing and meeting together. It’s based on Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37. These two Bible passages aren’t really a narrative (as in a straightforward story with a beginning, middle and end). They are more of a selection of facts about the first Christians in the early church … Read More “The first Christians” »
The Pearl of Great Price is one of the stories Jesus told about the value of being in God’s Kingdom. It’s a very short story found in Matthew 13:45-46. The Pearl of Great Price Story idea Jesus told a story about how valuable it is to be part of his family. Once upon a time … Read More “The Pearl of Great Price” »
Valentine collage to make using coloured tissue paper. Tissue paper is a wonderful paper that can be torn, layered, crumpled and glued. It comes in a whole variety of colours and is relatively inexpensive. I use it a lot in crafts with children. This Valentine themed tissue paper collage is very simple to prepare and … Read More “Valentine Collage” »
Is Jesus the forever king? Is the final part of our story series, ‘Who is the forever King?’ We began with King David and God’s promise to David, Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ 2 Samuel 7:16. We have told simple stories about … Read More “Is Jesus the forever king?” »
Is Josiah the forever king? is the penultimate story in the series ‘Who is the forever king?’ We began with King David and in the final story we will find the forever King – The Lord Jesus. All the different king puppets used to tell the stories are from Free Bible Images. In the series … Read More “Is Josiah the forever King?” »
Is Hezekiah the forever king? is story number four in the series, ‘Who is the forever king?’ These stories lead up well to the birth of Jesus, who is the forever King. We began with King David. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name … Read More “Is Hezekiah the forever king?” »
God is everywhere is a truth we learn from the Bible. We are using the story of Jonah to illustrate this truth in a way that is easy for toddlers. To tell the Story you need – Jonah and the Great Big Fish story God said to Jonah, ‘go to the big city called Ninevah … Read More “God is everywhere – Jonah” »
Making and exploring with texture is our final look at craft ideas based on three key area – colour, shape and texture. Thinking of these three key areas can help us as we plan creative crafts for young children. Sometimes it’s easy to get into a way of doing things and it’s really good to … Read More “Making and exploring with texture” »
Making and exploring with shapes is just some ideas of how we can introduce children to shapes during craft time. We’ve already though about making and exploring with colour. Have you ever looked back at the craft activities you’ve set out for children and discovered that most of them involved a piece of A4 paper? … Read More “Making and exploring with shapes” »
Making and exploring with colour. When we plan crafts for children it can be helpful to think about three basic things; colour, shape, and texture. This post is all about colour. How can we include an experience of colour (or the lack of it) in our craft times with young children? Here’s some ideas.. Coloured … Read More “Making and exploring with colour” »
Crepe paper printing craft ideas. Crepe paper and water make for great craft. It’s not exactly mess free but almost. You will have lots of soggy crepe paper at the end so you do need to have some newspaper and a tray to put your used crepe paper out of the way. Paper towels and … Read More “Crepe paper printing craft” »
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” »
Black paper collage to make those colours pop! There is nothing wrong with using pastel coloured sugar paper or the off white recycled sugar paper but black paper makes a great alternative. You can really enjoy the colours of the collage. They stand out and the collage looks vibrant. All you need to make a … Read More “Black paper collage” »
Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft that is lovely to make and easy to prepare ahead. To make this you need a few bought items and some card. Psalm 136:26 reminds us that God’s love never ends. everything you need to make Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft to make to use You could add a ribbon … Read More “Valentine’s Day Bible verse craft” »
Three women and a baby is the story of Moses’ birth, his mothers’ plan to keep him safe and his rescue. Three women make sure that Moses is safe. You can read the story in Exodus 2:1-10. To tell the story I used some pictures from Free Bible Images. They have a great selection of … Read More “Three women and a baby – women in the Bible 3” »
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” »
Let’s say hello to Eve! is our first bible story in a new series all about women in the Bible . Eve was the first woman in the Bible so we are beginning with her. It’s a good place to start! In this story we focus on a few things The Bible Story is based … Read More “Let’s say hello to Eve! – women in the Bible 1” »
Make a gingerbread house inspired scene with bits and pieces of paper and wrapping. Making a real gingerbread house is lovely but sometimes it’s good to just have a rummage through odds and ends of paper and card and create something festive. I always keep wrapping paper scraps and christmas card pictures as they make … Read More “Make a gingerbread house paper craft scene” »
The Saviour is here is our third Christmas Story in a series of three. We began with Isaiah foretelling the birth of Jesus, The Saviour is Promised and then we told the story of Angel Gabriel visiting Mary, The Saviour is on his way. The story is based on Luke 2:1-20 The Saviour is here! … Read More “The Saviour is here! – Christmas 3” »
The Saviour is on his way is our second Christmas story in a series of three. We began with, The Saviour is Promised – a Story all about Isaiah and now we meet Mary and the Angel Gabriel. The Bible Story is from Luke 1:26-38 and includes the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary. If you have … Read More “The Saviour is on his way – Christmas 2” »
Joseph and the Angel is from Matthew 1:18-25. In Luke’s Gospel we hear about the Angel visiting Mary and in Matthew’s Gospel we find out how Joseph knew that the baby was from God. In this story we have the special name – Immanuel, a name that only appears a couple of times in the … Read More “Joseph and the Angel” »
In the beginning God made – days 4-6 – craft ideas suitable for using at toddler groups and with young children in church or at home. Genesis 1 tells us how God made the world. Everything was made in a precise order and all of creation was good! These crafts are easy to make. You … Read More “In the beginning God made – days 4-6 – craft ideas” »
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” »
Daniel in the lions’ den bible story for young children. You can read the story in Daniel 6. Daniel in the Lions’ Den story idea Daniel lived a long, long time ago. He loved God and often talked to God, we call that praying. He prayed to God three times every day. What do you … Read More “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” »
In the beginning God made light Bible Story and craft idea to use with young children. How everything began is recorded for us in Genesis 1. Telling the story of Creation to young children is a great opportunity to help children understand that they are special and important because God made them. In the beginning … Read More “In the beginning God made light!” »
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 … Read More “Philip and the Ethiopian Treasurer” »
Good Friday crafts for children to make that use paper plates! One craft uses round paper plates (use cheap plates that can be folded easily) and the other crafts use black and green square plates. (These are available online – take a look here) Good Friday crafts – round paper plate The above craft was … Read More “Good Friday crafts to make” »
Hearts for Valentine’s Day! Valentines day is almost here. These crafts can be used for Valentine’s Day or at any time. To make life easier I have a heart shaped paper punch like this one from hobbycraft that makes quick work of cutting out hearts. When it gets blunt I use kitchen foil to sharpen … Read More “Hearts for Valentine’s Day” »
God’s promise to Abraham is the final story in the series What’s in God’s big book? We began 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 , The big tower to Heaven and Abram leaves home ( I … Read More “God’s promise to Abraham” »
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 … Read More “Abram leaves home” »
‘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 … Read More “Noah built the Ark” »
Celebrate Epiphany with some lovely crafts and tell the Bible Story of the Visit of the Magi. The visit of The Magi (also known as Wise Men or kings) is found in Matthew 2. Celebrate Epiphany Bible Story To tell the story you need – some Wise Men, toy camels and a star. You can … Read More “Celebrate Epiphany” »
First sad day story and craft is the second ‘page’ in our ‘What’s in God’s Big Book? ‘ story series. We began with ‘God made everything‘. This story is based on Genesis 3 To tell the story We had our Big Book with this page inside to show at the end of the story and … Read More “First Sad Day Story and Craft” »
God made everything story and craft for toddler group and preschoolers. This is the first page of our Big Book that we made here. The Story is based on Genesis 1 There are lots of different ways to tell the story of creation. You can use pictures, paper plates that represent the different days, objects … Read More “God made everything story and craft.” »
Craft supplies you need! – or would really like come in all shapes and sizes (and price ranges!). Here are some ideas of what you need (or would really like) when doing crafts with young children. Some craft supplies can be bought especially for doing crafts at home or in toddler group but there are … Read More “Craft supplies you need!” »
Wax resist pictures are fun and easy to create. All you need is some paper, wax crayons, watery paint and a paint brush. You can make patterns and pictures – it’s very easy and relatively mess free. If you want to create a pattern then it’s fun to start with taking a crayon for a … Read More “Wax Resist Pictures” »
Hannah Prays story and craft for young children. A Bible Story all about talking to God and how God hears us when we talk to him. The Story is from 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Hannah Prays – Story Bible Truth for Toddlers – God hears us when we talk to him In the story bag we … Read More “Hannah Prays Story and Craft” »
David defeats Goliath is a well known Bible Story found in 1 Samuel 17. This is a simple retelling of the story for toddlers Bible Truth for Toddlers – God helps us God’s people were in a lot of trouble! They were hiding in their tents! Every day their enemy laughed at them. Their enemy … Read More “David defeats Goliath” »
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 … Read More “Easy to make finger paint” »
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 … Read More “Let’s make crowns to decorate!” »
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 … Read More “W is for Water from the Rock” »
Make a basket using a large paper plate! This is a great basket to make for an Easter Egg Hunt. See end of post for some other ideas too! Baskets are really useful! All you need How to make the baskets If making these with young children you may want to do several of the … Read More “Let’s Make a Paper Plate Basket!” »
