Sometimes I have cut out wreath shapes from paper plates but when you need to make 50 that can take a while! So when I found that Baker Ross were selling cardboard wreath shapes I was really keen to try them out. As you can see they are dark brown, obviously made of card and… Continue reading Easter Wreath Decoration
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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
Christmas baubles craft
All you need to make these decorations - circles cut out of card (I use a paper punch), an oblong with a hole for string, glue and sequins. I'm going to ask parents to put the child's name and date on the back so that this becomes a keepsake. To minimise sequin spillage (!) each… Continue reading Christmas baubles craft
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
Abraham in his tent craft
This Abraham in his tent craft has a lift the flap element that hides Abraham! It's a lovely craft to make with lots of sticking and opportunities to add texture to the tent by using fabric and texture to the sky by using cotton wool for clouds. Abraham in his tent craft Everything you need… Continue reading Abraham in his tent craft
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)
Tower of Babel
There is a really good video clip about this Bible story on The Answers in Genesis site - click here to go straight there. In one of our toddler groups we've been learning about how everything began. We started with creation, then how things went wrong for Adam and Eve when they sinned against God.… Continue reading Tower of Babel
Noah’s ark
I really enjoyed putting this craft together and the children enjoyed making their own too - which is the main thing! There was a bit of prep - cutting an ark shape from a folded paper plate and tearing tissue paper into long strips. the ark 'floats' on the tissue paper water. The animal stickers… Continue reading Noah’s ark
On the way to Easter with Peter – Jesus’ last meal
On the way to Easter with Peter - Jesus' last meal Bible story. Bible references - Â 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… Continue reading On the way to Easter with Peter – Jesus’ last meal
‘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
Bible time house to make
To make a small model of a bible time house all you need is an empty cardboard box, double-sided tape, paint, brown crayon, scissors, sugar paper. Start by taking the box apart to it's net - so you can turn it inside out - and then remake it using double-sided tape. ait it. Leave it… Continue reading Bible time house to make
Mother’s day card
Sometimes I manage to find something when I need it! Today I managed to locate a bag of petals and flower pots that were left over from a summer themed craft last year. They are now going to be used to make mother's day cards. One of the helpers at toddler group is a committed… Continue reading Mother’s day card
Simple Christmas Craft – baby in the manger
This craft has a bit of preparation - there is some cutting out for an adult or older child to do. I made a template to speed the process up! All you need to make the 'baby in the manger' scene is :- Good quality paper plates - preferably with a definite rim. You will… Continue reading Simple Christmas Craft – baby in the manger
funny face craft
This craft is suitable for all ages - all you need is collage materials, facial features cut from magazines or pictures from the internet, glue, face shapes and sugar paper. Older children can cut out the facial features they want to use. You can either go for proper likenesses or make some funny crazy faces.… Continue reading funny face craft
Harvest celebration
It's harvest celebration time! At toddler group we often mark this event at story and craft time. The story is usually focused on saying 'thank you' for our food. I have a basket of various fruit and veg (all real) to show to the children and as I take the fruit and veg out of… Continue reading Harvest celebration
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!
Emergency Bible lesson!
Do you ever have to organise a last minute Bible lesson/story for your Sunday school or Church club? Maybe someone is absent and you are the one who gets the text message 'Can you sort out a Bible Story for club tonight?' Well, here is an idea to help. There are a few things you… Continue reading Emergency Bible lesson!
In the beginning..God made people
A couple of simple crafts to accompany teaching about creation - We made a collage of people surrounding a world map when we did the story of God making people from Genesis 1. The paper plate globe is a different version of the same idea - this time stickers are used to decorate the paper… Continue reading In the beginning..God made people
Advent calendar day 6
Isaiah 25:9 'It will be said on that day, 'Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.' ' A song to listen to. A craft to make Stained glass nativity See the original post for this here. There… Continue reading Advent calendar day 6
Snowflake craft/DIY
All you need for this snowflake craft - beads and 3 pipe cleaners. Couldn't be easier! Just criss cross the pipe cleaners to make a star shape and add the beads. Turn the pipe cleaner ends over slightly so the beads stay on. That's it!
Advent calendar day 4
Isaiah 7:14 'Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.' Craft to make - mini circular snowflakes to decorate your home Something to listen to- Christmas is a-comin Bing Crosby.
God is everywhere craft and story
The Bible Story illustrates that God is everywhere! He is the God that sees us. Do you ever feel overlooked or unnoticed? God sees us all of the time. He knows what is happening in our lives. Have a read of this blog post full of encouragement for us when we feel unseen. The craft… Continue reading God is everywhere craft and story
Button Christmas card to make
This is a lovely idea and very easy to make. You need to be patient though - let the glue dry completely or the buttons will fall off!
Christmas heart wreath
To make this wreath you will need a paper plate with the centre cut out. Paint this red or green. Leave to dry. Cut out lots of hearts in christmasy paper - a paper punch like the one in the photo will save a lot of time. Older children could use one but I… Continue reading Christmas heart wreath
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
Design your own Snowboard craft – free Pdf
Snowboard The Winter Olympics are here so here is a really easy and effective craft to celebrate. Print out the snowboard shapes onto card and decorate with age appropriate materials. You could look for pictures of snowboards to give the children inspiration.
K is for King David
K is for King David is a story in our Bible Alphabet series. We focus on David being anointed King by Samuel. The story is found in 1 Samuel 16. I used a story bag that contained a crown and pictures of Samuel, Jesse, the seven brothers and David. The pictures were based on the… Continue reading K is for King David
Creation mobile – free Pdf file
Creation Mobile (1)Â - print as many as you like. Free to use. To make this mobile you need 1. One print out for each child - see the Pdf file with this post. It's free for you to use. 2. Crayons, pencils, felt tips 3. Hole punch 4. Thread/wool 5. Darning needle To make Make… Continue reading Creation mobile – free Pdf file
Christmas tree
This is a very easy craft -Â the children draw around a tree template and cut out the shape. Then they decorate the tree with glittery shapes/paper and glitter glue and small pompoms (these are a little unwilling to stick but will if they are held down for a few seconds). Punch a hole in… Continue reading Christmas tree
Pegs for legs
to add something to the telling of the Christmas story - add sheep and camels that stand up on pegs for legs. Draw a simple camel or sheep (without legs!)Â on to card and cut out. Add the pegs. You could also do this as a craft activity - just be careful with the pegs.
Stained Glass Nativity
Start with a template. Draw around this onto two pieces of black A4 sugar paper (construction paper) I secured it with paper clips to make things easier . This design was tricky to cut out but older children could do it with some help and patience. If you have a small group I would… Continue reading Stained Glass Nativity
Stained glass Christmas tree
Provide a template for the children to draw around on two A4 pieces of black sugar paper. (or construction paper). Cut out the Christmas tree shape. You can make this easy by folding the paper in half and making a cut to get started. Then flatten out the paper and carry on cutting out. Make… Continue reading Stained glass Christmas tree
Bible Alphabet – f is for field where treasure was found.
In the Bible Alphabet at Toddler group we are on to 'f'. I decided to go with field - the story that Jesus told about the man who found treasure buried in a field, sold all he had, bought the field and then owned the treasure. You can find the story in Matthew 13:44. To… Continue reading Bible Alphabet – f is for field where treasure was found.
Autumn/fall wreath to make
Making an autumn/fall wreath is a great way to celebrate the change of the season. This uses a home made cardboard ring. You can buy them pre made for larger groups. This is a simple autumn wreath. What you need: A card circle with the middle cut out. You can buy these but I drew round… Continue reading Autumn/fall wreath to make
a is for Adam
A is for Adam! This is the start of our Bible Alphabet. We'll have a Bible Story connected to each letter of the alphabet each story time for 26 weeks. There will be lots of variety as some letters will stand for people, others for places and some for jobs! This is a really fun… Continue reading a is for Adam
Lion craft – Daniel
This lion craft is great when telling the story of Daniel praying to God and being thrown into the lion's den. We've been going through a Bible alphabet and have used Daniel for the letter d. You could also tell this story to teach children about prayer as Daniel prayed each day and didn't stop.… Continue reading Lion craft – Daniel
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
Bible Alphabet – B
Last week we started a new term at Toddler Group. For the Bible stories we will take a letter of the alphabet each week and tell a story based on something or someone whose name begins with that letter. A- Adam B- Bethlehem. For B the craft is a picture of Bethlehem. Parts of the… Continue reading Bible Alphabet – B
Creation Craft Place Mat
Make a 'creation celebration' placemat. You will need: A laminator and laminate pouches ( if you don't have these you could use 'tacky back' or make a poster) A4 black paper - trim slightly to fit in the laminate Pictures of animals and the natural world- from clip art/ magazines Glue and scissors The words… Continue reading Creation Craft Place Mat
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
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
Zacchaeus craft
A few weeks ago in toddler group we learnt about our feet. To build on that we have done a Bible story that includes feet - in Luke 19 we read that a man called Zacchaeus 'wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. So he… Continue reading Zacchaeus craft
Wonderfully made!
We are all wonderfully made! David writes in Psalm 139, 'I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made'. There are lots of different crafts you can do that are all about people. Here's a couple of ideas.. Use people shapes! For this craft you need to make or buy people cut outs. (The… Continue reading Wonderfully made!