The series "Jesus Visits People's Homes" features stories suitable for toddler groups. These narratives highlight relatable home settings for young children, making Bible stories easier to grasp. Six stories depict various homes Jesus visited, including Simon's, Levi's, and Mary and Martha's. Each story is linked to craft ideas, such as creating home collages from shapes. Additionally, play activities are suggested, like setting up a home corner to encourage imaginative play related to the stories.
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Houses Jesus visited – the home he never visited! (video)
This is the last short story in this series. The house that Jesus never visited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-xuk3J0gQY
Homes Jesus visited – Matthew (video)
The pictures in the video are from Free Bible Images. A great website full of useful resources. The words are my own based on Luke 5:27-32. The name Matthew has been used for simplicity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF2cfVeLPHw
Zacchaeus story, video, and craft
Zacchaeus story video and craft idea
Homes Jesus visited – Simon’s Mother in law (video)
This is my third video story for younger children. The pictures are from Free Bible Images and the words are my own. Feel free to share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjNdBlUgqVM
Homes Jesus visited – Mary and Martha (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJJ_GTp0ycw I've had a go at making a short video to share with our toddler group parents. If you like it and want to use it feel free! I'm still learning how to do this so any hints and tips welcome 🙂 The pictures are from Free Bible Images. The words are my own.
Man with four friends craft
Man with four friends craft is ideal for young children to make with minimal help. Sometimes it's nice to make a craft that you can also use for telling and retelling the Bible story and this craft does just that as you make the man and his mat! The story is from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark… Continue reading Man with four friends craft
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha are two grown up sisters that we meet in Luke 10:38-42 . They live in Bethany. They are mentioned three times in the Life of Jesus. You can also read about them in John 11 - when their brother Lazarus is bought back to life - and in John 12 - when… Continue reading Mary and Martha
Jairus’s daughter
Jairus's daughter is a story from Luke 8: 40-56 Meet Jairus! To tell the story I used some simple pictures. I introduced 'Jairus' first and asked the children to repeat his name and say hello. The pictures I used were a selection of symbols and a photo of a house that I made from a… Continue reading Jairus’s daughter
Simon’s mother in law – homes Jesus visited
Simon's Mother in Law was ill in bed with a fever. This is a simple craft/story telling prop idea for the story of her being healed from Mark 1:29-31. The bed is made from an egg box and the people from cardboard rolls. If you wanted to make larger people you could easily use Pringle… Continue reading Simon’s mother in law – homes Jesus visited
The man with four friends – duplo storytelling – homes Jesus visited
One of the homes Jesus visited was the place where the paralysed man was healed. Luke 5:17- 26. If you look very closely you can just see crowds of people in the model of the house. To tell the story to young children you could use lego duplo figures.( Of course avoid the clearly identifiable charcters such… Continue reading The man with four friends – duplo storytelling – homes Jesus visited