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… Read More Mary and Martha
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… Read More Jairus’s daughter
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… Read More Simon’s mother in law – 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… Read More The man with four friends – duplo storytelling – homes Jesus visited