Welcome to our first lesson in a new series exploring women in the Bible for toddlers. Because Eve was the very first woman, starting with her story is a natural fit.
In this lesson, we cover two main truths that are simple for toddlers to understand:
God made Eve
God made Adam
The Bible Story is based on Genesis 2: 4 -24
Let’s say hello to Eve Bible (Toddler Story Script)
Story Bag Prep: Place puppets or dolls representing Adam and Eve inside your story bag before starting.
Say hello to Adam! Adam was a real person who lived a long, long, long time ago. He was very special because he was the very first person ever! He wasn’t ever a baby! He wasn’t ever a toddler! So how did he get to be the first person ever?
The Bible tells us that God made Adam. God had already made the birds and the fish, the sun, moon and stars. God had already made all the trees, plants and flowers. He had already made the elephants, tigers, lions and all the other animals. Everything in God’s new world was beautiful. It was all very good! God had made all these things by just speaking.
But then God did something different. He made Adam out of the dust. And God breathed life into him.
Now Adam needed somewhere to live so God made a beautiful garden for Adam. He gave Adam a job to do, ‘Look after the garden,’ God said. He gave Adam one rule to keep,’ Don’t eat the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden,’ God said.
But when God looked at Adam in the garden there was something that wasn’t good! ‘It isn’t good for Adam to be alone’, God said. There were lots of beautiful plants and amazing animals but they weren’t enough.
So God made Eve, the very first woman to be Adam’s best friend. Are you ready to say hello to Eve? Hello Eve!
Adam and Eve weren’t just the very first man and the very first woman, they were the very first family. God loved them and gave them the very best place to live. And they were happy!
If you want to tell the next part of the story then there is an idea in this post that covers Genesis 3.
Craft idea – make a family collage
All you need for making a family collage
- People shapes – either buy or cut out your own
- Tissue paper
- Fabric scraps if you have any
- Crayons
- Yarn for hair – try to have a variety of colours
- Glue
- Backing paper
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Set out a variety of collage materials where children can reach them.
- Have the children select their paper people shapes and glue them to the backing paper.
- Let them decorate the shapes using tissue paper, yarn, and fabric.
Tip for Toddlers: Allow room for creativity! It is fine if they put yarn on the body for clothes or glue tissue paper where the hair goes. The goal is to let them express how they want their picture to look.