God made me!
People of the Old Testament - Adam & Eve
God lovingly created the world and made Adam and Eve, the first people, in His image. When they disobeyed God, sin entered the world, but God already had a plan to make things right through Jesus. Share with your children that just like Adam and Eve, they were made on purpose, wonderfully and with great love, to be God’s special friends forever
DRIVE Time
ASK: Who were the first people God made? Who did God make them like? What else has God made?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Genesis 1:26-31 or about Adam & Eve from a Children's Bible
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for how wonderfully He has created your child and for how He had a plan for us to be with Him forever all along.
For FUN!
Playdough faces
Use Playdough to make a face/person. Be silly noting where the ears go or putting the nose in the wrong spot and asking the kids is that where it goes.
Talk about Adam & Eve being the first people God created. Share with your child how they were made by God and are so special to Him.
DRIVE Time
ASK: Who were the first people God made? Who did God make them like? What else has God made?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Genesis 1:26-31 or about Adam & Eve from a Children's Bible
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for how wonderfully He has created your child and for how He had a plan for us to be with Him forever all along.
For FUN!
Playdough faces
Use Playdough to make a face/person. Be silly noting where the ears go or putting the nose in the wrong spot and asking the kids is that where it goes.
Talk about Adam & Eve being the first people God created. Share with your child how they were made by God and are so special to Him.
God celebrates you everyday!
DK Birthday Party
God has made your child wonderfully unique and loves them deeply! (Even more than we do - crazy I know!) Just like we put important things on our fridge at home, like photos and artwork, God would have their picture on His fridge if He had one! He knows everything about us, from our noses to our fingers, and even the number of hairs on our heads. Jesus welcomed little children and showed us how important they are to Him. At a Birthday Party we take a moment to celebrate our kids and this week we recreate that celebration moment in our Sunday spaces.
Psalm 139:13-14, Matthew 19:13-15, Matthew 18:5 & Psalm 127:3 (MSG)
DRIVE Time
ASK: How many fingers do you have? How many hairs are on your head? Who made you? Who loves you?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Jesus and the children Matthew 19:13-15; and Psalm 139:13-14
BED Time
PRAY: Thankyou God that you have made ME wonderful! Thankyou for loving me so much! Help me to remember what you think about me is most important.
For FUN!
Balloon Volleyball
Blow up a few balloons and try keeping them off the ground. Have fun together as if it were a birthday party. You may like to draw on the balloon a face.
Talk about how uniquely God made each of us as you go.
Psalm 139:13-14, Matthew 19:13-15, Matthew 18:5 & Psalm 127:3 (MSG)
DRIVE Time
ASK: How many fingers do you have? How many hairs are on your head? Who made you? Who loves you?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Jesus and the children Matthew 19:13-15; and Psalm 139:13-14
BED Time
PRAY: Thankyou God that you have made ME wonderful! Thankyou for loving me so much! Help me to remember what you think about me is most important.
For FUN!
Balloon Volleyball
Blow up a few balloons and try keeping them off the ground. Have fun together as if it were a birthday party. You may like to draw on the balloon a face.
Talk about how uniquely God made each of us as you go.
God gave us an AMAZING gift!
God is Generous!
John 3:16 shares about God's incredible love for us and the best gift He could have ever sent us - Jesus! 1 John 3:1 talks about how this love is so much He lavishes it on us, that we might be called His children. Think about how much you love your child. Does it burst out of you? Do you want to pour it out and lavish it on them? How much more does our God who IS love, love us and give us good gifts!
DRIVE Time
ASK: Who did God send to Earth? Why did He send Jesus? Who does God love?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: John 3:16 and 1 John 3:1
*Tip: These verse use 'big' words like "perish" and "eternal life", help your young child begin to understand these by using words they can understand, for example "so that we could be close to God and live with Him forever".
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for being a God who gives us good gifts. Thank Him for sending Jesus so that we could be friends with Him forever. Thank God for loving us so much!
For FUN!
Let's give a gift!
Together with your child create a craft or choose a toy/gift to give to someone you love. Talk with them about how we too can give gifts and be generous because God has shown us how to, in giving us the most AMAZING gift.
DRIVE Time
ASK: Who did God send to Earth? Why did He send Jesus? Who does God love?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: John 3:16 and 1 John 3:1
*Tip: These verse use 'big' words like "perish" and "eternal life", help your young child begin to understand these by using words they can understand, for example "so that we could be close to God and live with Him forever".
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for being a God who gives us good gifts. Thank Him for sending Jesus so that we could be friends with Him forever. Thank God for loving us so much!
For FUN!
Let's give a gift!
Together with your child create a craft or choose a toy/gift to give to someone you love. Talk with them about how we too can give gifts and be generous because God has shown us how to, in giving us the most AMAZING gift.
A small gift was big to God!
A Widow's Offering
TWO coins might not seem like much, especially to our pre-schoolers, but they were everything the woman. Jesus said this was MORE than those who had lots and gave only a little. Create wonder about generosity and giving in your home this week as you explore this scripture with your kids.
DRIVE Time
ASK: How many coins did the lady have? How many did she give? What did Jesus say about that?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Mark 12:41-44 from Children's Bible or share the story acting out the giving.
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for taking care of us. Ask God to help us give and be generous like Him.
For FUN!
Sensory Play - Coins!
Use Sand, Rice, chickpeas or shredded paper to create a sensory tub. Hide coins, toy discs or paper coins to find.
As you find them together pair them up and talk about the Bible Story.
Talk about ways you might give and be generous to others.
*For safety supervise this activity closely
DRIVE Time
ASK: How many coins did the lady have? How many did she give? What did Jesus say about that?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Mark 12:41-44 from Children's Bible or share the story acting out the giving.
BED Time
PRAY: Thank God for taking care of us. Ask God to help us give and be generous like Him.
For FUN!
Sensory Play - Coins!
Use Sand, Rice, chickpeas or shredded paper to create a sensory tub. Hide coins, toy discs or paper coins to find.
As you find them together pair them up and talk about the Bible Story.
Talk about ways you might give and be generous to others.
*For safety supervise this activity closely
God loves everyone + wants to be their friend!
Peter + Cornelius
Whilst the concept of Jewish law might be difficult for our pre-schoolers to understand, we focus on the main theme that God is communicating that He wanted the Gentiles to know Him too, because He loves them. We focus on “God loves everyone” as a way of summarising that God spoke to Peter in a weird & wonderful vision to tell Him something very important; that God loved Cornelius too and wanted to be his friend! The visions that occurred were linked by God so that His message could make sense to both Peter & Cornelius and the Gospel (Good News of Jesus) could be shared with the Gentiles/all people!
DRIVE Time
ASK: What did Peter have a dream about? What was God telling Peter? Who did Peter tell the Good News about Jesus to?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Acts 10:1-48 from Children's Bible
BED Time
PRAY: That God would show us people to tell about His love to. List people together to pray for.
For FUN!
Sheet Parachute with soft Toy animals.
Use a sheet as a parachute and put soft toy animals on it. As you wave it up and down talk about the Bible Story.
What did Peter dream about? “Animals on a sheet” Why did he dream about them? Because God wanted to tell Peter & that ALL the animals were okay to eat. It was God's way of telling Peter that God loves EVERYONE! That God loved Cornelius and God loves each and every one of us!
DRIVE Time
ASK: What did Peter have a dream about? What was God telling Peter? Who did Peter tell the Good News about Jesus to?
SING: Super Wonderful - Yancy
DINNER Time
READ: Acts 10:1-48 from Children's Bible
BED Time
PRAY: That God would show us people to tell about His love to. List people together to pray for.
For FUN!
Sheet Parachute with soft Toy animals.
Use a sheet as a parachute and put soft toy animals on it. As you wave it up and down talk about the Bible Story.
What did Peter dream about? “Animals on a sheet” Why did he dream about them? Because God wanted to tell Peter & that ALL the animals were okay to eat. It was God's way of telling Peter that God loves EVERYONE! That God loved Cornelius and God loves each and every one of us!