1s & 2s— Lace Christmas Cards
Bible Story: Angels Visited Mary and Joseph Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-24
Life Point: God planned for Jesus to be part of a family.
Weekly Verse: You will give birth to a son and name Him Jesus. Luke 1:31
Materials: Teaching Picture 2, nativity Christmas cards, hole punch, shoe strings
- Cut off the fronts of several Christmas cards. Punch holes around the outside edges of each card. Tie one end of a shoestring in one hole of each card.
- Invite preschoolers to lace the cards. Point to the picture on the card as a preschooler laces. Tell the Bible story and show the teaching picture, pointing to Mary and Jesus.
- Say the Weekly Verse. Remind boys and girls that God planned for Jesus to be part of a family, Mary and Joseph.
3–Pre-K— Draw Family Pictures
Bible Story: Angels Visited Mary and Joseph Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-24
Life Point: God planned for Jesus to be part of a family.
Weekly Verse: You will give birth to a son and name Him Jesus. Luke 1:31
Materials: Teaching Picture 2, paper, markers
- Guide kids to draw a family portrait with the paper and markers.
- Show the teaching picture and tell the Bible story as children draw. Comment that God planned for Jesus to be part of a family. Lead children to talk about their families.
- Offer to print the Weekly Verse onto each child’s paper.
Kindergarten— Make Bible Verse Books
Bible Story: Angels Visited Mary and Joseph Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-24
Life Point: God planned for Jesus to be part of a family.
Weekly Verse: You will give birth to a son and name Him Jesus. Luke 1:31
Materials: : Bible, strips of paper, white paper, construction paper, markers, stapler with staples
- Print each of the five Weekly Bible Verses on a strip of paper. Mark each of the Weekly Verses in the Bible using the paper strip printed with the verse. Cut the white and construction paper in half.
- Give each child 5 half-sheets of paper. Help him find each verse in the Bible and copy it onto a page.
- Encourage kids to decorate their pages by drawing.
- Each child can choose construction paper for a cover and then staple the pages together to make a book.
- Tell the Bible story as the kids work. Thank God for His plan to send Jesus.
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