Letters of John

BIBLE EXPLORE / NEW TESTAMENT / LETTERS OF JOHN

Books of 1-3 John

"Written by John the Elder to house church believers, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John echo the gospel of John. They emphasize that God is light and love and every true believer will demonstrate God's light and love." - BibleProject

God is light (1 John 1:1-5)

Reflective Colouring in

A printable colouring sheet can be found on (Flame Creative Kids)
Light of the World Playdough Mat (Flame Creative Kids)
Sun Catchers (Flame Creative Kids)

Image Source: Flame Creative Kids

Activities

DIY Light Box (The Imagination Tree)
Light Table Activities (Pre-K Pages)
DIY Light Projector (Chalk Academy)
Glow in the Dark Jars (A Girl and a Glue Gun)
Suncatchers (Kids Activity Zone)

BibleProject

Lantern Image

Source unknown, but found here. Would love to attribute if we can.

Jesus' Testimony (1 John 5:9-13)

Intergenerational worship

A selection of intergenerational worship ideas, including a creative Bible engagement, from Intergen Australia, curated by Elizabeth Waldron Anstice.

Activities

1 John 1: 7-9 Dirty Shoes Object Lesson (Ministry to Children)
1 John 3:1-2 The Surprise Box Object Lesson (Children's Ministry)
1 John 4:16 God is Love Craft (Same Boat Music)
1 John 4:10 Real Love Origami (Sunday Craft)

Media

1 John 4:7: The Rizers

1 John 1:9 Craft: Elisabeth Purnomohadi

God is Love: Lifekids

1 John 1:8-9 If We Confess: Seeds Family Worship

Creative Ideas for Memorising Verses From John

Write the Words on Tinfoil Pictures (123 Homeschool 4 Me)
Write the Words on the tunnels of a Plate Marble Maze (Toddler at Play)
Decorate Paper with an interesting painting technique, write the Verse onto it. (A Girl and a Glue Gun)
Write or Paint it on a Rock (Projects with Kids)
Write one word from the verse on a plastic ball. Try to knock the words off in order using a Nerf gun. Game Idea here (Frugal Fun 4 Boys)
Decorate the verse with Bubble Painting (Early Learning Ideas)
Pass the Parcel with one Word in between each layer.
Aeroplane Targets. Write the words of the verse over each hole. Try to get all of the words (How Does She)
Hopscotch using paper or chalk (Children's Ministry Ideas Unlimited)
Learn the Verse using NZ Sign Language
Hide the laminated words in some slime/spaghetti/water beads for the kids to find with feet or hands.