Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)
Activities
- Story Telling Diarama (Susan Evans)
- Story Cupcakes (Church House Collection)
- Seed Box (My Little House)
- Flower Pot Dessert (Stuff Amy Made)
- Seed Bombs (Practically Functional)
- Printable Board Game (Christian Games and Crafts)
- Grass Heads (Red Ted Art)
- Sower's Sack Craft (Children's Bible Lessons)
- Seed Pictures (Krokotak)
- Printable Sower Journal Page (Alively Hope)
- Sensory Box (Baby Devotions)
- Plantable Seed Cards (Craft Invaders)
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Jesus Calms the Storm (Mark 4:35-41)
Calming the storm is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels
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This book is a wonderful retelling of the bible story found in Mark 4, with vivid illustrations and an engaging prose.
You can watch the story on YouTube here, narrated by a New Zealander! Or buy yourself a copy on Book Depository here. |
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Activities
- Printable Wheel Craft (Crafting the Word of God)
- Chalk Storms (Grace and Wondering)
- Paper Plate Craft (Mommy Snippets)
- Boat Craft and Game (123 Homeschool 4 Me)
- Ocean in a Bottle, Wave Streamers and Storm in a Bag (Bible School Teachers)
- Story Stones (Little People Big Faith)
- Parachute Game (Pinterest)
Boat RaceA game for younger children
What you need: Large boxes from the supermarket. What to do: Give each child a box and get them to line up at one end of the room. Get them to kneel inside the box so they can push themselves along with their hands. When you say ‘Go!’ they have to try and get to the other side of the room first! |
Crossing the Sea TagA game for older children
What you need: Nothing! What to do: Choose someone to be ‘In’. Have them stand in the middle of the room. Get the rest of the children to stand at one end of the room. The person who is in, calls out ‘Crossing the Sea!’ and all the children have to try and run to the other end of the room without getting tagged. The person who is in tries to tag as many people as they can. If a child gets tagged, they must freeze where they are. They are now also ‘in’ but can only tag people that they can reach without moving. The next round starts when the person who is in calls out ‘Crossing the Sea!’ The game ends when there is no one left to tag! |
Prayer in a Bottle
What you need: paper, pens and felts, bottles (1 per child). Soft drink bottles are ideal! Paddling pool filled with water, or a piece of large blue material to represent water.
What to do: Get each of the children to write/draw a letter (prayer) to God for help with something that scares them or they are having trouble with.
Roll up the letter and put it in a bottle. Write ‘SOS!’ in large letters on the bottle.
Tell the children about how in the past people would write messages in bottles and throw them out to sea in the hope that someone across the sea would find the message -- either a stranger, or someone they loved (if you were a hopeless romantic!).
With either the paddling pool or the piece of material, get the children to one by one put their bottle into the ‘water’ and remind them that God hears their prayers, even in the storms.
What to do: Get each of the children to write/draw a letter (prayer) to God for help with something that scares them or they are having trouble with.
Roll up the letter and put it in a bottle. Write ‘SOS!’ in large letters on the bottle.
Tell the children about how in the past people would write messages in bottles and throw them out to sea in the hope that someone across the sea would find the message -- either a stranger, or someone they loved (if you were a hopeless romantic!).
With either the paddling pool or the piece of material, get the children to one by one put their bottle into the ‘water’ and remind them that God hears their prayers, even in the storms.
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Intergenerational ArtBeth Barnett has put together some fantastic Intergenerational resources for Intergen, part of the Centre for Theology & Ministry in Melbourne.
Today's creative art ideas can be found here. Well worth a look! |
