Need another activity for preschoolers? Consider decorating a crown together! Here’s the instructions:

Tools:

• Bible
• Long strips of paper/cardboard cut with points like a crown
• Metallic gift wrap cut into 1-inch squares
• Jewel stickers

Step One: Read Esther 4. Be ready to talk about the Bible story while children make crowns.

Step Two: Cut a crown for each child. Encourage the children to decorate the crowns with the art supplies. Tape a crown to fit each child’s head snugly.

Step Three: Remark that Esther and the king probably wore crowns. They were important people in the kingdom.

Step Four: While children decorate their crowns, show them a teaching picture of Mordecai and/or Esther. Say, “Mordecai asked Queen Esther to help her people.”

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Jerry Vogel serves as a Childhood Ministry Specialist in Lifeway Church Resources. He is married to Janie and has four children and thirteen grand kids. Jerry is a member of Brentwood Baptist Church and teaches preschoolers there. He is committed to enriching the lives of those who teach kids as well as making eternal investments in the lives of children.

 

Just about any story in the Bible can be reviewed using this “What’s Missing?” activity:

• Locate a plastic lunch tray.
• On the tray place 5 or 6 items that relate to parts of a given Bible story.
• Secure a towel or large napkin to lay on top of the items in order to cover them.
• Share with the kids: “Mr. Jerry has some things that help us remember parts of our Bible story today.”  Show the items to the kids and talk about each. Next, cover all of the items with the towel/napkin. Encourage kids to cover their eyes. Remove just one of the items and hide it. Then, invite kids to open their eyes, remove the towel/napkin  and try to guess which item is missing. When the item is named, remind the preschoolers what that item represents as part of the Bible story.

Jerry Vogel serves as a Childhood Ministry Specialist in Lifeway Church Resources. He is married to Janie and has four children and thirteen grand kids. Jerry is a member of Brentwood Baptist Church and teaches preschoolers there. He is committed to enriching the lives of those who teach kids as well as making eternal investments in the lives of children.