Ask the children to pay very close attention to the story. During the story, you will give the “either/or ” choices to continue the story. The children will have to determine which choice is the correct one for the story. Many times in your lives God will allow you to go through difficult times to [...]
Supplies: ladder Choose children to play the parts of Jacob, Isaac, Esau, Rebekah, and two angels. Instruct the children to act out the story as it is told. Begin by having Esau stand, pounding his fist into his hand, because he is angry with Jacob deceiving their father, Isaac, and stealing the blessing that was [...]
My husband had gone fishing and forgot to refrigerate his fish. This happened just before I was set to teach in our VBS the story of Lazarus. It occurred to me that the smelly fish might be a way I could explain why Martha was concerned about Jesus having the tomb opened after Lazarus had [...]
SUPPLIES: rebus pictures (Red-Hot Rebus is available in the Outlet Mall area of our site and can be used with a PowerPoint presentation or whatever program you like to use for graphics.) (Throughout the story pause and show the children a rebus picture. The children will solve the rebus picture to determine the key word [...]
SUPPLIES: large square of paper NOTE TO THE TEACHER: Do not tell the children ahead of time what you are making; let them stay in suspense until it is completed. Follow the directions for the origami bird which will represent the dove. Make the bird while you are telling the first part of the story. [...]
