APRIL 11, 2021 - CGKIDS

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Parents - 

Below are some resources for our children in children’s ministry. Please note that our Older Preschoolers - 3rd grade children are hearing the same story so that portion of the resources for the Sunday will be the same. The response options are different and have been created to be age appropriate. However, if you choose to reenact the story, you can have all ages participate. If you have multiple children in your family the Godly Play option for the K/1 grade room is a good option to adapt to all family members. 

For Our Younger Preschoolers:

  1. Pray for your toddler. It can be something simple like - God we thank you for today. Thank you for Jesus coming back to life and being our friend!

  2. Sing Jesus Loves Me All the Time. 

  3. Watch the video above with today’s story. 

  4. Have your child color this coloring page. Talk about how it is a globe and that Jesus is everywhere! 


For Our Older Preschool Room:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. We thank you for your Word. Thank you for sending Jesus to die for our sins. Remind of His Resurrection today and the days ahead!

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  4. Respond to the story - Have your child make a tomb like the one in today’s story. If you have quick dry clay or playdough you can make one from it. If you have a paper plate and would like to use it instead follow these instructions. You can wad up paper to use as the stone that was rolled away in both ideas.

  5. Sing Jesus Loves Me All the Time.


For Our Kindergarten and 1st Grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. We thank you for your Word. Thank you for sending Jesus to die for our sins. Even though Easter was last weekend, we can celebrate and remember His Resurrection today and the days. ahead. Amen.

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  4. Respond to the story - Respond to the story - Have your child make a tomb like the one in today’s story. If you have quick dry clay or playdough you can make one from it. If you have a paper plate and would like to use it instead follow these instructions. You can wad up paper to use as the stone that was rolled away in both ideas.

  5. Sing Alive.


For Our 2nd and 3rd grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for today. We thank you for your Word. Thank you for sending Jesus to die for our sins.During this season of Eastertide, we celebrate and remember His Resurrection today and the days ahead. Amen.

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  4. Journal - How do you think the disciples felt hearing that Jesus’ tomb was empty? Do you think they believed it? Would you have believed it?

  5. Respond to the story - Have your child make a tomb like the one in today’s story. If you have quick dry clay or playdough you can make one from it. If you have a paper plate and would like to use it instead follow these instructions

  6. Sing Alive. 


For Our 4th and 5th Graders:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they start.

  2. Read Luke 3:21-22. What was Jesus going? Who was he going to help? How did Jesus help Jairus’ family? Read Luke 8:40-55. What happened as Jesus was being baptized? What did the voice from heaven say?

  3. Draw scenes from today’s stories about the Holy Spirit’s work.

  4. Sing Alive. 

I want to highlight some resources for you to talk to your children about race, racism and diversity. 

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