Activity Array

Here you'll find an array of activities for elementary children that can be used in Children's Ministry, after-school programs, in the classroom and by homeschoolers.

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Philip and Simon from Samaria

Acts 8

Illustration of Philip preaching about Jesus in Samaria, surrounded by people listening attentively.

Because of the persecution that began after Stephen’s death, many people left Jerusalem and scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Philip was one of these people. Philip was full of Holy Spirit and wisdom. He was one of the chosen first deacons to serve the Grecian widows and a powerful missionary. Philip went to Samaria.

There was in that city a man, Simon, famous for his sorcery. Many there called him “The Great Power.” However, when Philip came they got to know the true Great Power, Jesus. They saw what true miracles looked like and were converted and baptized. Even Simon was baptized.

This story reminds me of Jesus’ story of The Sower. The persecution had the affect of the sower sowing seeds. In effect, God scattered His people and they began scattering the seeds of God’s Word, the Good News (Gospel) about Jesus, to people far and wide. Some seed fell on good soil and some on shallow, weedy, or hard soil. Was Simon in this condition? Did he stay in this condition? Here in lies the lesson.

One of the activities is to prepare simple pamphlets to attach to seed packets and share with others.

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Resurrection: Jesus Rises Again

Illustration depicting the angel at the tomb, referencing Matthew 28:2-6, with text about the resurrection of Jesus.

This presentation focuses more on the event of Jesus’ resurrection. There was an earthquake, Jesus rose, an angel rolled away the stone, soldiers fell then ran, and women came. The angel and Jesus had good news for the ladies and a message for His disciples. Jesus is not dead. He is alive! He will meet you. We, too, have the assurance that we, too, will see Him! Because He lives, we too will live forever with Him! Praise God!

Preparation: Need air dry clay and small condiment containers with lids for craft.

Memory Verses: Matthew 28:6  “…He is risen, as He said…” and John 11:25 “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”

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This lesson includes one or more of the Savior Souvenirs — a round rock or the tomb from the craft.

The lesson is one of the many stories of Jesus’ resurrection and the weeks following until His ascension. To see the lesson list, click here.


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Crucifixion: Jesus Dies for Us

Matthew 27, Luke 23, John 19

Left side: Illustration depicting the mocking of Jesus, featuring a biblical passage from Luke 23 about the people and soldiers mocking him.

Jesus chose to come and take our punishment. The wages of sin is death. So Jesus died for us. It was His love for us, that held him to that cross. His death demonstrates how much He loves each one of us! In this presentation we focus on how Jesus thought of others throughout this hard day. He forgave the soldiers nailing him to the cross. He comforted John and His mom. He assured the thief who came to believe in Him that he too would have eternal life and be in heaven. We also see others who believed and helped Jesus: Simon, the Cyrene, the centurion soldier, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus.

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Cross Craft

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This lesson includes one or more of the Savior Souvenirs — a nail or cross made of 2 small Popsicle sticks or foam

The lesson is one of the many stories of Jesus’ last week before his death, resurrection, and the weeks that followed. You can find a list of the other lessons here along with their links.


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Savior Souvenirs — Celebrating Jesus

An image with two sections; the left side features a graphic displaying a gift box labeled 'Savior Souvenirs' alongside text about special gifts of forgiveness and eternal life. The right side highlights the phrase 'I Am' with biblical references and illustrations depicting Jesus at key moments in the Gospels.

In this PowerPoint presentation we take a quick look at many of the significant times during Jesus’ last week before He gave His life. For each of the stories, there is an object for the kids to collect. I call the collection Savior Souvenirs. It is very similar to Resurrection Eggs, however I felt I made enough changes to call it something different and I wanted to honor those who have decided to move away from the pagan portions of Easter. We place the souvenirs in a gift box (I got some from Dollar Tree) because Jesus gave the greatest gift of all — His life! Through him we have forgiveness and eternal life! Print out. The items you choose to put in the box may vary.

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The Savior Souvenirs work into the stories of Jesus’ last week before His death and the weeks after His resurrection. You can find a list of those lessons and their links here.

An Alternative lesson for the Savior Souvenirs is the Walk to Emmaus lesson.


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Nicodemus Talks to Jesus — John 3

A comic-style illustration depicting a conversation between two characters discussing the concept of being 'born again' in relation to seeing God's kingdom.
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The most quoted salvation verse, John 3:16, is here in this story, Jesus talks to Nicodemus. He also talks about the importance of being born again. We are invited to be part of God’s family. We ARE part of His family, when we accept Him as our Savior. We show this by being baptized. This slide presentation includes the basic lesson, songs, a craft, and an invitation to become a child of God.

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Jesus Chooses and Sends Out 12 Apostles

Jesus chose 12 of his disciples to be apostles. He sent them out 2 by 2 to repeat the messages he had given and He even gave them the power to do the similar miracles! Our Lord is not selfish! He calls, empowers, and sends. We too are sent to go tell the world this good news. The children have an opportunity to make a wordless book or bracelet and learn to use it to tell others about Jesus.

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Creation

God is such an amazing Creator! Every aspect of His creation is intricate, well planned, and dependent on other aspects of His creation. These interactive presentations teach the days of creation found in Genesis 1.

Creation Days 1-3 — Light, Air, Land and Plants

On day 1 God made light, night and day. Kids will have fun learning about light by doing fun experiments. On day 2 God made the atmosphere and on day 3 He made land and plants. We’ll investigate types of plants and seeds and then plant some seeds.

Creation Days 4 — Sun, Moon, and Stars

On Day 4 God made the sun, moon and stars. We’ll do experiments and watch videos to learn about these. We’ll also take a look at how God named the stars and placed them into picture constellations which tell the gospel story of Jesus.

Creation Day 5 — Birds & Fish

Day 5 God made the birds and fish. We’ll make a fun ocean animal snack. The craft is a bird feeder.

Creation Day 6 — Animals, Adam, and Eve

Get out your playdough. What animals can you make? Adam named all the animals. Let’s play — Can you name the animals?

Creation Day 7 — Sabbath, the first holiday

Dive Deep into Creation and see the marvelous works of our Creator God by following these link:

A shout out to my son, Cedric, who loves researching God’s creation. Check out his blog: LessonsFromNature.blog