Big Idea: God gave His people food and water while they were in the desert.

Story Scripture: Exodus 16:1—17:7

Bible Verse: “The Lord sent manna from heaven.” Exodus 16

At Home Ideas:

Gather Manna
Spread a large, clean sheet or blanket on the floor and scatter popcorn on it. Let your child collect the “manna” as a treat. Remind them that God’s people had to gather the manna every day to eat.

Taste Test
You will need a variety of foods for your child to taste, i.e. sweet foods, salty foods, and sour foods.
Talk with your child about the wonderful variety of foods God has given us. Allow them to taste test different foods one at a time. What are their favorites? Least favorites? Remember to thank God for all foods!

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Big Idea: God rescued His people from the Egyptians by miraculously opening the Red Sea.

Story Scripture: Exodus 14

Bible Verse: “God’s people went through the Red Sea on dry ground.” Exodus 14:29

At Home Ideas:

Can You Do It?
Place a shallow pan of water on a table where your child can easily reach it. Give your child a straw and have them blow strongly on the water in the pan to try and part it like the wind that God sent on the Red Sea. Have them tell you what happened when God sent a wind to blow on the waters of the Red Sea.

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Big Idea: God passed over His people and freed them from slavery in Egypt.

Story Scripture: Exodus 11-12

Bible Verse: “Pharaoh said, ‘Go! Leave Egypt!’” Exodus 12:31

At Home Ideas:

People Who Protect
Gather dress-up clothes for police officers, firefighters, and soldiers. Let your child dress up in these clothes of people who keep us safe. Remind them that God sometimes uses people to keep us safe, and discuss how different helpers protect them.

Play Dough Pyramids
Use play dough to create pyramids like the one’s God’s people would have seen before they left Egypt. Talk about how they left the land of the pyramids to travel a long way to a new land that God promised to them.

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Big Idea: Jesus came back to life after He died.

Story Scripture: John 20:1-18

Bible Verse: “Mary told the disciples, ‘I have seen Jesus!’” John 20:18

At Home Ideas:

Sand Pictures
You will need: lightweight cardboard or card stock, glue, colored sand, shallow bowls, spoons, newspaper, markers

Write on the paper in large print, “Jesus is Alive!” Pour colored sand into shallow bowls and cover the table with newspaper. Give your child the piece of paper you wrote on previously and with the glue show them how to trace over the letters. Let your child use a spoon to sprinkle colored sand over the letters and let stand for a few minutes. Shake the excess off the paper back into the bowls if possible.

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