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!

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.

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.

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.

Story Scripture: Exodus 5-10

Bible Verse: “Pharaoh would not let God’s people go.” Exodus 10:27

At Home Ideas:

Making Bricks
You will need these ingredients to make Sand Clay:
1 1/4c. flour
1 c. cornstarch
1 c. salt
1 c. water
½ c. fine sand
(straw)
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Slowly add the water, stirring as you pour. Mix the clay until it can be kneaded without being too sticky. Let your child mix straw into the sand clay and form it into brick shapes on pieces of waxed paper. Let them dry overnight.

Talk with your child about what God’s people had to do as slaves in Egypt, how God showed His power to Pharaoh, and how God’s power can help them.

Frogs and Grasshoppers
For the brave parent! Pick up some grasshoppers or crickets at your local pet store. Let your child gently touch them. Talk about what it would have been like to have grasshoppers everywhere, like in your bed, or in your food, or in your living room.

Story Scripture: Exodus 3

Bible Verse: “God sent Moses to free His people.” Exodus 3:10

At Home Ideas:

Lots of Sounds
Remind your child how important it is to listen carefully like Moses did to God talking from the burning bush. Let them listen to sounds on tape or CD and try to identify them.

Story Scripture: Exodus 1:8—2:10

Bible Verse: “Moses became the princess’ son.” Exodus 2:10

At Home Ideas:

Play Dough Baskets
Show your child how to make play dough ropes. Then have them coil the ropes to form a basket. Talk about what Moses’ mother used to make the basket in which Moses floated.

Ride in the Basket
Let your child sit in a large laundry basket and push them around the room, or let your kids take turns pushing each other in the basket. Ask them what they think it would feel like to be in a basket in the river.

Story Scripture: Genesis 45:21—49:33

Bible Verse: “God blessed Jacob’s whole family in Egypt.” Genesis 47:27

At Home Ideas:

Hoop Thanks
You will need several hula-hoops or circles drawn on the sidewalk or driveway, etc.
Place the hula-hoops in a line on the floor, touching each other. Have your child line up at one end and hop into each hoop, saying a way God has blessed them for each hoop (circle).

Bible Verse: “Joseph said, ‘I am your brother.’” Genesis 45:4

At Home Ideas:

Talk and Snack
Serve a snack that contains a variety of grains such as granola or trail mix. Remind your child that Joseph sold grain to all the hungry people.
Why did people need to buy grain from Joseph?
Who came from far away to buy grain?
Why did Joseph test his brothers?
Were Joseph’s brothers still mean?

Story Scripture: Genesis 40-41

Bible Verse: “Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of everything.” Genesis 41:40

At Home Ideas:

All Kinds of Grains
You will need: different types of grains, such as rice, wheat, dried corn, and oats, pictures of silos drawn on paper, glue sticks

Draw a simple shape of a silo on paper. Let your child examine the different types of grains. Give your child the silo paper and explain that silos are places to store grain. Set out the different types of grain and let your child glue them onto the silos. Tell them that Joseph had the people store up all kinds of grains.

Bible Verse: “The Lord was with Joseph and blessed everything he did.” Genesis 39:3

At Home Ideas:

What Can You Do?
Play a simple game of charades with your child. Have them take turns acting out a job they could do their best on at home and “guess” at what they’re doing. You could suggest: taking out the trash, making the bed, raking leaves, sweeping the floor, folding laundry, wiping off the table or watering plants. Talk about the jobs Joseph did his best at.

Bible Verse: “Joseph’s brothers were mean because thief father loved Joseph most of all.” Genesis 37:4

At Home Ideas:

Paper Bag Coat
You will need: paper grocery bag; crayons or markers; scissors
Cut armholes, a neck hole and a slit up the front of an inverted paper grocery bag. Give your child a cut sack and crayons or markers to make their “coat” bright and beautiful.

Story Scripture: Genesis 32-33

Bible Verse: “When Esau saw Jacob, he hugged him and forgave him.” Genesis 33:4

At Home Ideas:

Lots of Animals
Gather lots of different types of play animals. Remind your child that Jacob gave Esau lots of animals when he came to ask for forgiveness. Have them make the sound each animal makes and then discuss whether each animal would have been one that Jacob had with him.

Story Scripture: Genesis 29-31

Bible Verse: “God blessed Jacob with many flocks and children.” Genesis 30:43

At Home Ideas:

What Can I Do with This?
You will need: a trash bag, duster, clothes hanger, toys
Help your child decide what to do with each of these objects and have them help clean around the house. Remind them that Jacob worked hard.

Bible Verse: “God said, ‘I am with you wherever you go.’” Genesis 28:15

At Home Ideas:

Every Day and Every Night
Teach this finger play to your child.

God is with me…(Point to heaven.)
When I sleep. (Lay head on hands as if sleeping.)
God is with me…(Point to heaven.)
When I play. (Run fingers of one hand across palm of other hand.)
God is with me…(Point to heaven.)
All the time. (Stretch arms wide.)
Every night…(Lay head on hands as if sleeping.)
And every day! (Join hands above head like a sun.)