Here are some highlights of God's Beautiful Garden program perfect for ages 2 - 6. This program will teach your young children that their lives are like a garden in which God wants all HIs goodness and truth to grow.
These highlights of God's Beautiful Garden will give you a sneak peak into the elements of my newest program I was able to debut this past June 2018.
This is a program that I have wanted to write for a few years, but haven't got around to it till now.
I love the truth that according to John 15:1, God. the Father, is our gardener. He wants the best fruit and flowers to come forth out of our lives as we follow Him. He also wants to keep away the "weeds" of sin so that our lives are filled with His goodness.
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Let me present you with four videos giving highlights of God's Beautiful Garden:
Eve's Beautiful Garden
If we are going to talk about gardens, we MUST talk about the very first garden God made, the Garden of Eden. This fun part of the program introduces Eve to the children.Eve sings to the kids and tells them just how beautiful God made her garden. This song showcases Steve Axtell's Talking Frame.
Marvelous Marvin, the Amazing Inchworm
This idea showcases my self-hanging puppet box out of which Marvin appears. Marvin plays a game with the children to teach them about some of the different flowers he likes to crawl around on and let's the kids count the petals.
Seeds of the Trinity Game
In this program, I wanted to take the opportunity to teach the children about the concept of the Trinity. This is no easy task, but one that I think can be introduced even to our young ones.
The Little Flower Pot
"The Little Flower Pot" is one of my fun object story lessons that I love to share! The story is about a little flower pot who learns that God has a plan for her just like God has a plan for all of us.
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A Bible memory verse activity is a great way to teach God's amazing Word and here's a Bible game based on Colossians 3:16.
Colossians 3:16 says this: “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish with all wisdom and as you sing psalms, hymns and spirituals with gratitude to God.” When the Word of God dwells richly within our hearts and our minds I believe this means that we are familiar with God’s Word.
The Bible’s stories, characters and truths are not strangers to us. You are learning to know them well and God’s word is enriching your life. Here is a fun Bible memory verse activity to see how richly God’s Word dwells within you. It’s called “Who Am I?”
Here’s what you do:
For this Bible memory verse activity you will need to prepare picture cards for the Bible characters listed below.On the backs of the picture cards write the statement associated with each character.You will also need to prepare 21 point cards – 4 (10 point cards), 4 (20 point cards), 4 (30 point cards), 4 (40 point cards) and 5 (50 point cards).On the fronts of the point cards write the game title “Who Am I?”Laminate all your cards for long-term use.Place all the point cards title side out on a pocket chart or lay them out on a table.The picture cards should be fanned out in your hand from which the kids will pick.
How to play:
Divide your class into 2 teams.Have a child from the first team come forward.Have him point to a point card.Turn it over to reveal the number of points he could possibly earn for his team.Now read the statement on the back of the picture.The child will now make a guess as to who the person is in the picture.If he guesses it correctly he earns the number of points he picked.If he does not make a correct guess, the other team gets a chance to guess.If they are correct, they will earn double the amount of points that were picked.This will make for a more exciting game.
Before playing the game, you may want to introduce it in the following way:
Raise your hand if you can tell me about someone you are familiar with or know really well.(Wait for responses.)Do you guys think that you can know God’s Word really well just like knowing your best friend or a family member?I believe you can.I know it is my desire to have God’s Word dwell within me richly.Who will read Colossians 3:16?(Wait for response.)I’m curious how well you guys know the Bible.How comfortable are you with knowing its stories, characters and truths?Let’s play a game called “Who Am I?” to help us learn to know God’s Word even more.
List of Bible stories:
1. Adam – My first-born son, Cain, killed his brother, Abel, and became the first murderer.Who am I?
2. Noah – I told many about the coming flood, but in the end only myself, my wife, our 3 sons and their wives were saved.Who am I?
3. Abraham – God told me that my ancestors would number more than the stars in the sky.Who am I?
4. Hagar – God protected my son Ishmael and I after Sarah had cruelly sent us away.Who am I?
5. Lot – God told my wife not to look back at Sodom and Gomorrah as we were fleeing for our lives.Who am I?
6. Isaac – I was doubly blessed.My wife gave birth to twin sons – Jacob and Esau.Who am I?
7. Esau – My brother Jacob tricked me out of my birthright, but later I forgave him.Who am I?
8. Jacob – I fell in love with Rachel, but my uncle tricked me on my wedding day and I ended up marrying Leah instead.Who am I?
9. Joseph – My brothers threw me in a well, but what my brothers meant for evil, God meant for good.Who am I?
10. Moses – My mother protected me from being killed when I was a baby and hid me in a basket made of reeds.Down the river I went until I came to an Egyptian princess.Who am I?
11. Pharaoh – My firstborn son died during the plague of death.I let Moses’ people go.Who am I?
12. Aaron – while Moses was on Mt. Sanai receiving the 10 Commandments, I encouraged the Israelites to build a golden calf and worship it.Who am I?
13. Joshua – Caleb and I went to spy out the land of Canaan that God promised to give us.Who am I?
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“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish too, with all wisdom and as you sing psalms, hymns and spirituals with gratitude to God.”
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Singing hymns for kids is a great way to teach them of their Christian heritage and to learn more about God. The Scripture Lady loves taking the old beloved hymns and bring them into the 21st century for the kids she ministers to!
"My Father's World" is a beautiful hymn that proclaims the truth that this great wonderful world that God has created belongs to Him!
Scripture Lady’s hymns for kids are great for Sunday School classrooms, home schools or any children’s ministry! This video presents this great hymn through sweet visuals.
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What’s in the Bag? - Here is a creative way of how to tell a Bible story to kids to keep them engaged and listening.
Read the following “transcript” of this video and learn how to tell a Bible story using the creative idea called “What’s in the Bag?”
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I learned about this creative form of Bible storytelling from a children's curriculum writer named Tina Houser. I highly encourage you to go online for her great curriculum for the Christian classroom. She is fun, energetic and an inspiration to me in my own ministry.
For this form of Bible storytelling, you are going to take any Bible story and separate it into a number of sections. So, if you chose the story of "Creation," that really lends itself nicely to be separated into 7 sections because there are 7 days to the story of "Creation." Then you will find an object that best describes or depicts each part of the story. You will place each object inside a bag.
For example, I went to my local "dollar" store and bought colorful bags and then went to my computer and created colorful number stickers that I placed on the front of each bag.
Sticking with the story of "Creation" I separated my story into 8 sections and I chose the following objects to place in each bag:
Bag One: A flashlight (Let there be light. Genesis 1:1-5)
Bag Two: Cotton balls (Let there be sky. Genesis 1:6-8)
Bag Three: Dirt (Let there be dry land. Genesis 1:9-13)
Bag Four: Suntan lotion, a toy star, and some swiss cheese (Let there be sun, moon and stars. Genesis 1:14-19)
Bag Five: Toy birds and fish (Let there be fish and birds. Genesis 1:20-23)
Bag Six: A Barbie doll and a boy hero action figure. (Let there be people. Genesis 1:24-31)
Bag Seven: A sleeping mask. (God rested on the 7th day. Genesis 2:1-3)
Bag Eight: A bag of candy to give out to the class to end by saying, "And God saw all that He had made and said that it was very good!" Genesis 1:31
Once you have all the bags filled, you will hand out a bag to each child. If you have less than 8 children, you can double up on the bags, if more than 8. the children will have to take turns.
You will then begin telling the story of "Creation" by asking, "Who has bag #1?" That child should come forward and pull out the object from the bag. As he pulls out the flashlight, you might say, "Hey, what does a flashlight have to do with the story of Creation?" Wait for his answer, then proceed to tell the first part of the story of Creation either from your Bible or perhaps with Power Point slides.
Continue to ask each child to come up with the next bag until all the bags have been brought forward and the full story has been told.
"What's in the Bag?" is a very fun and engaging way to tell a Bible story. It uses fun everyday objects that you can probably find around your house or at your local "dollar" store.
This form of Bible storytelling is great for both preschoolers and elementary children.
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The Four "P's" of Sharing God's Word with kids requires a passion for the Bible!
I think passion scares people. I know it has stirred feelings of unrest in my own heart at times.
For example, I will never forget the picture that was shown on the news soon after 9-11 of Osama Bin Laden. I found myself staring into his eyes and saying to myself, "That man is passionate." I have no doubt that man believed with every fiber of his being that he was completely justified in the terror he inflicted.
There's a situation at my church that has left me feeling uneasy about our new pastor's passion. Our new teacher of the Word came on the scene about a year and a half ago and has pretty much turned everything upside down. If I am honest, it has been difficult to see all the changes.
His passion is not wrong. It's biblically spot-on. I have no doubts that God has given him the passion that he has, but I finally realized that my uneasiness lies in the fact that I don't embrace the same passion.
Therefore, all the changes have caused some doubts and fears and actually people have walked away from the church.
But I am choosing to stay. Because the new pastor is biblically correct in his passion, I am choosing to cheer him on.
God may never give me the same passion my pastor has, but I would want my pastor to cheer me on in my own God-given passions as I choose to encourage him. I've given two examples of passion - one completely misguided and the other completely biblical. I think our society is scared of passionate people because true passion actually produces change.
People, for the most part don't like change. They want to stay in their cozy recliners and watch the world go by. They think it's safer that way. Yet...Jesus was passionate. His passion bleeds through the red letters of your Bible. His passion turned the world upside down and created eternal changes in the men, women and disciples He loved. His passion sent the accusers of the adulterous woman slinking away in their own guilt. His passion led a ruler of the Jews named Nicodemus to confront his own unbelief. And Jesus wants His passion to change you too.
So, as a teacher of the Bible to children, whether in the home or classroom, what is your passion? We will address this question in part two of The Four "P's" of Sharing God's Word with Kids: Number One - Passion.
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So using my Bible Story Book is absolutely one of my favorite ways to share Bible stories with preschoolers. I got the idea one day when I was in a store much like Tuesday Morning, an awesome “price knock-off store,” that is common throughout the country. I saw this “box like book” sitting on the counter and I thought, “Wow, I could turn that into a “Bible” and add some felt pictures inside along with some Bible characters and I could tell a story with it.”
I actually had my friend paint the “book” to make it look like a black Bible. I even added a cute little ribbon on the bottom. I then went on to my computer and added a nice little sticker that says “My Bible Story Book.” You can see that mine has been around a while which gives it that old rustic Bible feel.
Then on the inside are some great felts of a nature scene that I had sitting around. I added some trees and grass and even a cute little lamb.
I think it might be out of print by now, but if you can find it, grab it really fast because she has so many cute little poems and songs all about the Bible. One of them is really cute. She takes some of the main Bible characters and makes a poem out of them.
First I took the cute drawings she has and enlarged them a bit and colored them and laminated them. Then I just took her poem and put a little music to it.
So, for example, for the Bible character of Abraham I sing the following:
Abraham was a very old man
And a very old man was he
When he was a hundred and Sarah was 90
They grew to family of three
After singing the song, I point to the Bible character and ask the boys and girls, “Boys and girls, who is this?” Hopefully if they were listening to the song they will say, “Abraham!”
Another fun way I’ve had with telling Bible stories with my Bible Story Book came from one of my musical Bible programs called, “God Gave Me a Family.” In that program I share with the children that there are many different families in the Bible. In fact I share the following five: Adam and Eve with their sons Cain and Abel, Noah and his three sons, Abraham, Sarah and baby Isaac, Joseph and his father and finally, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.
I went onto Google Images and found some Bible pictures from the public domain that depict each of these families. For example, I found a picture of Adam and Eve together and a picture of Cain and Abel together. I laminated the pictures and placed felt on the backs. I then placed all the pictures of the children on my felt board. I then place a picture of one of the Bible parents inside my Bible Story Book. I will share a little bit about the family and then I ask a child to come up and find the family’s child or children from the felt board and have them place the picture inside the book.
I actually printed my pictures onto some fabric. There are so many wonderful public domain images of Bible stories and I so encourage you to go online and really search them out. The vintage images are especially nice. Their coloring is great and they always depict a great look and feel for that Bible story.
So go to a store such as Tuesday morning or Michael’s or Hobby Lobby and look for your “book box” to create your very own “Bible Story Book.” Your little ones will LOVE it
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Here is a fun Bible Activity for Preschoolers Called Bible Story Swords
Hebrews 4:12 says this: “For the Word of God is living and active; sharper than any double-edged sword…”
What a powerful verse that describes the magnificent Word of God. I’ve always been fascinated by swords and I’m a sucker for swashbuckling sword fight in all the old movies. I think God describes His Word like a sword because He knows exactly how to penetrate our lives with it just where it needs to be and to the depth it needs to be. Our children need to know that the Bible is God’s powerful Word. They need to know that it is important for them to learn about all the great Bible stories and their characters. Here is a fun Bible activity to help them do just that. It’s called “Bible Story Swords.”
Here’s what you do:
For this Bible activity you will need to gather 6 or more pretend swords. I actually made mine from paint sticks and tongue depressors. I painted them yellow and then I wrote the name of a Bible character on each one. Here are the names I picked: Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses and David. I then stick them in between the pages of my very big family Bible. Next, I gathered 6 pictures that illustrate each of the stories. You can either place these pictures on a pocket chart or a table for all the class to see. Or you can put them in a Power Point presentation so that they are up on the big screen. You are now ready to play the game.
Here’s how to play:
Ask a child to come forward and pull a sword out of the Bible. Read the name on the sword and then have him go and point to the picture that matches his Bible character. Have the class clap at his success in matching.
Before playing, you might want to introduce the game in the following way:
Pull out a pretend sword with flair and say, “Wow! What is this boys and girls?” (Wait for responses.) That’s right! It’s a sword! Swords are really cool and this sword reminds me of my Bible. Do you know why? Because the Bible calls the Word of God the sword of the Spirit. It’s important that we learn all the great stories in the Bible.
For example, who likes the story of Noah when God asked him to build a big boat? Or how about the story of David when he knocked down Goliath? Those are great stories. Let’s play a game to help us learn some more of God’s great stories. In my big Bible there are some swords sticking out. I will let one of you come up and pull out a sword. There will be a name on it. We will read the name and then you will need to look at the pictures I have on the table and match your sword with the right picture. Ready? Let’s play!
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Here is a Gospel magic trick that teaches the truth that God is powerful!
I am always on the lookout for science experiments that can be turned into a Gospel magic trick.
I have found a lot of great experiments from Steve Spangler.
His website is https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/ and if you are serious about incorporating GREAT Bible object lessons in your classes, you definitely want to check his site out.
This Gospel magic trick comes from one of his experiments called "Stuck Like Glue." I came up with my own script to share a Gospel message which talks about how when we do good works for God, He will show Himself powerful in our lives.x
What you need:
3 plates/dishes 3 paper towels 1 bowl of water 3 pieces of paper 1 lighter/match 3 glass jars or glasses 3 pens or pencils.
The trick:
Completely wet one paper towel and press it flat down on the plate. Light the piece of paper and let it begin to burn. Place the paper inside the glass and immediately turn it over onto the papertowel. Let the flame burn out, then lift up the glass. The glass will adhere to the paper towel and plate.
Script:
Our Bible verse today says: "So, my dear brothers and sisters, (stay) strong and immovable (steady). Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless (wasted)." (1 Corinthians 15:58 NLT)
There are so many wonderful things that we can do for God. We can pray that our friends and family members will come to know Him.
We can help people out by giving them things that they might need like food or clothing or money. What are some other things we can do for God? (Wait for responses.) Yes.
Those are all great ideas of things we can do for God. And our Bible verse says that ANYTHING we do for God will NEVER be wasted. There is another Bible verse that says "...when we are weak, God is strong." (2 Corinthians 12:10) So, even if we can only do little things for the Lord, God will still show Himself powerful to all who can see.
Let me show you what I mean... I have here a plate, a paper towel, and a glass. Let's let the plate remind you of you. Now let's let this paper towel remind us of Jesus whom the Bible calls "the Living Water". (Immerse paper towel in the water.) I think this name of Jesus reminds us of a water fountain that just keeps giving water and never stops. God gave you His one and only Son, Jesus. (Flatten the paper towel onto the plate.)
Here is a a pretty glass. This glass will remind us of the good work we can do for God. Here are 3 pieces of paper. (Hold up the piece of paper.) Can I have 3 of you each write an example of a good deed that can be done for God? (Wait for response and write it down on the piece of paper.) Excellent! I will write that good deed on this paper. Here is a lighter. I am going to light this piece of paper, because another Bible verse says, "Let your light shine before men so they may see your good deeds and praise the Father in Heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
I am now going to put the good deed in the pretty deed holder. I am going to turn this work for God over onto the plate, because I want to give to God all that I do for Him. The light is burning out, but don't worry, God is still at work. He has taken the good deed that you or I did and can show the world around us that He is strong and powerful!
Now, what will happen if we don't give our good deeds over to the Lord? Instead our good works are just all about us. (Take a second plate and place the wet paper towel on it. Light a second piece of paper and place it in a second glass, but don't turn it over and try and lift the plate.
Of course, it won't work.) Hmm. A Good work plus No connection to God and His Son Jesus equals no power. You see, when we don't do our good deeds for the Lord, God's power won't be able to shine through us. But if we give our good works to the Lord (Do the whole trick with the 3rd plate and so on...) then God's power will be seen by those around us and nothing we do for Him will ever be wasted.
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Here is a Gospel magic trick that teaches the truth that when we trust in God, He will protect us!
Are you living the egg-citing life of trust in God? Or do you think that life is just not all it's cracked up to be? Here is a fun Gospel magic trick that your kids will love. It takes some practice, but once you get the technique down, you and your kids will be glad you took the time to learn it.
What you need:
1 dozen eggs
2 pie tins
2 large clear glasses or containers, large enough to hold 7 eggs
2 toilet paper rolls
A pitcher of water
Red food coloring
Red cross with food coloring inserted
Trash Can
What to prepare:
Place both containers on a tray or a table. I actually velcroed mine down so that they didn't fall when I pull out the pie tin.
Have your carton of eggs nearby. Fill one of your containers with water about 3/4 full.
Prepare a wooden cross with some red food coloring on the bottom. This will easily transfer to the water when you place the cross inside the container.
Every time a person is involved in the story, you will balance an egg on the roll which stands on the pie tin. You will need to practice pulling the pie tin out from under the roll and egg, but you will get it after a few tries or so. Don't give up if it takes you a little longer.
My kids really loved this trick. I have placed the words in blue below in the script to show when you should pull the pie tin each time.
Script:
Have you ever heard the phrase “having the rug pulled out from under your feet?”
Picture yourself (hold up egg) standing (place egg sideways on top of the paper towel roll) on a rug (hold up the pie tin, then place it on top of the glass) and without you knowing it, someone yanks (pull the pie tin right out from under the roll and egg) the rug right out from under your feet and you fall flat like a cracked egg.
You ask yourself, “What in the world just happened?”
The phrase “having the rug pulled out from under your feet” can be applied to any situation that catches you off guard.
You just didn’t expect for that to happen.
For example, you’re standing in line to buy popcorn at the movies and the person in front of you turns around too fast and bumps into you and dumps soda all over your nice new shirt!
Ughh! You just didn’t expect that! Or maybe a friend promised to go to Disneyland with you but at the last minute they changed their mind.
You can’t believe it! You’ve been planning to go to Disneyland for months! You just didn’t expect that!
Un-eggs-pected things happen to all of us. It’s been going on since the beginning of time. Even to people in the Bible.
Take David for egg-sample…Samuel the priest anointed him to be king of all Israel when he was only 16, but he really didn’t get to be king until he was much older. Instead he became eggs-hausted at running away from King Saul to save his life!
Abraham became egg-cited when God told him he would be a father of many nations, but he didn’t egg-spect to have to wait so long.
And Joseph was no egg-ception to surprises in his life. One day his brothers threw him into a well and left him there for dead! Yep. Sooner than later life has a way of pulling the rug out from all of us.
Most people go through life thinking it is not all it is cracked it up to be. Egg-cept for those of us who have learned to trust in God! You see, I am a Christian. That means that I believe that God loves me so much that He gave His one and only Son Jesus to die for my sin.
Let’s let this glass remind us of Jesus, whom the Bible says is “the living water.”
Jesus died on the cross (Hold of red cross) and shed His blood (Place cross with red food coloring into water) to forgive my sin.
Sin is anything I think, anything I say or anything I do that displeases God. Because I believe that Jesus died for my sin, I am forgiven of my sin and I am now His child.
When life throws me unexpected punches, (pull the tin) I will be OK, because the Bible says, “the eternal God, (that’s Jesus) is a dwelling place, and underneath are (His) everlasting arms…”
Look! No cracks. God will always protect me. (Place egg on top of roll again.) I will still fall sometimes and life will throw me unexpected punches, (pull the tin) but God will always keep me safe when I trust in His everlasting arms of love.
You see, David had to learn how to trust God too. Eventually he became king, but there were times in his life when he was knocked down, especially by family members.
Even Jesus knew that He could trust God the Father when He had to endure the biggest knock down of His life by dying on the cross.
So, what about you? Are you ready to trust God with your life? Life will throw you punches. It’s your choice to decide where you want to fall.
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Here is a fun Bible activity for your kids to play to help them learn Revelation 21:4!
Do you know what I look forward to about Heaven? All the “No Mores,” For instance, “no more death”, “no more crying” and “no more pain.” Revelation 21:4 says it perfectly:
“…There will be no more death or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away.” Our children need to be aware of the “No Mores” also. Here is a fun Bible School activity to help them learn of the things that WON’T be in Heaven. It’s called “Turn It Over!”
Here’s what you do:
For this activity, you will need to make a big die. I made mine from a box about 8” square.The 6 sides will have the typical numbers 1 through 6.You will also need to make 2 sets of the following 12 cards:
1. death/life
2. crying/joy
3. pain/healing
4. lies/truth
5. guilt/freedom
6. murder/love for life
7. stealing/giving
8. idol worship/worship God
9. bad language/praise
10. hate/love
11. greed/contentment
12. selfishness/thinks of others
Each will have a back and front as described below.You could simply write the words on each card or get a little creative and add some pictures to each card.For ease of play, choose a red color of paper for all the ‘bad” things and a green color of paper for all the “good” things. Also, make sure each card includes the number as well. Place each set of cards in numerical order on either 2 tables or 2 packet charts. You are now ready to play the game.
How to play:
Dived your class into 2 teams.A player from team one will come forward and roll the big die 2 times.He will then get to choose one of the “no more” cards from his set of cards to be turned over according to the following rules:
1. A player must turn over the total he throws.A player who throws a 3 and a 4 may turn over the 7 on their set of cards…OR
2. A player may turn over two cards that add up to the total thrown – suppose a player throws a 6 and a 1.The player may turn over a 6 and a 1; or 5 and 2; or 4 and 3; or 1, 2 and 4 – all equaling a total of 7.
3. If a player cannot turn over a number on a throw because the number has already been turned over, the die is passed to the next player.The player does not turn over any numbers on that turn.
The first team to turn over all of their “No Mores” is the winner.
Tip:You may want to require that a child recite Revelation 21:4 before getting to throw the dice.
Before playing the game, you may want to introduce the lesson in the following way:
What do you look forward to about Heaven?(Wait for responses.)Do you want to know what I look forward to?I look forward to the “No Mores”.You know…no more death, no more crying and no more pain!Who wants to read Revelation 21:4?(Wait for response.)Revelation 21:4 paints a perfect picture of eternal life with Jesus.Let’s play a fun Bible school activity to help us learn about the “No Mores” and their opposites in Heaven.
At this point, explain the rules of the game and show our class and discuss the opposites to each of the “No Mores” on each of the cards.
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Here are some highlights of God's Beautiful Garden program perfect for ages 2 - 6. This program will teach your young children that their lives are like a garden in which God wants all HIs goodness and truth to grow.
by Becky White.
