2 year old - Ephesians 4:32 - Hide the Word - October

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

 The one sheet for Ephesians 4:32 is here. It has a list of several things to do with a two year old for this verse. 

To be quite honest, some kids could get this pretty easily, as we had several 2 year olds who were actually 3 by October. They could say this to the teacher easily. However, some kids were not able to say the entire verse in its entirety. These kids said a modified version of the verse successfully. We tried to keep the big picture in mind when teaching children. We do make sure they know where the verse is found.  

One of the verse activities the two year old class did was bingo daubers on construction paper. Our construction paper lost a tragic fight, and we only have a portion of the decorated construction paper remaining. However, we do have enough for you to get an idea of what the project was.

You can get bingo daubers from Dollar Tree, Walmart, or (probably) any other big box store. I found my classroom set at Dollar Tree for $1 each. I have found that small people from about 12 months up through and including first grade enjoy bingo daubers. The smaller people were very exuberent with the bingo daubers and mine got the ink ev.ery.where. Especially after he used it like lipstick. My warning is just this: be watchful.

4's - Hide the Word - John 14:15 - Bingo Daubers

"If you love me, obey my commands." John 14:15

Bingo daubers are a cheap, fun, versatile product to use with pre-school and early elementary kids.  They can be purchased at teacher supply stores and dollar stores.

The sample for this craft is using an Ellison die-cut heart.  If you want it to be bigger, then use a larger heart and font.  Before class, die-cut one heart for each child.  Also type and print the words to glue on the heart.

In class, go over the memory verse.  Then give kids the daubers to "fill in" the bubble letter word.  The the kids glue the three strips in order onto the heart.  You can stick a magnet on the back or send home plain.