Lent Annunciation of the Lord: Idea’s to help the 3’s and under connect with the RCL readings

These suggestions are for use with the 3’s and under who are in worship with you. Or use them during the week to keep connecting with Sunday’s worship.

You may need to organise some resources before Sunday and place in a special Church Bag so you can pick it up and run and have everything with you to share worship with your little one.

This is the third option of Readings for Sunday the 25th of March 2018 Please see earlier blog for Palm and Passion Sunday readings.

You might need

drawing paper or Journal

texta’s

My First Read Aloud Bible

The Beginner’s Bible Timeless Children’s Stories

he Beginner’s Bible for Toddlers

Nativity set

Or download http://www.catholicicing.com/diy-printable-nativity-for-kids/

OLD TESTAMENT: ISAIAH 7:10-14

READ/WATCH: Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Seuss

This can be a LONG watch or read for little ones so move in and out of it as there concentration wanes, or just read or show  bits about keeping a promise.

PRAY:

Thank you God

that you keep

Your promises.

Amen

PSALM 40:5-10

HOW DOES THIS PSALM MAKE YOU FEEL. DRAW a HAPPY  or SAD face

DRAW: An image from one of the verses.

OR PSALM 45

DRAW  or show on your face a joyful or HAPPY face.

DRAW: An image from one of the verses.

NEW TESTAMENT: HEBREWS 10:4-10

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arZJPdXrEV4

Again it can be too long, so show it to them until their attention wanes. Then when ready show a little more or show from 48 secs to 1min 36 sec. and then move to 5min 54 sec. showing them to 6 mins. 47sec.

DRAW: let them respond to this video in their own drawing to play.

PLAY: Let them play with a nativity set. Or you can make one. http://www.catholicicing.com/diy-printable-nativity-for-kids/

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 1:26-38

READ: My First Read Aloud Bible An Angel visits Mary. pp.132-133

OR The Beginner’s Bible Timeless Children’s Stories An Angel visits Mary pp.266-267

OR The Beginner’s Bible for Toddlers pp.77-81

PLAY : with mary and the Angel from a nativity set or make them using the link http://www.catholicicing.com/diy-printable-nativity-for-kids/ used for the New Testament reading.

 

 

 

 

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