Other weeks they may make lion’s masks, or whales with a figure of a man that pops in and out, or a house with a hole in the roof and another figure of a man, who goes in through the roof and out through the door – same principle, different story. Then there’s the maze, with the shepherd at one end and the sheep at the other (some of the little ones may need help to find the right path...), or the tree with several little ‘windows’ that open, each concealing a different picture, and the children have to find the one with a little man sitting behind it …The ideas may come from different sources but all the stories are found in one and the same place. Preparing for Sunday School often brings to mind a favourite children’s hymn:
God has given us a Book full of stories,
Which was made for His people of old.
It begins with the tale of a garden,
And it ends with a city of gold.
From Noah and Moses, Joseph, David, Daniel and Jonah, to the stories about Jesus and the stories Jesus told, and beyond – the Bible is just brimming with tales children love to hear again and again!
