Celebrating feasts and harvesting is the theme for the Fall season. Teach your preschoolers about the feasts and celebrations for Autumn using the Bible lesson ideas.

The ideas below may help you when teaching your preschoolers a lesson on feasts of the Bible and celebrating the harvest during the Fall (autumn) season. Feel free to use these ideas to supplement your current curriculum or to make your own lesson.

Story Suggestions

• Genesis 8:22: Harvest
• Leviticus 23: The Feast of Weeks, The Feast of Trumpets, The Feast of Booths
• 2 Corinthians 9:10: Harvest of Your Righteousness
• James 3:18: Harvest of Righteousness

Games

Tonto

Directions: Seat children in a circle. One child is chosen to be "Tonto" and leaves the room. The other players choose one in the circle to the Indian chief. The Indian chief leads the others in all sorts of physical actions, such as jumping, slapping their knees, shaking their heads, etc. Then Tonto is called back into the room and stands in the center of the circle. As the circle players change from action to action, Tonto tries to find the Indian chief. He has three guesses to do so. If he succeeds, the Indian chief becomes the next Tonto and leaves the room. The first Tonto then joins the circle. If he is wrong, goes out again or another child is chosen to be Tonto.

Bobbing for Apples (without water)

Directions: Hang apples from a string to about the length where children can reach them with their mouths. Give each child a turn to try and bite an apple that is hanging without using his hands. Hands must be kept folded behind their bodies. If successful, the child can remove the apple and continue eating it. If unsuccessful after a few minutes of trying, just give the child the apple and let him eat it. Make sure each new child gets a new and clean apple by replacing it on the string.

Snacks

A good snack for this lesson would be:

Caramel Apples on a Stick

Ingredients:

Alert: Recipe may contain nuts. You can leave the nuts out of the recipe!

Adjust recipe for the number of children you have in your class.

• 6 small apples
• 1 package caramels (14 oz.)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 6 popsicle sticks

Directions:

1. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Empty nuts onto the paper and divide into six equal heaps. Leave as much space as possible between each heap.
2. Wash and dry the apples. Twist off the stems and push popsicle sticks half way onto the apples where the stems used to be.
3. Melt the caramels in the microwave or a saucepan over low heat.
4. Dip apples in the melted caramel to coat. Use a knife to help cover the whole apple. Place each apple, stick side up, onto a heap of nuts and roll over to cover.
5. Refrigerate until the caramel is firm, about 1/2 hour.

Another good snack idea for this lesson would be:

Purchase Little Debbie pumpkin pies and serve with apple juice.

Art Center Ideas

Leaf Placemats

Materials:

• Leaves of different shapes and sizes
• Laminating Paper
• Construction Paper
• Scissors

Directions:

1. Begin with a walk through the fallen leaves. Children love to explore the many textures and colors during this season.
2. After you have collected the leaves place them on to a sheet of construction paper and cover with laminating paper on both the top and bottom of the construction paper.
3. Trim the edges to make scalloped shapes or just trim away any excess laminating paper.

Play-Doh Fun

Materials:

• Play-Doh in fall colors (red, yellow, brown, and green)
• Cinnamon scent (craft store)
• Vanilla scent (craft store)
• Leaf cookie cutters

Directions:

1. Mix the scents into the Play-Doh to create wonderful fall scents.
2. Let children use the Play-Doh and leaf cookie cutters to play with.
3. Let them take home their leaves.

Feast Coloring Page

Print out the picture below depicting the time that Jesus turned five loaves of bread and two fish into a feast for everyone!

Suggested Prayer (or use your own)

Thank you, God, for the fall season. A time that we can be thankful for so many things. Thank you, God, for your love, and the joy that your love brings. In Jesus' name, Amen.

See the full list of Sunday School lesson ideas on both the Old Testament and the New Testament!