Faith is believing in something that you cannot see. Use these ideas for games, crafts, and snacks to help teach your preschoolers about faith.

The ideas below may help you when teaching a lesson to preschoolers about faith. Feel free to use these ideas to supplement your current curriculum or to make your own lesson.

Story Suggestions

• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Romans 5:1-11 - Peace and Joy
• Hebrews 11 - Living by Faith

Game Ideas

Charades

Directions: This game can help children understand that they can pretend things that they cannot see, and the other children still know what they are acting out. Just like we cannot see God, but we know that he is there. Let each child take a turn to act out something from picking a card out of a hat or bag. Here are some suggestions:

• An animal
• An occupation
• A tree
• Holiday theme
• Think of more of your own

The Guessing Game

Directions: Have the children sit in a circle on the floor or in chairs. Have a paper bag or sack that contains some interesting objects like an apple, a pencil, a paper cup, etc. Make sure there is nothing sharp in the bag. Blindfold a child with a handkerchief. Let that child pull an item out of the bag. Have them try to guess what object they are holding. If they are right, give that child a small prize (sucker or sticker), leave the object out of the bag, and have them return to their seat. If the child guess incorrectly, let them sit back down and be eligible for another turn. Let the children take turns until everyone has guessed something correctly and won a prize.

Snacks

A good snack for this lesson would be:

Butterfly Bites

Ingredients:

• Celery stalk cut into fourths
• 8 twisted pretzels (small)
• 8 stick pretzels (thin)
• Cream cheese

Directions:

1. Spread cream cheese in the middle of the celery slices.
2. Stick the twisted pretzels in the cream cheese to make the wings.
3. Stick the pretzel sticks in the front of the celery make antennae.

Another good snack idea is:

Preschool Pastries

Ingredients:

• Uncooked crescent rolls
• Chocolate chips
• Powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Roll the crescent rolls out flat.
2. Put some chocolate chips in middle.
3. Fold each piece in a triangle shape and seal the ends.
4. Bake for the amount of time suggested on the package.
5. Cover with powdered sugar while still warm.

Art Center Ideas

String Painting

Materials:

• Cardstock paper
• Pieces of string about 15 inches long
• Paint
• Styrofoam plates

Directions:

1. Fold the sheet of cardstock paper in half.
2. Hold a length of string by one end and dip the other end in a color of paint. Make sure the end in the paint gets covered.
3. Move the string to one half of the paper and make swirls and loops. Keep the string in place.
4. Close the paper over top of the string and gently push down.
5. Open the paper back up to see the design.
6. If time permits, you can turn this into a cool greeting card for elderly church members or church staff.

Paper Vase

Materials:

• Toothpaste box
• Small plastic lid
• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Crayons
• Artificial flower (craft store)

Directions:

1. Cut the closing flaps off one end of the box.
2. Cover the box with construction paper and tape it down to secure.
3. Have children decorate the box with crayons (or use the flower template below).
4. Glue the closed end of the box onto the small plastic lid.
5. Place an artificial flower in the vase.

Suggested Prayer (or use your own)

God, we know you are there and we know that you care. Thank you for the world you made. Thank you for the Son you gave. Amen.

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