This page will have ideas for crafts and activities that are age appropriate for nursery aged kiddos.
One of my favorite things about kids is their imaginative and creative spirits. We are blessed with a highly imaginative group and I love encouraging our little ones to play and create games and stories through make believe play. Here is a great article about the magic of make believe from My Toddler Guide.com.
Toddler Make Believe Article
Developmental Stages of Toddlers
"Ministry to Babies and Toddlers
You can support infants and toddlers' spiritual growth using these tips.
• Read to little ones about God and Jesus. Simple Bibles for toddlers such as board books about God's creation, animals, and family are great choices.
• Talk often about God and Jesus.
• Tell children constantly that Jesus loves them.
• Use teachable moments to highlight spiritual truths.
• As children learn to talk, help instill words of our faith such as God, Jesus, Bible, and pray in their vocabulary.
• Include infants and toddlers in spiritual activities such as worship and prayer.
• Know that infants and toddlers really do learn at church.
• Invite little ones to special worship occasions such as Christmas Eve.
• Encourage parents to have their youngest children present during prayer times at home.
• Pray with infants and toddlers. Explain that prayer is talking to God.
• Make prayer a part of the routine in your classroom.
• Remember that children discover God from infancy. Paul wrote to Timothy "from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures" (2 Timothy 3:15)."
-Children's Ministry
