Faith Lessons Ages 2-5

Faith – Ages 2-5
2 Weeks
Objective is to teach children about trust and who/what they can count on.

Lesson 1:
 Peek a boo variations. This builds faith that mom/dad will still be there. Choose from the activities listed according to the needs and ages of your family members.
• Cover their head with a blanket and play peek a boo.
• Hide and have them find you and vice versa.
• Play “Button, button, who’s got the button.” (Let the one hiding the button say who has it. This assures them that the button is where they put it.)
• Blindfold them and hide where they can still hear your voice. Guide them to where you are by giving them directions.
• For older children in this age bracket, have a child face away from mom/dad. On the count of 3, tell the child to fall back into your arms without them looking at you. The child should keep their body stiff and straight.
 Ask if they would “trust” one of their older brothers/sisters to be the one who catches them. Whether they say yes or no, ask them why it was or wasn’t OK for someone else to catch them. (Possibly a lack of trust in someone else.)
 What does trust have to do with faith?
 Tell the story, or show the video, of “Daniel in the Lions Den,” Daniel 6: 4-28; “David and Goliath,” 1 Samuel 17: 12-51; or any story of faith from the scriptures. Let them tell what they feel about the story and guide their thinking toward trust/faith.
• If someone can draw, have them draw a picture of the scripture story told above.
• Find a picture of the scripture story told above and cut it into puzzle pieces for each family member.
 Songs: “Faith,” page 96; “God’s Love,” page 97; “I Know My Father Lives,” page 5; Children’s Songbook.
 Dessert could be something that had something hidden inside such as a lollipop with the tootsie roll candy inside or a saying inside a cookie.

Lesson 2. Planting a Seed Objective is to teach that when family members believe in
something, they have faith.
 Read, or tell, a story about someone planting seeds such as “Johnny Appleseed.”
 Ahead of time, get some seeds, soil, and small pots in which to plant the seeds for each family member. Talk about what is needed in order for a seed to grow.
• A chart can be made on which to place a sticker or check mark for everyday the seed is cared for as discussed.
• How does planting a seed relate to faith? ( “Do you think the seed will grow?”)
 If you have videos with scripture stories on them, show one that demonstrates faith.
 Tell one of the stories at the end of the lesson.
 Bear your testimony on how you have been blessed by using faith in your life. Help the children know what they must do to have their faith “grow”.
 Sing a song on faith: “Faith,” page 96; “God’s Love,” page 97’ or “I Know My Father Lives,” page 5; Children’s Songbook.
 Dessert: Food with seeds would be clever.