Books

Here are some books that we have really enjoyed.

This is one of the best kids' "Bible" we have read to our daughter.  A good friend lent it to us and both my husband and I think it does a really good job of communicating the main points from the Bible stories.  The narrative is short as are most kids "Bibles." Our daughter loves it.  We have read the NT portion in one sitting several times to her.
Big Picture Story Bible can be found here

This book attempts to explain what it means to give your heart to Jesus.  It is about a mom who tells her daughter she gave her heart to Jesus and the little girl figuring out what that means.
A Heart for Jesus can be found here

This book was also shown to me by a good friend but since it didn't have many pictures, I didn't get very interested in it.    It is probably one of my favorites books ever!  Our daughter loves it too even though it lacks pictures.
The book takes a Bible verse and then tells a positive story about a family and how this verse applied to their experiences that day.  I also love that they are constantly talking about how the Holy Spirit reminded them or helped them to do what God was wanting them to do.  It communicates that we don't try really hard to obey but that we cooperate with the Holy Spirit.
You can find the book here

These books are very nice.  They use stories to illustrate truths that might be hard to understand.  The three books deal with God's Love, Salvation, Forgiveness, Obeying, The Bible, Conversion, Helping others, Joy in Jesus, Trust, Choices, Prayer, and Jesus.  We have appreciated having them since they use everyday life to explain some of the terms kids will hear a lot being raised in the church.

You can find them here

This is part of the story illustrating Salvation

Books

This is a very good parable about several orphan kids who have been told that the king is coming to get them.  All but one start working on special talents to impress the king.  One girl had no talent but took time for others.  When the king comes, everyone is too busy except this little girl.  It is a very good book but I can't say that a 3 year old understands the significance yet.  I have been told it is out of print so it is one that we have and will use in the future.
You can still get it here

This is a nice book with good pictures that goes through the last week of Jesus' life.

You can find it here and it's on sale.

I am a big fan of this book!  It uses a story to illustrate and teach about tithe and offering.  It is British, therefore using pounds instead of dollars but an excellent book.

You can get the book here

This is a nice book about a girl who had a grumpy elderly neighbor.  Through love, she and her family brought him to Jesus.  It is also centered around Easter, but good anytime of the year.

you can get it here

This a nice little board book for Valentines day.  It talks about what we do and also talks about God's love.

you can find it here

Service

Random acts of kindness.

I found this really good post on a friend's pinterest page.  It is something that could be done most anytime.    

35 Random acts of kindness

Sabbath

Church Bag items

A lot of people bring a bag of special goodies to church for their kids to occupy them during the service.  These are "toys" that are saved only for Sabbath.  Our daughter looks forward to her special playtime during church, and she gets upset if we leave after Sabbath school.

This is a book of puzzles.

You can get them here.  There are a lot of different options.





Felt bible story book

This is a little book with different Bible stories. The children can use the pieces to tell the bible story.

This book can be found here

Other books are also available and can be found here.

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