Read the Story from the Bible together as a family.
After you have read it, watch the Bible Story Video shown during the Sunday Kids Service. Questions will include conversations about the Bible story to allow you and your children to reflect on the biblical truth and share your thoughts about the video with each other.
Included are coloring pages, activity sheets, games, additional questions and ideas to engage with the Bible story further at home with your child.
Sunday, September 6th
Daniel and the Lions – Daniel 6:1-23
TALK ABOUT IT
1.Who is always with you?
2.What are some things you do during the day when God is with you?
Build a Zoo
WHAT YOU NEED: Plastic toy animals, offer a variety, including several lions. Building blocks (wooden blocks or DUPLOS), several craft sticks
WHAT YOU DO: “A zoo has special homes for all kinds of animals. Let’s use the blocks to build some walls. And we can use these craft sticks to make fences to keep the animals safe. (Allow time to build.) Your zoo looks amazing! Now we need to put the animals in their homes. Let’s find all the monkeys and give them a home. (Pause.) Now let’s find the elephants and put them in their home. (Pause.) Wait a minute. I need your help with something very important. Can you find all the lions? (Pause.) Let’s find every single lion and put them together in a special home, a lion’s den! (Work together to find the lions.) Great job! You made a perfect den for the lions.
WHAT YOU SAY: “Our zoo is the best zoo ever! You did a great job making a place for all the animals, especially the lions. In our true story from the Bible, a man named Daniel has to go into a real den of lions! Let’s go find out what happens!”