USE FOR Church, Home, & Pre-school (ages 1-5)
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
I Am a Child of God (Paper Dolls)
OBJECTIVE: Help children understand that we are spirit children of Heavenly Father, who knows us and loves us.
CRAFT ACTIVITY – I Am a Child of God – Paper Dolls
1. Print in color or color (on cardstock paper); then cut out the dolls.
2. Fold flaps down on clothes to hold them on the doll.
3. Talk to children about the dolls, telling them that they are children of God, spirit children of our Heavenly Father.
THOUGHT TREAT: Gingerbread or sugar cookie boy or girl. Roll and cut cookie dough into boy and girl shapes. Bake, frost, and decorate. Option: Instead of frosting, paint face, hair, and clothes on sugar cookie dough before baking. Paint with a paintbrush and cookie paints (mix 2 tsp. can milk with food coloring).
. . . SINGING TIME . . .
DOWNLOAD the song visuals below to sing these songs (talking about the verses).
. . . This lesson, and the above LESSON LIFESAVER Activity helps children realize they are loved sons and daughters of Heavenly Father, who knows them personally and loves them.
YOUTH CAN TEACH using LESSON 1 I Am a Child of God in the Primary 1 Sunbeam Manual (HERE).
. . . This lesson, and the above LESSON LIFESAVER Activity helps children understand that we are spirit children of Heavenly Father.
SUNNY SUNDAY SACK to show-and-tell and store activities.
CREATE THE “SUNNY SUNDAY SACK” for children to store activities (found in the book or CD-ROM). They can place crafts in the pocket to show and tell (shown right – Lesson 7 Holy Ghost activity).
MORE SUNBEAM LESSON ACTIVITIES:
GO TO ANOTHER LESSON 1 ACTIVITY
Click HERE to find 1b POSTER activity for this same lesson – Sunbeam Lesson 2: I Am a Child of God (shown).
