GOD’S LOVE Activity: My Heavenly Father Loves Me! Hearts-On-a-String – Ages 2-5 – Come Follow Me – Primary and Home (family home evening)

USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home (family home evening), Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study

Little LESSON LIFESAVER
Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me – Hearts-On-a-String

OBJECTIVE: Help children know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love them and ways they are loved by them (shown on the heart-to-heart necklace).

ACTIVITY: Sing “My Heavenly Father Loves Me”* while you talk to children about the images on the necklace.

DOWNLOAD song visuals (that match these HERE (or below). 

TO MAKE Print and cut out the hearts. Punch holes in the hearts and tie together with a string, tying a knot between each heart to keep apart (optional).

THOUGHT TREAT: Heart-shaped cookies or candies. Tell children that Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, love us. They gave us this beautiful world so we can be happy. Let’s tell Them we love Them when we pray, and thank Heavenly Father for (name items from the hearts on-a-string): birds, sky, rain, wind, rose, a lilac tree, eyes, ears, body, and butterfly.

LESSON IDEAS (for the activity above):

• Present Lesson 6 “Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me” Primary 1 manual ⇒ 

*SING: My Heavenly Father Loves Me” (Children’s Songbook 228). See song visuals to download from GospelGrabBag.com.

Lyrics ⇓

1. Whenever I hear the song of a bird

Or look at the blue, blue sky,

Whenever I feel the rain on my face

Or the wind as it rushes by,

Whenever I touch a velvet rose

Or walk by our lilac tree,

I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world

Heav’nly Father created for me.

2. He gave me my eyes that I might see

The color of butterfly wings.

He gave me my ears that I might hear

The magical sound of things.

He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:

I thank him rev’rently

For all his creations, of which I’m a part.

Yes, I know Heav’nly Father loves me.

Words and music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904–1997. © 1961 IRI. Arr. © 1989 IRI

MORE LESSON IDEAS (on the subject):

• COME FOLLOW ME New Testament Lesson 17 “I Am the Good Shepherd” (Jesus knows me and loves me. Jesus is like a shepherd for us. The Savior’s mercy is available to all. Through our challenges, God can manifest Himself in our lives.) ⇒

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Click HERE for Sunbeam lessons 1-46.

SONG VISUALS “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” comes in these languages: English, Spanish, German (others are available upon request with My Heavenly Father Loves Me words translated. Contact us.) TO DOWNLOAD VISUALS ⇒

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