Teaching nursery children the “Behold Your Little Ones” lessons at CHURCH or HOME just got easier with our award-winning NURSERY ACTIVITIES.
Our Primary Partners and later Sunday Savers Nursery and Sunbeam books and CD-ROMs were bestsellers, along with our 158 other books in our series of lesson-match activities (to make learning fun). The activities are now available here, on Gospel Grab Bag.
The Primary nursery can be a place where age 2 children can gain self-worth as they grow to love Jesus. Here, they can learn to play, pray, sing, and enjoy lesson activities that can build faith and confidence. Sheidan R. Sheffield wrote in the Church News: “Nursery: a time to teach, not just tend” that “The nursery program, for children 18 months to 3 years old, is set up to provide a safe, organized environment where these young children can learn about Heavenly Father and have a happy Church experience.”
Here is an example of how they learn in this video of two Sunbeam age 3 children who where able to memorize the 13th Article of Faith.
CONTENTS of NURSERY
NURSERY Ages 1-3
PART 1 Lessons by number and by type, e.g. 1a is a CRAFT and 1b is a POSTER OR COLORING PAGE (with a HOME ACTIVITY that parents can read and discuss the lesson concepts with their children).
PART 2 BUNDLES for lesson activities for that time period, e.g., BUNDLE 1 is a CRAFT and BUNDLE 2 is a POSTER OR COLORING PAGE. Then, below you will find each activity in the bundle to click on the Buy-Now button to download. Or, click on the individual activities that follow.
See the SUNNY SUNDAY Activity Sack
Here, children can show and tell about the CRAFT activities by placing them in the sun-mouth pocket. Then store in the bag (sack) to pull out and talk about during the year (to review).
See the BRING A TREAT Treat Bucket Kit for (parents to fill) and the child to bring.
Children love to be the ones to bring a treat to their class, especially if it is in the OFFICIAL TREAT BUCKET.
NURSERY “Behold Your Little Ones”
DOWNLOAD Activities in BUNDLES or Individually
See a CRAFT and a COLORING POSTER for each lesson.
Choose from Lessons 1-31 one or both activities, e.g., 1a is a CRAFT activity and 2b is a COLORING PAGE.
1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b 12a 12b 13a 13b 14a 14b 15a 15b 16a 16b 17a 17b 18a 18b 19a 19b 20a 20b 21a 21b 22a 22b 23a 23b 24a 24b 25a 25b 26a 26b 27a 27b 28a 28b 29a 29b 30a 30b
HINTS ABOUT ACTIVITIES:
#1 Printing. With two choices of activities for each lesson:
- The HOME ACTIVITY poster or coloring pages are ideal for younger children as parents can discuss with the child what they learned.
- The CRAFTS are great to challenge older children. One child said, “What fun are we going to have this week teacher?”
The CRAFTS & COLORING PAGES are great teaching tools and a great way for the child to remember the lessons.
#2 Memorable Photos. Teachers, parents, and grandparents can take pictures of the children holding their CRAFT or COLORING PAGE. This makes it easy to scrapbook and remember lessons taught.
#3 Cardstock and Laminating. The CRAFT activities can be printed on cardstock for durability. For smaller children, you may want to make these ahead of time. Or, you could laminate.
Example. One child loved the temple tie he received for the lesson (HERE). His mother said he wore it at HOME every day and then CHURCH. The teacher said, “If I knew he was going to like it so much, I would have laminated it.”
THERE’S MORE NURSERY Lessons and Activities
NURSERY “Behold Your Little Ones”
January – March
LESSONS 1-13
APRIL-JULY LESSONS 14-30 (Click HERE)
DOWNLOAD Activities in BUNDLES or Individually
See a CRAFT and a COLORING POSTER for each lesson.
NURSERY – January
Lessons 1-4
You will find a CRAFT and a COLORING PAGE to help you teach the “Behold Your Little Ones” nursery lessons.
There are several ways to obtain these TEACHING TOOLS:
• View them all in the “Behold Your Little Ones” Lesson and Activity INDEX (HERE).
FOR EXAMPLE. See how we have listed the lesson source next to the title. Then the CRAFT activity and then the COLORING PAGE.
• #1 “I Am a Child of God” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). I am a child of God. crown
Home Activity (coloring page). I Am a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father
• Click on the lesson number in the NUMBER INDEX (above) listing #1-30 lessons. The CRAFTs are the “a” and COLORING PAGE the “b” following the number.
Nursery “Behold Your Little Ones” #1-4 Lessons & Activities (Crafts & Coloring Pages)
• #1 “I Am a Child of God” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). I am a child of God. crown
Home Activity (coloring page). I Am a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father
• #2 “Heavenly Father Has a Plan for Me” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). Heavenly Home/Earthly Home plastic spirit and paper dolls
Home Activity (coloring page). Heavenly Father Has a Plan for Me
• #3 “I Can Pray to Heavenly Father” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). I thank Heavenly Father. many thanks mini-book
Home Activity (coloring page). Prayer Steps poster
• #4 “Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Love Me” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). Guess Who Loves Me? mirror or frame
Home Activity (coloring page). Heavenly Father and Jesus Love Me poster
See Lesson 2 COLORING PAGE …
CRAFT Lesson 3
CRAFT Lesson 4
COLORING PAGE Lesson 1
COLORING PAGE Lesson 2
COLORING PAGE Lesson 3
COLORING PAGE Lesson 4
NURSERY – January
There are two BUNDLES: One with CRAFT activities and one with COLORING POSTERS.
• #5 “Jesus Christ Showed Us How to Love Others” (nursery lesson)
Activity (craft). I Love Babies baby in a blanket
Home Activity (coloring page). I love my brothers and sisters! poster
• #6 “The Holy Ghost Helps Me” (nursery lesson)
– Activity (craft). Holy Ghost Helps Me CTR flip sign and game
– Home Activity (coloring page). The Holy Ghost Will Help Me poster
• #7 “Jesus Christ Created the World for Me” (nursery lesson)
– Activity (craft). Days 1-7 Creation Wristband
– Home Activity (coloring page). Adam & Eve Creation poster
• #8 “Sunday Is a Day to Remember Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ” (nursery lesson)
– Activity (craft). Sunday is a Special Day -Sunday fun box
– Home Activity (coloring page). The Sabbath day is a special day! poster
CRAFT Lesson 5
CRAFT Lesson 6
CRAFT Lesson 7
CRAFT Lesson 8
COLORING PAGE Lesson 5
COLORING PAGE Lesson 6
COLORING PAGE Lesson 7
COLORING PAGE Lesson 8
MARCH (two activities for each lesson CRAFT & COLORING PAGE)
Lesson 9: I Have a Body like Heavenly Father’s – (craft) (coloring page)
Lesson 10: I Will Take Care of My Body – (craft) (coloring page)
Lesson 11: I Love My Family – (craft) (coloring page)
Lesson 12: I Can Pray with My Family – (craft) (coloring page)
Lesson 13: I Can Prepare to Go to the Temple – (craft) (coloring page)
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NURSERY – March
BUNDLES: #1 CRAFTS – #2 COLORING PAGES
Or, click the posters below to download activities individually
CRAFT Lesson 9
CRAFT Lesson 10
CRAFT Lesson 11
CRAFT Lesson 12
CRAFT Lesson 13
COLORING PAGE Lesson 9
COLORING PAGE Lesson 10
COLORING PAGE Lesson 11
COLORING PAGE Lesson 12
COLORING PAGE Lesson 13
Hi can the nursery sunday savers be purchased as a downloadable file as I am in Australia and shipping alone is 92.00 US dollars which is excessive.
By Jenn Swart, Submitted on 2016-01-07
If you are looking for that little extra something in your lesson each week, then buy this CD ROM. It is absolutely fabulous. 3 year old children fresh from the nursery go through such an amazing transformation their first year in Primary. Coming from a playtime environment with snacks and treats to a more structured, learning environment with spiritual stimulation allows you as the teacher to witness their growth right before your eyes.
The activities on this CD ROM not only get their attention but help them retain what you (by the Spirit) are teaching them. Parents will enjoy the fact that they can use the activities you send home to re-enforce gospel principles throughout the week. They are great for Family Home Evening and just about anytime you want to invite the Spirit into your home.
You can print them in black and white, or color. Letting the children color their own activity is very engaging, but for the lessons that can foster a bigger impact both during class and at home, print them in color. I prefer to laminate those activities so they can be used over and over again.
A few of my favorites are:
Lesson 4 I can Pray to my Heavenly Father – the activity is of Daniel in the Lions Den – lamenated with detachable Daniel and Lions via velcro coins makes this a forever keepsake activity for the children you teach. They will enjoy retelling the story with their very own visual aid.
Lesson 16 I love my body – this activity includes the face of Daniel, mouth slit open, which allows for paper food to slide in like he is eating. Printing in color and on cardstock makes the food easy to put in his mouth.
Lesson 24 I love my brothers and sisters – this activity of the baby Moses scene lets the children tell the story of how baby Moses was put in a basket and how his sister followed him on his was to Pharohs wife.
Lesson 31 I am thankful for my home – activity is the picture of a jar on a piece of paper with tasks (jobs) the children can complete at home. This one is one of my all time favorites!
You will see as the year goes by, there will be no need for a food distraction when the children are being taught lessons outlined by the church coupled with activities to reinforce what is being taught.
Thank you ladies for your creativity that allows me to help teach choice spirits of our Heavenly Father!
I purchased this and love it! The only problem is we purchased a new Apple and no longer have a dvd rom. Any suggestion? I haveMany of your primary Cd,s and would love to acces them from home.
We have a MAC also and can print from the MAC. It reads on the latest CD-ROMS: WINDOWS/MAC CD-ROM. If you have an older version perhaps you could take it to a copy / print shop and they can print them for you. You can also contact our publisher for this 1-800-664-9545.
I was wondering if they have the same activities in SPANISH? I would lile to have both versions 🙂
Most of the activities can be made in Spanish. See our Language Translations section under Customer Care for details.