Which Bible shall I use?
Sally Lloyd Jones ‘The Jesus Storybook Bible’ which you can borrow from Bouverie Court Library
Bill Hartman ‘The Story Teller Bible’ also available from Bouverie Court Library
Easter for Toddlers
Simple Butterfly Easter craft: ‘Butterfly craft instructions’ and ‘Butterfly pic’
From Sue Merrifield’s book Dot to Dot: simple Easter stories to share, no copyright
All the Easter Stories: Stories of Passion Week and Easter told in Toddler Speak
Use Easter Puppets (see free templates) to tell the story and share the Easter puppets that the children can make
Talking about Good Friday, Lent and Easter at Home
Tips on how parents can confidently tell the Easter story to Under Fives
Podcast on how parents can talk to their children about Lent by Rachel Turner
A short video of Traci Smith offering families a way to talk about Good Friday with children. It’s one of six videos outlining simple faith practices at home. This assumes that children are in a Christian context (Always make sure that children know that following Jesus’ death and burial, He came alive again. We cannot assume that all parents will fill in the gaps as they may not know the story, or that the children will return on Easter day to hear the resurrection story)