Recently I stumbled upon an idea that I just love! Flame, a children's spiritual development blog, had these amazingly awesome and so developmentally appropriate playdough mats they were sharing! I knew this was perfect for my kids--for a bit of guided playdough time and response to Bible stories.
First off, I printed all of the mats relating to the crucifixion and communion and Jesus rising from the dead--I placed them each in a page protector to keep the playdough off the paper, and I will be bringing them to church on Sundays for my kids to interact with during communion time.
In this current season we are in, our kids are expected to sing/pray and participate in the first portion of church. During communion I like to bring some type of manipulative/book/activity specifically related to some aspect of communion/remembering Jesus' sacrifice so they can participate on their own developmental level. I have a basket of several different objects that I choose from each week. You can follow the label link to my other posts on this.
These playdough mats are perfect! I will bring a small can of playdough (1 color) per child and I don't see this being too messy. Each child has a parent sitting with them, so we can help if needed.
I also printed off all the other mats for the kids to use at tablework time (like when I am making lunch, etc.) The first time I introduced them they spent about 2 total minutes and weren't that into them. As with any new activity, the more I bring them out, model how to do them, and talk through the activity, the more engaged they are. I just love the tactile way these invite young children to respond to Bible stories.
Are you sold? You have GOTTA print these off and add them to your toolkit!!
CLICK HERE to go to the Flame Playdough Mats Page
And below are photos of my Quinn using the mats (again, I did not create the mats--I printed them off the fabulous Flame site linked above).
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