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There are few things my three year old daughter enjoys more than Bible class. She loves it so much that she is constantly telling her stuffed animals, my husband, and I to sit down for Bible class. My daughter will hand us all “Bibles” made from books, blocks, etc. and we will sing her Bible class songs. She will also tell us bits and pieces about whatever she learned about that week. Her favorites are Jonah, Daniel, Goliath, and Naaman. I absolutely love that she does this and to help encourage it, I made her reusable Bible sequencing cards.
I have made crafts like these removeable leprosy Naamans for teaching Bible class and they have become everyday toys for my daughter. So why not vice versa and use her everyday toys to teach? I think these sequencing cards would work great in a kid’s Bible class. I will probably end up using them in that context too.
How to Make Reusable Bible Sequencing Cards
Materials:
- Scissors
- Laminator (optional)
- Card sleeve pages (optional)
Finding the Pictures:
Before you can start making your child some Bible sequencing cards, you need the pictures you want to use. While I am very crafty, I have no drawing skills whatsoever. Thankfully, there are a lot of free printable Bible minibooks out there. They are close to the right size and have the simple pictures I was looking for. I found creation, Noah’s ark, and David and Goliath minibooks from Christian Preschool Printables.
My printer is very basic. At first, I tried to print at 90%, but it made it have wonky margins that cut off a lot. Then, I printed at “fit to page” and the pages were a little too big, but it cut off a lot less. I choose to use the ones that were a little too big. Hopefully, your printer gives you a few more options than mine, so you can make even better sequencing cards.
Making the Cards:
After I had everything printed, I traced a card from one of my daughter’s games onto each page from the minibook. For some of the larger pictures, I had to pick and choose which pieces would be cut off. I was able to make them all work without any of them looking too weird.
Then, I cut the cards out with scissors and laminated them. While you don’t necessarily need to laminate your cards, they are going to hold up a lot better if you do. I was on the fence about getting a laminator for things like this for a long time. Now that I have one, I absolutely love it and use it all the time. After cutting the cards out again, they were finished.
While putting these cards in order on a table or the floor would work, I thought it would be even better to put them in card sleeve pages. It keeps the cards together better and let’s your kid read them like a book at the end. I used a separate card sleeve page for creation, Noah’s ark, and David and Goliath.
Conclusion of Making My Preschooler Reusable Bible Sequencing Cards:
These sequencing cards were a hit. My daughter watched while I made them in complete anticipation the whole time. Then, I walked her through the Noah’s Ark cards. She immediately wanted to take them all out and order them herself. After she finished, she used the ordered sheet to teach her lovey named Lumpy all about Noah. I am excited that these turned out and look forward to seeing my daughter use them. Who is your child’s favorite person in the Bible?
