Looking for fun and meaningful preschool activities to teach the story of the Good Samaritan? This page offers simple crafts, games, and lessons to help young children understand kindness, compassion, and loving others just as Jesus taught. These activities will bring the Bible story to life in a hands-on, engaging way.
Theme: Jesus Loves Those Around Me
Scripture: Luke 10:30-37
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 282
The Beginner's Bible: pg 379
My Story Bible: pg 92-93
Through the Bible Felt: pg 195
Veggie Tales - Are You My Neighbor?
The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand
This Berenstain Bear books may need to be broken into smaller sections as they are longer and geared toward older children.
The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
While it can be hard to find a copy of Zuzu's Wishing Cake by Linda Michelin, this book provides examples of how a child can reach out and show love to all children of different nationality.
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Matthew 7:12 - Do to others what you would have them do to you.
“Do to Others” - Steve Green – Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 - #2
Ephesians 4:32a - Be kind...to one another.
Tune: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Be kind…to one another. Be kind. (clap, clap)
Be kind…to one another. Be kind. (clap, clap)
Ephesians 4, verse 32
Ephesians 4, verse 32
Be kind…to one another. Be kind. (clap, clap)
Jesus Loves the Little Children Traditional
Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me Traditional
Jesus loves the little ones like me, me, me.
Jesus loves the little ones like me, me, me.
Little ones like me,
Sat upon his knee,
Jesus loves the little ones like me, me, me.
Jesus loves the little ones like you, you, you.
Jesus loves the little ones like you, you, you.
Little ones like you,
Saved you through, and through,
Jesus loves the little ones like you, you, you.
Sheet available in the Bible Activity Workbook
Use colored pencils to decorate the worksheet.
Free Coloring Sheet for Immediate Family Use: Good Samaritan
Picture Collage
For this lesson focus on the fact that Jesus loves others so we are to show love to others. Discuss ways that we can show love. Make a picture collage of things that you can do for people (tissue, flowers, cookies, etc.). Add the title "I Can Show Love Too."
Bandaid Craft
Decorate a bandaid and discuss how we are to help people.
Giving
Make cookies or bread to give to a friend to show them love. Pick flowers to give away.
Jesus Loves Those Around Me
Print the title page and add the child's name to the line. Sponge paint with a heart stamp. Add and staple or bind all pages of love and kindness together to form a book. Review the Bible stories as you look through the finished book.
My Story Bible
As you read from My Story Bible (pg 92-93) have the child be the footsteps by patting on his/her legs making the footsteps crescendo as the men get closer and decrescendo as they walk away from the hurt man.
Get Well Survival Kits
Give away this kit to someone who is sick or hurt. Reprinted by Permission
Materials: zip-lock bags, paper to print out the list of items included along with their meanings, hole punch, ribbon, one of each candy listed below
Print to include in the zip-lock bag:
Tootsie Roll - To help all the pain, "roll" off your back.
Snicker's Bar - To remind you that laughter is the best medicine.
Lifesavers - To "save" you from feeling bored.
Dum-Dum Lollipop - To remind you to not do anything that silly again.
Chocolate Covered Raisins - For when your spirit needs "Raisin."
Flipz - To remind you that you will be back to doing "flips" in no time.
Mounds Bar - To remind you of how much you are loved.
Bubbles - To just blow all your worries away.
Hershey Kisses - Because they always make you feel better.
Directions:
1. Give each child a copy of the list above that you have already printed, a zip-lock bag, and one of each item in the list.
2. Let the child put their items and the list in the zip-lock bag and seal it.
3. Place two hole punches somewhere near the top of the zip-lock bag and have the child string a ribbon through the holes and knot it for a nice decoration.
Available in the New Testament Curriculum, 2 Year Interactive Bible Stories, and 3 Year Interactive Bible Stories.
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