Have you tried using a Sunday school craft with your 2-5 year olds? This is an excellent way to grab their attention. Use the craft below along with the discussion and songs to teach your Sunday school class on the Ten Bridesmaids.
Discussion:
Explain what a bridesmaid is.
Bible Story:
Tell the story of the ten bridesmaids from Matthew 25:1-13. You can tell this story using a children’s bible or just tell it in such a way that this age group can understand it.
Activity:
Show the children an oil lamp or candle. Show them how it works. Then give them play dough and let them make an oil lamp or candle.
Discussion:
Talk about what it means to be wise and what it means to be foolish. Then give the children examples of each.
Activity:
Let children experiment with a large rock and sand.
Need: A couple of large rocks
A couple of large bowls of sand
Let the children feel the large rocks and the sand. Ask them to tell you how each feels. Demonstrate to them that if you set something on a rock, it will not sink in to the rock, but if you put it on the sand, it can sink down into the sand. Ask them if they would rather build their house on the rock where it will stay or on the sand where it could sink and be gone.
Song:
Sing the song “The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock”
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
The wise man built his house upon the rock,
And the rains came tumbling down!
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
And the rains came tumbling down!
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
The rains came down and the floods came up,
And the house on the sand went SPLAT!
So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ,
So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ,
Build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ
and the Blessings will come down.
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
The blessings will come down as your prayers go up,
So build your house on the Lord!
