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Try our
free Father's Day crafts, a Father's Day Sunday school lesson, and Father's
Day activities with your preschool children. For younger children, we
have a Father's Day card craft; a Father's Day Sunday school bible lesson;
Father's day gifts to make; lots of color illustrations that you can use
as story pictures; b&w Father's Day pictures to color; as well as
bulletin board pictures to decorate your classroom; as well as Father's
Day activities! We added some crafts for older children (ages 4+) on our
sister site, Bible Kids Fun Zone, including a really cool bouncy baseball
and bat set that Dad can really play with, and other fun crafts! Go
to our other website, Bible
Kids Fun Zone to see these Father's Day crafts for kids!
Many
teachers and parents use our curriculum for Sunday
School classes, Children's church, Wednesday evening children's classes,
Christian preschool classrooms, Christian homeschools, or families.
We provide online printable resources, including an interactive bible
story, preschool crafts and bible pictures to color, illustrated story
pictures, bulletin board pictures, action songs, rhymes and fun activities
for preschool and toddler classes.
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Father's Day crafts on Bible Kids Fun Zone!
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| Father's
Day Sunday School Toddler / Preschool Lesson - I Can Be an Extra-Special
Blessing to my Dad! |
Free
Preschool Father's Day Printable Crafts - Directions are on Father's Day
Crafts page. |
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Father's
Day Toddler / Preschool Activities for Sunday School |
Toddler / Preschool free Father's
Day Sunday School Lesson. story pages and Father's Day pictures to color,
and bulletin board decorations.
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| Illustrated
color picture of little girl sitting on her dad's lap, saying "I love
you, Daddy". Get the
illustrated, printable Father's Day story pictures when you join Sunday
School Fun Zone, Year 1. |
Printable
picture to color of little girl sitting on her dad's lap, saying "I
love you, Daddy". |
Accessory
craft page to color for Slugger Bear craft with Father's Day poem. |
Finished
sample of Slugger Bear craft - Father's Day card for children to make. Directions
on craft page. |
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| Father's
Day Illustrated picture in color of father holding up his son. Words say,
"You are a gift to your parents!" Get
the illustrated, printable Father's Day story pictures when you join Sunday
School Fun Zone, Year 1. |
Black
and white picture to color of father holding up his son. Words say, "You
are a gift to your parents!" |
Slugger
Bear in color for teacher's sample of Father's Day craft of bear with baseball
and bat. Get the illustrated,
printable Father's Day craft pictures when you join Sunday School Fun Zone,
Year 1. |
Accessory
craft page in color for teacher's sample Slugger Bear craft with Father's
Day poem. |
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| Illustrated
picture in color of child giving father gifts. Get the illustrated, printable
Father's Day story pictures when you join Sunday School Fun Zone, Year 1.
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Black
and white picture of child giving gifts to his father. |
Make
this ball that really bounces and bat for Dad to play with for children
ages 4-5 and older children. on the Bible Kids Fun Zone website! |
Father's
Day magnet - gift for children ages 4+ to make for their dads! on the Bible
Kids Fun Zone website! |
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Get
illustrated stand-up Bunky Bear when you
join Sunday School Fun Zone. It can be made as a gift, with attached
treat bag of candy or cookies for dad.
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gives you access to these printable pages: An Interactive Sunday school
lesson for preschool children (designed especially for age 2 and 3), black
and white or illustrated color story pictures to use as teaching visual
aids, bulletin board pictures / mini posters to decorate your classroom,
Circle Talk Time, Prayer, Bible Verse reference, two or more age-appropriate
toddler bible crafts related to the lesson, and pictures to color to reinforce
the concepts taught in the lesson.
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Concepts
Children Learn: I am a gift to my father. I can be an extra-special blessing
to my father when I obey him and show him how much I love him!
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Prep:
Mark you bible with the memory verse: Ephesians 6:1. Make up Stand-up
Bunky Bear. Make up a sample of each Father's Day card and craft to
show children how it looks when finished. See Craft
Page for directions. Print the b&w or color story pages: 1bw,
1color, 2bw, 2color,
3bw, 3color, 4bw,
5bw, 5color,
6bw, 7bw, 7accessories
bw. Get the illustrated color story pictures when you
join Sunday School Fun Zone!
The
numbers in parentheses tell you what Story Page to hold up while you
are telling the story. (You don't need to read the words on the
actual story pages. They are for use as posters or coloring pages).
Only read words that are not in parentheses for the lesson. The
words in parentheses tell you what actions you do.
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Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:1. Other Scriptures used as reference: Ephesians
6:2; Psalm 127:3; Colossians 3:20. |
Father's Day
Lesson:
I Can Be an Extra-Special Blessing to my Father!
(Lesson and
Circle Time combined).
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| Teacher
(Intro): |
(1)
This is bunky Bear! He is here to help us learn some very special things
on this very special day! |
| Bunky
Bear: |
Hi
everybody! |
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Teacher:
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Who can tell me what special day it is today? (Give children a chance to
answer). That's right. Its Father's Day! (2) On Father's day we like to
get our dad gifts or cards. Maybe your mom helps you pick out a gift for
your dad; or maybe she helps you make a card to give to him. I'm sure your
dad will like the gifts and cards you give him. But did you know that there
is one gift that he loves the most? |
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Bear: |
What's
that? |
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Our
Bibles tells us the answer: (Read Psalm 127:3). (3) Its YOU! You are a gift
to your dad! God gave YOU as a wonderful gift to your parents! You mom and
dad get special joy from you! You are a blessing to them! |
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Bear: |
I
am? |
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Yes! Each one of you is a special blessing to your mom and dad! Even though
your dad may not always show it, he loves to see you grow up. He feels happy
when he sees that you are happy. He works hard to get you the things you
need. He does all he can to protect you and help you be safe. |
| Bunky
Bear: |
That
makes me feel happy to know that! My dad does work really hard! |
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Did
you know that you can be an extra-special blessing to your father? Did you
know that you can help your dad be a little bit happier? |
| Bunky
Bear: |
No,
I didn't know. How? |
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Our
Bible tells us how. Let's read this Bible verse: Ephesians 6:1. |
| Bunky
Bear: |
O.k.
(Read Ephesians 6:1) What does "obey" mean? |
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Let's
ask the children. Who can tell me what it means to obey your dad? (Give
children a chance to answer). Yes, to obey him means that you listen to
him, and do what he tells you. (4) If he tells us not to scribble on the
walls with crayons, it means we listen to him. We color in our coloring
books instead. |
| Bunky
Bear: |
And, if he asks us to go get a toy for our baby brother, then we do what
he asks us to! It makes him happy when we do what he says. Let's see what
the next verse says: (Read Ephesians 6:2) |
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Do
you know what it means to honor our dads? |
| Bunky
Bear: |
Does
it mean mean that you show him how much you think of him? |
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Yes!
It means that you show
him how much you love him. And, you do things to make him feel special.
What are some things we could do to help our dads know how special they
are to us? Maybe the children know the answer. (Give children a chance to
answer). |
| Bunky
Bear: |
(2
again) We could give him special presents, especially on Father's Day! |
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Yes,
very good. On any day at all we could serve him his favorite dessert; Or,
we could let him pick which movie he wants to see for family time, or let
him pick where the family will go out to eat! |
| Bunky
Bear: |
(5)
We could tell him how much we love him,. We could say "thank you, dad"
for keeping me safe. We could thank him for working so hard to make money
for the family. And, we could thank him for doing fun things with us. |
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(6, 7, 7accessories) make him a special gift or card - like these! After
snack, you can all make some great cards and gifts for your dads! |
| Bunky
Bear: |
(Jumps
up) That sounds like fun! There are lots of ways to honor our dads and show
him how much you love him! |
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Yes!
And, when you honor and obey your dad, you help him be a little bit happier.
The best thing we can do is to listen to him, and do what he says. He loves
to see that you are learning from him. And, he loves to know that you are
growing up to be more like Jesus. |
| Bunky
Bear: |
So
now let's make the Father's Day cards! |
| Teacher:
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O.k.,
but first let's say a prayer and thank God for our dads. |
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CIRCLE
TIME: (What does this mean for me?) - Combined with lesson (see above).
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Transition to Father's DayPrayer - Let's bow our heads, close our eyes
and fold our hands. I'll say the words first and give you time to say
them after me if you'd like to.
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| PRAYER:
Dear God,
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show
him how much |
| Thank
you for my dad. |
I
love him. |
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help me listen to him |
And
help me be |
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do what he says. |
an
extra-special blessing to him. |
| Please
help me always |
In
Jesus' name, Amen. |
| Transition:
Now we have some fun crafts and activities. Activities
Page, Crafts Page. |
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copyright Virginia Sigle / biblekidsfunzone.com
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Father's
Day Crafts for kids! For Father's Day Lesson - I Can be an Extra-Special
Blessing to my Dad!
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Back
to Lessons Year Two
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Back
to Main Page Crafts Year Two
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CRAFT
SAMPLE
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ITEMS
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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Slugger
Bear Father's Day card , Slugger
Bear Father's Day card, color |
Slugger
Bear Father's Day Card With Poem - Prep: Print and make copies of both bear
and accessories. (Color pictuers are for teacher's sample). Craft: Children
color bear, baseball and bat. Help children cut out accessories. Make a
card (booklet) out of baseball pieces, with the To: Dad baseball on top,
the poem in the middle two pages, and the blank baseball picture on the
bottom. Staple together and staple to bear's hand. Staple or glue bat in
bear's other hand. |
| Father's
Day Accessories page Accessories
page, color |
| Crayons,
markers, dot markers |
| Glue sticks |
| Scissors |
| Stapler/staples |
Finished craft
not pictured.
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Bunky
Bear Father's Day Craft page |
Bunky Father's
Day Coffee Can Gift: Prep: If using 13 oz coffee can, print and make
copies of craft page onto 11 X 17" paper (but not enlarging). You
are doing this to allow for extra paper on the ends, so that it will cover
the whole can. (If using a different size of box, treat bag of can, enlarge
or reduce to fit). Cut contact paper to fit size of can, box or bag you
are using. Have class do activity beforehand. Craft: Children color
picture. Help them cut picture to fit can, box or bag you are covering.
Glue picture on can, box or bag. Place snack, cookies or candy inside
sandich bag and place inside can, gox or bag. Close and place bow on top.
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| 13
oz. coffee cans, small boxes or treat bags. |
| Candy,
cookies or snack that you made for the Activity |
| Recloseable
sandwich bags |
| White
school glue |
| Scissors |
| Crayons,
markers or dot markers |
| Bows
(optional) |
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Stand-up Bunky
Bear Father's Day Craft - Prep: Print and make copies of bear onto card
stock. Craft: Children color Bunky. Help them cut out bear, keeping
stand attached. Fold back edges of stand to make bear stand up. Attatch
a treat bag of cookies or candy to make a gift for dad. (Optional).
Write "To: Dad" on bag.
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Scissors
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markers or dot markers |
| Treat
bag of cookies or candy (optional). |
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TODDLER
YEAR TWO - FATHER'S DAY ACTIVITIES AND GAMES
For
Father's Day lesson - I Can be an Extra-Special Blessing to My Dad!
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Sunday
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Lessons on Sunday School Fun Zone Year One |
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Pretend Play Activity |
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Rhyme |
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activity below, make extra snacks for the children to eat during snack time.
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Pretend
Play Activity - Let's Pretend to Be Dads!
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Prep:
Assemble items that you have in one area. Divide children into groups of
4-5. Take one group at a time, while keeping other children busy with other
activities. How to Play: Tell children that you are going to all
pretend that you are daddies. You are going to do all the nice things that
daddy do. Give them each a bear or a doll. Take them through each any or
all of the following activities, reinforcing the concepts that our dads
do a lot of things to show us love: Working hard and bringing home money,
shopping for groceries, helping child get dressed, feeding child, building
things for the family, mowing the grass, planting a garden, taking the family
for trips in the car, etc. Then show them how to act out the child (doll
or bear) telling the father "Thank you, Dad!" and "I love
you, Dad!". |
| Dolls or
bears, with clothes and accessories |
| Toy shopping
carts (optional) |
| Play money
(optional) |
| Toy tool
set (optional) |
| Toy lawnmower,
tractors (optional) |
| Toy cars
and trucks (big enough for dolls (optional) |
Action
Rhyme - My Dad! This is a rhyme with hand motions. Practice the
rhyme (on left column) and actions (corresponding right column) a few
times with the children, telling them they can say it for their dads
when their dads come to pick them up.
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| Dad,
please slow down a little, I'm not as fast. |
Point
to yourself. |
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want to keep up, and follow in your steps! |
Walk
in place. |
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me, you're great! And, no dad has surpassed! |
Point
to dad. |
| God
gave me a super dad! I'm so very blessed! |
Point
up, then to yourself. |
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| Dad,
please slow down a little, my legs aren't as long. |
Point
to legs. |
| I
want to keep up, and try to be just like you! |
Point
to dad. |
| I
want to be like you, so wise and so strong! |
Make
a muscle with arm. |
| I
want to be loving and kind in all that I do. |
Cross
arms over chest. |
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| I
thank the Lord that I have such a great dad! |
Place
hands together in prayer. |
| You
teach me, and protect me, watch over me too! |
Place
hand above brow as if looking out. |
| Having
you for my dad makes me so very glad! |
Touch
corners of smile. |
| I
hope I grow up to be just like you! |
Point
to your dad. |
Toddler
Activity - Make a special snack for dad!
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How
to Do Activity: |
| Snack foods
such as mini pretzels, Chex mix, nuts, m&m's, raisins, marshmallows,
etc. |
Prep: Wash children's
hands before beginning activity. Set out large bowl, large spoons and
scoops. Tell them they can all help make a special snack for their dads.
Activity: Let them take turns dumping the snacks in the large bowl,
and then take turns stirring the mix. You may also want to let them
help you scoop the snack into their coffee can craft that they will
be giving to their dads. See Craft page for supplies and instructions.
Alternative activity: Let them help mix up your favorite no-bake cookie
recipe.
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| Large bowl |
| Large spoons |
| Scoops
or measuring cups for scooping |
| Hand wipes |
