Sowing Seeds Book 1
Bible storytelling and worship with children, includes Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Sowing Seeds Book 1
Bible storytelling and worship with children, includes Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281090891
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 03/10/2025
Width: 21 cm
Height: 29.7 cm
Sowing Seeds is a creative and playful worship and Bible storytelling resource for babies, toddlers and children.
Sowing Seeds aims to encourage participation, discipleship and leadership from children's earliest years, using storytelling, singing, colour, repetition, art and lots and lots of movement! Peer-learning is actively encouraged with many opportunities for young children to learn from each other.
Groups are invited to build their own Sowing Seeds sessions, choosing from different options. Leaders can use the resource in all sorts of ways, including to create a service that follows the pattern of their church's worship or a simple midweek baby and toddler singing session.
Key Features of Sowing Seeds: Encourages peer learning with opportunities for children to learn from one another. Build customised sessions to suit your group’s needs, from mirroring Sunday worship patterns to simple midweek baby-and-toddler gatherings. Tailor sessions to fit your context, resources, and tradition.
What's Inside Book 1:
- 18+ Sessions: Fully planned, easy-to-follow sessions divided into thematic units.
- Comprehensive Guidance: Everything you need to set up and run Sowing Seeds effectively.
- Tailored Flexibility: Opportunities to adapt the material to suit your specific context, resources, and traditions.
- Creative Starter Ideas: Inspiring ways to use everyday art and play materials to engage children's imaginations and encourage their responses to biblical stories.
The Units:
- Getting Ready for Baby Jesus: A five-week journey through Advent to Christmas.
- Lighting the Advent Wreath: Another five-week journey through Advent to Christmas.
- Jesus, Light of the World!: A five-week exploration including Epiphany and Candlemas.
- John the Baptist: A three-week focus on Jesus' Baptism.
Previously known as Diddy Disciples, this book is an essential resource for creating meaningful and creative worship experiences for young children during these significant seasons of the Church year.
What is Sowing Seeds?
Part One: Interactive Bible Storytelling
Introduction
The Light of the World is Dawning Unit (Advent and Christmas)
Storybox One: Getting Ready for Baby Jesus
Baby John's story (Luke 1.5-25, 57-79)
Mary's Story Option One: 'Yes!' Said Mary (Luke 1.26-38)
Option Two: 'Mary had a baby!' (Luke 1.26-38)
Mary's Song Option One: What does Jesus hear?' (Luke 1.39-55)
Option Two: 'My God is a topsy turvy God!' (Luke 1.26-38)
The Angels' Song (Luke 2.8-16a)
Christmas: Option One: Meet Baby Jesus! (Luke 2.16-20)
Option Two: The Shepherds' Story! (Luke 2.16-20)
Storybox Two: Lighting the Advent Wreath
Candle One: The Patriarchs and Matriarchs (Abraham and Sarah)
Candle Two: Prophets of Old (Isaiah)
Candle Three: John the Baptist
Candle Four: Mary
Candle Five: Jesus, Light of the World
The Christingle's Story
Interactive Nativity with Mini Carols
Jesus, Light of the World! Unit (Epiphany)
The Magi's Journey (Matthew 2.1-2)
The Magi's Gifts (Matthew 2.1-2, 9-11)
Extra: Baby Jesus, the Refugee (Matthew 2.13-18)
Anna the Prophet's story (Luke 2.22-33)
Jesus, Light of the World! (Candlemas Luke 2.22-33)
John the Baptist Unit (weeks before Lent)
Meet John (Matthew 3.1-6)
John Baptizes Jesus (Matthew 3.13-17)
Extra: Our Baptism: a baptism roleplaying workshop
Jesus Is Thrown into the Wilderness: introducing the wilderness (Mark 1.9-12)
Part Two: Bible Storytelling with Babies and Toddlers only
Basic Structure
Getting Ready for Baby Jesus Unit (Advent)
The Getting Ready for Baby Jesus Songbox
'Busy, busy, busy, getting ready for Christmas!'
'"Yes!" said Mary'
'My God is a topsy turvy God!'
'Little donkey'
'The cow in the stable'
'Silent night'
Jesus, Light of the World Unit (Christmas and Epiphany)
The Jesus, Light of the World Songbox
'Joy! Joy! Joy! It's Christmas!'
'See in the darkness'
'Twinkle, twinkle holy star'
'Follow, follow, follow the star'
'Giving a present to Jesus'
'We are marching in the Light of God'
John the Baptist and Baptism Unit (weeks before Lent)
The John the Baptist and Baptism Songbox
'Get ready for our God!'
'Wah me in the river'
'Down, down, down into the water'
'The Welcome'
'Shine like a light in the world!'
Part Three: Creative Response Starter Ideas
Introduction
Getting Ready for Baby Jesus Unit (Advent)
Story Starter Ideas
Sensory Starter Ideas (including for babies and toddlers)
Unit Starter Ideas
Jesus, Light of the World Unit (Christmas and Epiphany)
Story Starter Ideas
Sensory Starter Ideas (including for babies and toddlers)
Unit Starter Ideas
John the Baptist and Baptism Unit (weeks before Lent)
Story Starter Ideas
Sensory Starter Ideas (including for babies and toddlers)
Unit Starter Ideas
Part Four: The Building Blocks
Sowing Seeds Resources
Collage materials
Interesting media
Recipes
Photocopiable templates
