Sowing Seeds Book 2
Bible storytelling and worship with children, includes Lent and Easter
Sowing Seeds Book 2
Bible storytelling and worship with children, includes Lent and Easter
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281090914
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 young children.
Sowing Seeds aims to encourage participation, discipleship and leadership from children's earliest years, using storytelling, singing, repetition, art and sensory play 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 2:
- 19+ Sessions: Organised into two units, covering Lent to Trinity Sunday.
- Step-by-Step Guidance: All the tools needed to set up and run Sowing Seeds in your group.
- Creative Ideas: Use everyday art and play materials to spark imagination and engagement in response to Bible stories.
The Units:
- The Journey to the Cross: A nine-week exploration through Lent and Holy Week.
- Jesus is Alive! Alleluia!: A ten-week celebration of Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday.
Previously known as Diddy Disciples, this resource invites leaders to nurture faith and creativity in young children through vibrant worship experiences.
Part One: Interactive Bible Storytelling
Introduction
The Journey to the Cross unit (Lent)
Jesus Gives Everything Up For Us (The Week before Lent)
Extra: Ash Wednesday
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness (Matthew 4.1-11; Luke 4.3-13)
Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21.1-11; Mark 11.1-10; Luke 19.28)
Jesus Cleans the Temple (Matthew 21.8-13; Luke 19.45-4)
Option One: The people in the Temple, they pray, pray, pray
Option Two: In Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Like a Mother Hen (Mothering Sunday, Luke 13: 34-35, Matt 23.37-39)
Mary Anoints Jesus (Mothering Sunday, John 3: 1-21)
Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet (John 13.1-17)
Option One: Washing Feet
Option Two: Servant King
Jesus' Last Meal (The Last Supper, Luke 22.14-23)
The Story of Love: The Story of the Cross (Good Friday)
Jesus is Alive! Alleluia unit (Easter)
Jesus Is Risen! Alleluia! (John 19.40-20.1a)
The Women's Story (John 20.1-10)
The Walk to Emmaus (Luke 24.13-35)
The Good Shepherd:
Option One: 'There was a once a little flock' (John 10.11-15)
Option Two: David the Shepherd King (1 Samuel 17:34-36)
Option Three: God's My Shepherd (1 Sam 17:34-36, Psalm 23)
Thomas's Story (John 20: 19-29)
The Catch of Fishes (John 21.1-14)
Peter's Story (John 18.15-27, 21.15-19)
The Ascension:
Option One: Jesus goes up! (Luke 24.42-53)
Option Two: You will tell the world about me! (Acts 1.8-14)
Come, Holy Spirit! (The Day of Pentecost, Acts 2.1-4)
1, 2, 3, the Trinity! (Trinity Sunday)
Part Two: Bible Storytelling with Babies and Toddlers only
Basic Structure
The Journey to the Cross unit (Lent)
The Journey to the Cross Songbox
'I am going to follow Jesus'
'Jesus came riding on a donkey'
'Love is stronger'
'When the king says...'
The Diddy Disciples footwashing song
'Do this to remember me'
Jesus is Alive! Alleluia! unit (Easter)
Jesus is Alive! Alleluia! Songbox
'He is risen, risen, risen!'
'On Easter Day in the morning'
'Back in Galilee'
'The Good Shepherd'
'Go! And wait for the Holy Spirit'
'Holy Spirit, come!'
Part Three: Creative Response Starter Ideas
Introduction
The Journey to the Cross Unit (Lent)
Story Starter Ideas
Sensory Starter Ideas (including for babies and toddlers)
Unit Starter Ideas
Jesus is Alive! Alleluia! Unit (Easter)
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
