Springtime

Bible Story

Song of Songs 2:11-12 (NLT)

‘Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come.’

Genesis 1:9-13

The Play-Along Bible 

‘Land Ho’, p7

Talk about the changing seasons and how we can see signs of Spring around us.

Craft Ideas

• Make or paint springtime flowers – daffodils are easy to do using egg cartons or cake cases for the middle.
• For more craft ideas check our Pinterest.

Song Suggestions

• Theme Song

(Tune: ‘London Bridge is falling down’).

Thank you, God, for flowers that grow,

Flowers that grow, flowers that grow,

Thank you, God, for flowers that grow,

In the springtime.

• ‘All things bright and beautiful’
• ‘Mary, Mary quite contrary’

Prayer

Thank you, God, for all the signs of Spring we can see around us – daffodils and crocuses flowering, leaves and buds on the trees, lighter nights and mornings. We are so looking forward to Spring.

Amen.

Bible Story

Song of Songs 2:11-12 (NLT)

‘Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come.’

Talk about how Spring is a time of new life and a time when lots of baby animals are born.

Luke 15:1-7

The Play-Along Bible 

‘Runaway Sheep’, p76

Talk about how sheep are mentioned lots of times in the Bible and tell the story of the Runaway Sheep and how the Good Shepherd celebrates when he finds it.

Craft Ideas

• Make baby animal masks using paper plates.
• For more craft ideas check our Pinterest.

Song Suggestions

• Theme Song

(Tune: ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush’)

This is the way the bunny hops, bunny hops, bunny hops,
This is the way the bunny hops
On a springtime morning.

This is the way the little chick walks …

This is the way the little lamb runs …
 

• ‘Baa, baa black sheep’
• ‘Old McDonald had a farm’

Prayer

Thank you, God, for all the baby animals that are born in Spring.

Thank you for the soft fur of the rabbits, their long ears and their fluffy tails.

Thank you for the little chicks that cheep and chirp.

Thank you for the lambs that run through the fields.

Thank you for Springtime.

Amen.

Bible Story

Genesis 8:22

‘As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.’

There is usually lots of rain in springtime! Talk about why we need it to rain and about the fun we can have playing in the rain.

Tell the story of Noah and how it rained for 40 days and nights, but that God has promised never to flood the whole world again.

Genesis 6:9-8:22

The Play-Along Bible 

‘Safe from the storm’, p18

Craft Ideas

• Do a water-themed craft or have water trays to play with.

• For more craft ideas check our Pinterest.

Song Suggestions

• Theme Song

(Tune: ‘Frére Jacques’)

April showers, April showers
Drip, drip, drop, drip, drip, drop.
Rain on my umbrella,
Rain on my umbrella,
Never stop – drip, drip, drop!

April showers, April showers,

Drip, drip, drop, drip, drip, drop.

Splashing in the puddles,

Splashing in the puddles,

Never stop – drip, drip, drop!

• ‘I like the sunshine, I like the rain’
• ‘It’s raining, it’s pouring’

Prayer

Thank you, God, for Springtime. Thank you for April showers that help to make the plants and flowers grow. Thank you that we can have lots of fun splashing in puddles.

Amen.