First Look December 2017, WYN, ALL

December 3, 2017

Toddlers and Extended Toddlers

Toddlers

  • Search For The Star
  • Gallon-sized freezer bags
  • Hair gel
  • Yellow foam stars
  • Clear packing tape
  • Dance! Dance!
  • Preschool Christmas music
  • Music player
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • Pretend cake
  • Nativity
  • Fisher Price nativity or equivalent

Extended Toddlers

Story Time

  • Tell It
  • Preschool Bible

Craft Time

  • Manger
  • “Manger” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Yellow inkpads
  • Wet wipes
  • Optional: yarn and hole punch

December 10, 2017

Toddlers and Extended Toddlers

Toddlers

  • Search For The Star
  • Gallon-sized freezer bags
  • Hair gel
  • Yellow foam stars
  • Clear packing tape
  • Dance! Dance!
  • Preschool Christmas music
  • Music player
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • Pretend cake
  • Nativity
  • Fisher Price nativity or equivalent

Extended Toddlers

Story Time

  • Show It
  • Preschool Bible
  • “Bible Story Pictures” Activity Page
  • White cardstock

Craft Time

  • Bookmark
  • “Bookmark” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Dot markers

December 17, 2017

Toddlers and Extended Toddlers

Toddlers

  • Search For The Star
  • Gallon-sized freezer bags
  • Hair gel
  • Yellow foam stars
  • Clear packing tape
  • Dance! Dance!
  • Preschool Christmas music
  • Music player
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • Pretend cake
  • Nativity
  • Fisher Price nativity or equivalent

Extended Toddlers

Story Time

  • Draw It
  • Preschool Bible
  • Butcher paper
  • Markers

Craft Time

  • Triangle Ornament
  • “Triangle Ornament” and “Jesus” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Glue sticks
  • Yarn
  • Hole punch
  • Optional: Crayons

December 24, 2017

Toddlers and Extended Toddlers

Toddlers

  • Search For The Star
  • Gallon-sized freezer bags
  • Hair gel
  • Yellow foam stars
  • Clear packing tape
  • Dance! Dance!
  • Preschool Christmas music
  • Music player
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • Pretend cake
  • Nativity
  • Fisher Price nativity or equivalent

Extended Toddlers

Story Time

  • Act It
  • Preschool Bible

Craft Time

  • Gift
  • “Gift” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Glue sticks
  • Wrapping paper pieces
  • Gift bows

December 31, 2017

Toddlers and Extended Toddlers

Toddlers

  • Search For The Star
  • Gallon-sized freezer bags
  • Hair gel
  • Yellow foam stars
  • Clear packing tape
  • Dance! Dance!
  • Preschool Christmas music
  • Music player
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • Pretend cake
  • Nativity
  • Fisher Price nativity or equivalent

Extended Toddlers

Story Time

  • Sequence It
  • Preschool Bible
  • “Sequence” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Painter’s tape

Craft Time

  • Picture Frame
  • “Picture Frame” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Dot markers

December 3, 2017

2-year-olds

Social

  • Angels
  • No supplies needed
  • Mommies and Babies
  • “Mommies and Babies” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Mailman
  • Several pieces of scrap construction paper
  • Crayons

Story

  • Worship:
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,” which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Large gift wrapped box with a removable lid
  • A toy
  • A few plastic blocks
  • A heart cutout
  • A megaphone
  • A baby swaddled in a blanket

Groups

  • Memory Verse with Motions
  • No supplies needed
  • Mary and the Angel
  • “Mary” and “Angel” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Mary is Having a Baby
  • ‘Picture of Mary” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Wall tape
  • Medium-sized basket
  • Baby blanket
  • Baby doll
  • Gift for Mail Carrier
  • “Candy Cane” and “Mail Carrier Label” Activity Pages
  • Red cardstock
  • Avery #5160 labels or equivalent
  • Small wrapped candy canes
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors

December 10, 2017

2-year-olds

Social

  • Going on a Trip
  • No supplies needed
  • Pack a Bag
  • “Bag” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Large backpack or satchel
  • Red shirt
  • Toothbrush
  • Small teddy bear
  • Small blanket
  • Sunglasses
  • Water bottle
  • Sensory Bin
  • Medium-sized tub
  • Shredded paper
  • Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus Little People® figures from the Little People nativity set
  • Note: If you do not have the Little People® nativity set, you may simply use a male, female, and infant plastic figure

Story

  • Worship:
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,” which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Donkey figurine (like the one found in a nativity set)
  • A plush sheep
  • A table or chair

Groups

  • Animal Verse
  • No supplies needed
  • Building a Stable
  • “Stable” Activity Page
  • Blue cardstock
  • Yellow foam star stickers (1 per child)
  • Markers
  • Thin fabric cut into 2-inch squares (1 square per child)
  • Glue sticks
  • Shake It
  • Preschool-safe shakers
  • Note: If you need to make shakers, simply place dried beans into an empty water bottle and hot glue the top closed
  • Gift for Someone I Love
  • “Bookmark” and “Bookmark Label” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Avery #5160 labels or equivalent
  • Red and green stamp pads
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Wet wipes

December 17, 2017

2-year-olds

Social

  • Being Sheep
  • Hula-hoop
  • Puzzled
  • “Puzzle” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Pen It Up
  • Building blocks
  • Cotton balls
  • The “Pick It Up” song from the I Count On You CD
  • CD player

Story

  • Worship:
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,” which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • 3 plush sheep
  • Nativity set

Groups

  • Tell the News
  • “Allergy Alert Poster”
  • White cardstock
  • “Tell the News” Activity Page
  • Green cardstock
  • Christmas stickers
  • Scissors
  • Clear tape
  • Small wrapped candy canes (1 per child)
  • Shepherd Picture
  • “Shepherd Picture” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Glue sticks
  • Cotton balls (5 per child)
  • Traveling In Place
  • No supplies needed
  • Angel Gift
  • “Angel Gift” and “Angel Label” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Avery #5160 labels or equivalent
  • Markers
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • Silver pipe cleaners (1 per child)

December 24, 2017

2-year-olds

Social

  • Decorate It
  • Red and green streamers
  • Wall tape
  • Greatest Gift
  • Butcher paper in any color
  • Marker
  • Scissors
  • Floor tape
  • Beanbags
  • Birthday Cake
  • “Allergy Alert Poster”
  • White cardstock
  • “Birthday Cake” Activity Page
  • White paper
  • Laminator
  • Painters tape
  • Play-Doh®
  • The “Pick It Up” song from the I Count On You CD
  • CD player

Story

  • Worship:
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,” which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • The Christmas Story storybook by Autumn Ward (available on Amazon.com and the Orange Store)

Groups

  • Stamp the Gift
  • “Stamp Verse” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Gift stamp
  • Jesus is the Best Gift
  • “Jesus Gift” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Tissue paper in any color
  • Christmas stickers
  • Crayons
  • Small gift bags
  • Happy Birthday Jesus
  • “Jesus Birthday Jesus” from the “I Count on You” CD
  • CD player
  • Party Hat
  • “Hat Label” Activity Page
  • Avery #5160 labels or equivalent
  • Markers
  • White lunch bags
  • Solid-colored party hats
  • Christmas stickers

December 31, 2017

2-year-olds

Social

  • Colored Stars
  • “Colored Stars” Activity Page
  • 4 different colored pieces of cardstock
  • 4 colors of medium-sized pom-poms (the colors should match cardstock colors)
  • Scissors
  • Shape Match
  • “Shape Match” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Wall tape
  • Wrap the Gift
  • Construction paper
  • Masking tape
  • Permanent marker
  • Scissors
  • Scrap wrapping paper in different colors and sizes
  • Glue sticks
  • Small bows

Story

  • Worship:
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,” which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Flashlight
  • “Star Template” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Clear tape

Groups

  • Star Hop
  • “Star Hop” Activity Page
  • Yellow cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Floor tape
  • Sparkly Star
  • “Sparkly Star” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Yellow tissue paper (sparkly if you can find it)
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Star Bounce
  • Parachute or sheet
  • Large yellow pom-poms
  • Star Frame
  • “Star Frame” and “Star Frame Note” Activity Pages
  • Red cardstock
  • White paper
  • Foam star stickers

December 3, 2017

3-5 year-olds

Social

  • Snow Angels
  • A large bag of packing peanuts
  • Flat sheet or plastic tablecloth
  • Stack the Gifts
  • 12 empty, square, stackable boxes
  • Red, green, gold, and silver wrapping paper
  • Clear tape
  • Scissors
  • Post Office Playtime
  • Several envelopes of different sizes
  • DIY mailbox OR a play or metal mailbox

Story

  • Worship:
  • Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,”which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • The song, “No Matter What” available at or on the “Everybody Sing” CD and Dance Moves DVD
  • Intro Sketch:
  • A Christmas tin (for Christmas cookies)
  • A tree-topper angel
  • A cardboard box full of packing peanuts
  • A small table
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Large wrapped gift with a removable lid
  • A book
  • A toy
  • A paint set
  • A few plastic blocks
  • A megaphone
  • The word “JESUS” written on an 8 ½ x 11 page in large block letters with tape on the back
  • A heart cutout
  • A large gift tag that reads: “From: God, To: You” with tape on the back
  • The small table from the Intro Sketch

Groups

  • Memory Verse with Motions
  • No supplies needed
  • The Angel and Mary
  • “Angel and Mary” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Crayons or markers
  • Special Delivery
  • “Postcards” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Crayons
  • Stickers
  • Parent addresses
  • Permanent marker
  • Postcard stamps
  • Pass the Gift
  • A Christmas gift box or bag
  • Gift for Postal Worker
  • “Gift Tag” Activity Page
  • Red cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Christmas stickers
  • Red or green ribbon
  • Hole punch
  • Medium-sized Styrofoam cups
  • Hot chocolate packets
  • Plastic spoons
  • Mini individually wrapped candy canes
  • White lunch bags

Journal and Prayer

  • Paperclip "Memory Verse Card" in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • Journal
  • Fun-shaped pen

December 10, 2017

3-5 year-olds

Social

  • Travel by Tape
  • Floor tape
  • Optional: Pool noodle or other soft stick
  • What’s in the Bag?
  • “Bags to Pack” and “Items to Pack” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Nativity Scene
  • Little People® nativity set

Story

  • Worship:
  • Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,”which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • The song, “Every Day” available at or on the “Everybody Sing” CD and Dance Moves DVD
  • Intro Sketch:
  • Small gift basket
  • Tissue paper
  • Box of hot chocolate mix
  • Bag of marshmallows
  • Christmas mug
  • Small table to sit all of these items on
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • The following sound effects: a donkey’s bray, a knock on the door, chicken clucking, and a cow mooing

Groups

  • Stable Walk
  • “Stable” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Wall tape
  • Manger Scene
  • “Manger Scene” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Thin craft sticks (4 per child)
  • Glue sticks
  • Liquid glue
  • Self-stick foam star stickers
  • Cotton balls
  • Nativity Set Up
  • A Little People® nativity set or any other type of small nativity
  • Other small, random action figures or toys (like a toy dinosaur, car, etc.)
  • Towel or piece of fabric
  • Dance, Dance, Dance
  • Monthly song
  • CD player
  • Special Delivery for Someone Special
  • “Jesus” and “Someone Special Tag” and Activity Pages
  • White and red cardstock
  • Small cardboard boxes
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Crinkle cut scissors
  • Large jewel stickers
  • Clear tape

Journal and Prayer

  • Paperclip "Memory Verse Card" in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • Journal
  • Fun-shaped pen
  • Small heart stamp
  • Red ink pad
  • Optional: Small red heart stickers

December 17, 2017

3-5 year-olds

Social

  • Don’t Drop the Sheep
  • Cotton balls
  • 2-3 plastic spoons
  • Basket
  • Tell Me
  • Large, empty cardboard box
  • Christmas wrapping paper
  • Scissors
  • Clear tape
  • 6 note cards
  • Permanent marker
  • Animal Care
  • Several plush animals
  • Blankets
  • Hairbrushes
  • Plastic bowls

Story

  • Worship:
  • Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,”which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • The song, “No Matter What” available at or on the “Everybody Sing” CD and Dance Moves DVD
  • Intro Sketch:
  • String, 2 tacks, and small clothespins OR a large magnetic board and several small magnets
  • 10-15 random Christmas cards
  • Large box or bin to put the Christmas cards in
  • Bed sheet
  • Walking stick OR shepherd’s staff
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • 3 walking sticks or shepherd’s staffs
  • 3 pieces of brown material
  • Small step ladder
  • 3 preselected preschool volunteers
  • Box for all of the props
  • Nativity set (the largest one you can purchase or borrow; one for a yard display would be perfect)

Groups

  • Say It
  • No supplies needed
  • Shepherds in the Field
  • “Shepherds” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Crayons
  • Brown pipe cleaners
  • Scissors
  • Sandpaper
  • White liquid glue
  • 2-3 small paper plates
  • Cotton swabs
  • For You
  • “For You” and “For You Label” Activity Pages
  • Green cardstock
  • Avery #5160 labels or equivalent
  • Christmas stickers
  • Scissors
  • Red permanent marker
  • Smiley Face Travel
  • “Smiley Face” Activity Page
  • White, blue, green, and yellow cardstock (1 piece of each color)
  • Wall tape
  • Special Delivery of an Angel
  • “Angel Tag” and “Angel Face” Activity Pages
  • White and red cardstock
  • Coffee filters
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Crinkle-cut scissors
  • Liquid glue
  • Pastel cupcake liners
  • Thin yellow ribbon
  • Yellow dot markers
  • Clear tape

Journal and Prayer

  • Paperclip "Memory Verse Card" in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • Journal
  • Fun-shaped pen

December 24, 2017

3-5 year-olds

Social

  • Bow in a Box
  • 4 medium-sized boxes without tops or lids
  • Red, green, white, and gold wrapping paper
  • Several bags of red, green, white, and gold bows
  • Clear tape
  • Scissors
  • Medium-sized basket
  • Baby in a Manger
  • “Manger” and “Baby” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • White paper
  • Wall tape
  • Make a Cake
  • “Allergy Alert Poster”
  • White cardstock
  • Red or green Play-Doh®
  • Wet wipes

Story

  • Worship:
  • Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,”which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • The song, “Every Day” available at or on the “Everybody Sing” CD and Dance Moves DVD
  • Intro Sketch:
  • A small cake
  • A party hat
  • A party horn
  • A bag of balloons
  • A table
  • Box to hold the party items
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Pretend birthday cake
  • (If you choose to celebrate with a real birthday cake, be sure to use an Allergy Alert)

Groups

  • Hidden Memory Verse
  • “Memory Verse Square” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Christmas wrapping paper
  • Scissors
  • Clear tape
  • Story Retell
  • “Story Retell” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • Medium-sized gift box with a bow on top
  • Wall tape
  • Do As I Do
  • No supplies needed
  • Pom-Pom Bounce
  • Large red and green pom-poms
  • Parachute
  • Special Delivery for Jesus’ Birthday
  • “Birthday Tag” Activity Page
  • Red cardstock
  • Red and green construction paper
  • White lunch bags
  • Scissors
  • Crinkle-cut scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Clear tape

Journal and Prayer

  • Paperclip "Memory Verse Card" in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • Journal
  • Fun-shaped pen
  • “Happy Birthday” stickers (1 for each child)

December 31, 2017

3-5 year-olds

Social

  • We’re Going on a Star Hunt
  • 4 star cutouts
  • Wall tape
  • Stamp It
  • “Envelope” and “Stamps” Activity Pages
  • White or yellow cardstock
  • Light green cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue dots
  • Wall tape
  • Wrap It Up
  • Several small boxes
  • Christmas wrapping paper
  • Clear tape
  • Stick-on bows
  • Scissors
  • Mailbox you purchased or created

Story

  • Worship:
  • Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” in your Bible at Isaiah 9:6
  • A CD player
  • This month’s worship song, “Special Delivery,”which is included in your monthly files
  • The dance moves video of this song is available on AmberSkyRecords.com
  • The song, “No Matter What” available at or on the “Everybody Sing” CD and Dance Moves DVD
  • Intro Sketch:
  • 3 different sized boxes with lids (one small, one medium, and one large) that can fit inside one another like nesting dolls
  • Small mirror and a note that will fit into the smallest box
  • Christmas wrapping paper
  • Clear tape
  • Table to put the box on
  • Bible Story:
  • Bible
  • Flashlight
  • “Star Template” Activity Page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Clear tape

Groups

  • Star It
  • “Star Verse” Activity Page
  • Light green cardstock
  • Star stickers (8 per child)
  • Star Outline
  • “Star” Activity page
  • White cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Several bottles of glitter glue
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • “Rhyme,” “Story Picture 1,” “Story Picture 2,” “Story Picture 3,” “Story Picture 4,” and “Hunt” Activity Pages
  • White paper
  • White, red, blue, yellow, and green cardstock
  • 4 medium-sized boxes
  • Red, blue, yellow, and green butcher paper
  • Clear tape
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Present Hop
  • “Presents” Activity Page
  • Four different colors of cardstock (several pieces of each color)
  • Smart phone or CD player to play worship music
  • Star Frame
  • “Frame” and “Frame Note” Activity Pages
  • White cardstock
  • White paper
  • Star stickers

Journal and Prayer