The Good Samaritan

We hope you learned some new things about God with your toddler through the Bible story, The Good Samaritan, these past weeks. If you missed any of the weeks, we’ve got you covered! Use this week to review the first two weeks of toddler videos, crafts, activities, and Talk It Over questions with your child. These Good Samaritan crafts and activities were written for classroom teaching with your toddler’s weekend leaders at church, and can easily be adapted for fun at home, too, as a reminder of the Bible story lesson.

1. What happened to the Jewish man in the story?
   He was attacked and got hurt. Ouch!
2. Have you ever had an owie? How did it make you feel?
   I feel sad when I get owies.
3. Who took care of you when you got hurt? It makes me feel better when someone helps me!
   He celebrated!
4. How can you take care of someone else who is hurt?
   You can find an adult to help you bring them a Band-aid, give them water or a snack, and you can always pray for them to feel better!

Take some time to pray with your toddler. Encourage them to sit with you and fold their hands, saying something like: “God, thank you for loving us. Thank you for always taking care of us and being with us when we are hurt. Help us be good friends and take care of other people, too. We love you! Amen.”

Lastly, we know you may have had some tough conversations with your child recently about what is going on in our world. To help, we have gathered videos, articles, and resources to help you through the tough stuff that parenting throws at you. Check out http://saddlebackparents.com/tough-stuff/ for resources to help guide you as you do the challenging and worthy work of raising brave, loving, kind kids who love God and others!