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When you're with a young child, you may often find yourselves exploring the senses: sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Use this issue to explore what children see in everyday moments and in Scripture, and to imagine what God sees.
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Happy Pentecost: It's your birthday! You are part of the church, and many people think of this day as the church's birthday. Read the May/June issue of the magazine with children to talk about Pentecost, the Spirit and loving each other.
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Adults can use this issue to tell children the story of “God’s surprise” for us — Jesus’ life, from birth to resurrection. You’ll also make resurrection dough, hear about Daniel and the lions, meet two little girls living in France, and pray your thanks to God for creating us and waking us up each morning.
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Sometimes children feel the warmth of lots of attention. And sometimes they feel left out. Use the March issue to help children know they are special and God loves them. Read about a little brother who feels forgotten, a child who wants to be bigger, a musician who gets people to sing, and ways you can include your friends in prayer.
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"Not fair!" a common theme for children, is also the theme of the February 2010 issue of the magazine. Read about how God helped famous biblical siblings who struggled with "fairness" — Joseph and his brothers; Martha and her sister. Children and adults will also learn about reformer John Calvin as a child, Cambodia and more!
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Children and adults can use this issue to talk about their friends. What does a good friend do? How is God a friend? How is praying to Jesus like talking to a friend? You can also read about King Solomon building a temple, hear how a deaconess was a friend to lonely people, make a friends tree and pray thank-yous to Jesus for all of your friends!
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Children and adults can learn about Advent as the time when we wait for Christmas. You’ll read about Jesus’ birth, help Mary sing a lullaby to Jesus, hear about a nativity play, ride along on a singing Christmas train, make special ornaments and more!
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Grandparents matter. With the November issue, help young children give thanks for grandparents and other older adults in their lives. Read about a visit to Gram and Gramps, helping Grandpa farm, going to church with a grandparent and staying in contact with a faraway grandparent.
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As you read this issue of The Little Lutheran, talk with children about how, because God first loved us, we love God and others.
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Children will learn about God's welcome for them in the September 2009 issue. Related stories and activities focus on Sunday school, families, Jesus, two sisters who became missionaries to China and more.
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Teach your child that sharing is a cause for joy, not guilt. In the July/August issue, children will hear how God shares with us and calls us to share with others. Stories include: “I have a little lunch” (Jesus feeds 5,000 people with a little boy’s lunch) and more.
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In the May/June 2009 issue of The Little Lutheran, children hear that Jesus stays with us — when we are lost, when we are sick, during storms and when we play. Sing and sign "Jesus in the Morning," make a sailboat, and get a ritual to use after bad dreams.
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Teach your child to "tell God's story" with the April issue of The Little Lutheran. Read "Down a long road" and talk about the Easter story. Send someone a letter with good news about Jesus' love. Sing and sign "Yes, My Lord Is Risen." And learn about other children who have learned to tell God's story.
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Thank God for spring as you laugh and dance in the rain! Learn about Jesus' baptism — and yours! Meet Ka Auk, a 5-year-old who lives in Cambodia. Take a walk in melting snow by the river. Sing "Jesus Calls Your Names." Meet Lois, who liked to draw. Celebrate change with your family. Watch seeds grow.
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Pray with crayons and celebrate that God made only one of you! Meet Lucy from Kenya — she is God’s child, just like you. Use a special ritual to ease goodbyes (both every day and special transitions). Sing “Itsy Bitsy Baby” and enjoy Psalm 51.
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Share prayers about noodles and snow angels. Hear how Samuel listened to God. Learn that Martin Luther King Jr. loved people who didn’t love him back. Meet Nicolle, from Peru, who comes down a mountain to go to church. Remember your baptism with a bathtub ritual.
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Celebrate Jesus’ birth by ringing bells and shouting “Hooray.” Read about a grandfather who shares his old Nativity scene with his grandson. Talk about what sheep might have seen when Jesus was born. Meet Sama, a little girl who lives in Jerusalem, and Frances, who invented special Christmas ornaments called Chrismons. Share a ritual about waiting during Advent, the four weeks before Christmas.
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In the November issue, children learn about the ten sick people Jesus made well, and the one who came back to say "thank you." They learn about two American boys, Frankie and Liam, who give a gift to help Coumba, in Senegal. They also meet Mark Manary, the peanut butter doctor.
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Children learn about God’s everlasting love for us; how Paul encouraged friends in Philippi with a letter; how Francis of Assisi cared for animals; and how Griselda, a young Lutheran in the Honduras, shares God’s love and welcome with a family guest. Children can do a ritual with their pets or stuffed animals and write a letter that shares God’s love.
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Children learn about God’s love and forgiveness, and the forgiveness and love they can offer siblings, playmates and others. Read about a little brother who loves and annoys his big sister, Desmond Tutu’s fight against apartheid, the Tower of Babel and more. Activities/rituals teach that God is with them when they are scared and can help them cope with heavy, sad feelings.
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