NOTE: This file is provided for those who want to modify the lessons to suit their timeframe. This is not meant to be used as a printed copy of the teacher guide. Digital copies of the guides are available through Digital Pro (MyAnswers.com).
Rainforest Recreation
Playing is what this age group does best! While they’re playing, they’re learning. These games are an important part of the teaching process because they help to cement the lessons into the kids’ minds in a fun way. 
Consider having an outdoor playtime if you have a good space for it. The outdoor location should be enclosed so no one wanders off. If you don’t have a safe area, use tarp-covered hay bales or snow fencing to create one. Ask church families to bring plastic slides, big wheel riding toys, and other age-appropriate outdoor equipment. Make sure they’re labeled so they can be returned easily after VBS. 
For game time, use the following suggestions or other options from the Game Guide, such as the Pre-Primary games. Also, it’s fun to repeat favorites throughout the week.
Day 1
Hungry Monkeys
Cut a yellow pool noodle into small pieces. Spread the pieces around one end of the area. Begin with the Teaching Tie-In. Set a large box or make a circle of chairs near the starting position. Explain that the students will pretend to be monkeys trying to gather bananas (yellow noodle pieces) and bring them back to their banana bunker (food stash). At go, children will run to the bananas, gather as many as possible and bring them back to their banana bunker. 
Teaching Tie-In 
God created all the land animal kinds on day 6, including the kinds that monkeys belong to. Some monkeys live in the jungle. What food do you think monkeys like to eat? Take responses. Monkeys like fruit, nuts, seeds, and even eggs, bugs, and lizards! Today we’ll pretend to be monkeys that are hungry for bananas.
Adam & Eve Chase
Set up a play area. Share the Teaching Tie-In. Have all the boys (Adams) chase all the girls (Eves). When a girl is tagged, she must sit down and say, “I’m made in God’s image.” Then she can stand and return to the chase. After a short time, switch so the girls are chasing the boys. See how many they can make sit down at a time.
Teaching Tie-In 
God created the first people on day 6 of creation. What were their names? Adam and Eve. God created the first man and woman to be different than the animals. They were made special, created in God’s image. You are created in God’s image too! 
Day 2
Two-By-Two Animal Match
Print the Animal Kind Cards, making sure to have a male and female of each animal. Hide one of each animal around the play area. Share the Teaching Tie-In. Pass out the remaining animal pictures, one per player. At go, children must find the animal that matches theirs. 
Teaching Tie-In 
God sent a big flood to cover the whole earth. But he kept Noah and his family safe in the ark. God sent animals to the ark two by two. That means a boy and girl of each animal kind got on the ark. Today, you will be looking for the animal that matches your picture so you have a boy and a girl. 
Noah Says 
Begin with the Teaching Tie-In. This game is played like Simon Says. Choose a leader to start as “Noah.” Have the children line up across from Noah. Noah will give instructions by saying, “Noah says ____” and adding a physical action while doing it. For example, “Noah says touch the floor,” “Noah says hop on one foot,” or “Noah says shake your head.” Once kids get the hang of it, try giving instructions more quickly. Play as time allows.
Teaching Tie-In 
After Adam sinned, bad things began to happen. People became so bad that God sent a big flood to punish sin. God told Noah to build an ark. What is an ark? A big ship. Noah obeyed God and built an ark, and he and his family were saved from the flood catastrophe. In our game today, we’ll practice obeying. Listen carefully and do whatever Noah says.
Day 3
North & South 
This game works best indoors in a room with walls, but you can play outdoors if you create lines for north and south using chalk, cones, or chairs. Choose two opposite walls of the room to be north and south and review those with the children. Have everyone stand in the middle of the room. Call out a direction, either north or south, and point to the wall. The children must run to the wall in that direction then return to the middle. Play several times and finish with the Teaching Tie-In.

Teaching Tie-In 
After God gave the people at Babel different languages, they went in all directions, including north and south. Why did God confuse the people’s language? Because they disobeyed God’s command to spread out on the earth. 
Snoozing Silverback
Choose a leader to be the silverback gorilla. The gorilla can stand with back turned or lie down with eyes closed, holding a banana (yellow pool noodle piece). Players line up on the opposite side of the play area. Whenever the gorilla turns his back or snoozes, players must tiptoe toward him. When the gorilla turns and faces the players or wakes up, everyone must freeze in place. When the kids get close, the gorilla can chase them back to start. Finish with the Teaching Tie-In. 
Teaching Tie-In 
What kind of animal is our pal today? A silverback gorilla. Scatter’s silver or gray color reminds us of the confusion God sent at the tower of Babel. When we say something is gray, that means it’s confusing or mixed-up. God confused the language at Babel so there were suddenly many languages. Different families couldn’t understand each other or work together anymore. 
Day 4
Nativity Hunt
Print and cut out the Nativity Cards or use figures from a nativity set. Include baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and animals. (For a large class, print extras of all but Mary, Joseph, and Jesus.) Hide cards or figures around the area for kids to find. Have the kids attach the cards to a board or place each piece in a nativity scene. Finish with the Teaching Tie-In. 
Teaching Tie-In 
On what special day do we celebrate Jesus’ birthday? Christmas. Jesus’ birth was part of God’s plan to save us from our sin so that we can be forgiven. Use the Nativity Cards or pieces to review Jesus’ birth. 
Dolphin Splash
This game is best played outdoors. Set out one or more wading pools with a small amount of water and several sponge balls. Have the children gather around each pool. Take turns picking up and tossing the balls into the water to make a splash. Finish with the Teaching Tie-In.
Teaching Tie-In 
Today we learned about a pink river dolphin. Pink is made from mixing white and red. White reminds us that Jesus was perfect and pure. He never sinned. The color red reminds us of Jesus’ blood when he died on the cross for our sins. What is our dolphin pal’s name? Rose. Her name reminds us that Jesus rose from the dead! 
Day 5
Jungle Obstacle Course
Set up a simple jungle course using one or more of the following ideas:
Cross a river on stepping stones (jump from hoop to hoop over a blue tarp/sheet)
Crawl through a hollow log (play tunnel)
Rescue a baby animal (toy animal)
Find a banana (yellow pool noodle piece)
Catch a fish (use a net to scoop a plastic fish out of a kiddie pool filled with water—supervise carefully)
Walk under a vine (rope or twisted piece of brown or green roll paper)
Demonstrate how to run the course. Have the kids take turns going through it.
 Teaching Tie-In 
We’ve been learning about the jungle and what the Bible says about the 7 C’s of History. Do you remember what they all are? Briefly review each C: Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, and Consummation. 
7 C’s Hunt
Cut fun foam sheets into 2-inch squares of green, dark, blue, gray, white, red, and yellow. Hide the squares around the play area, at least one of each color. Begin with the Teaching Tie-In. Divide into teams. Choose one team to search for the seven colored squares. Once they have found all seven, help them put the colors in order and name each C. Have another leader take the other group(s) to another area or room and practice fun exercises, such as two-foot hops, spins, toe touches, or jumping jacks (seven times each). When the first group finishes the hunt, have them help you hide the squares for the next group, then switch with the exercising group(s). Play until all groups have had a turn searching for colors.
Teaching Tie-In 
Let’s review the seven colors and which C of history they remind us of. Review: green—Creation, dark—Corruption, blue—Catastrophe, gray—Confusion, white—Christ, red—Cross, yellow—Consummation. Today you’ll be hunting for all these colors.

Tree-mendous Crafts
Simple. Simple. Simple. Young children need simple crafts that are fun to touch and explore. More prep needs to take place so the children are left with simply decorating, attaching stickers, and gluing. This hands-on fun time helps kids really connect with what they’re learning.
As with all other items used with the toddlers and young preschoolers, watch carefully that items are not choking hazards and that all items are nontoxic. Use chunky crayons. Remember to put names on all crafts as children work on them. 
Plan two craft times a day, but be prepared to skip one or both if the children need more rest time. Decide who will be in charge of preparing the craft materials (craft leaders, toddler teachers, or someone else). Whatever ideas you choose, have fun and use the crafts to reinforce the big themes of the week.
Thematic Craft Ideas
Several of these crafts require materials for the craft volunteers to use ahead of time, such as an office paper cutter, scissors, glue, and a pen or pencil. These items will not be listed in the supply lists below. 
Day 1
Session 1—My Bug Jar
Follow the directions in the Craft Guide for the My Bug Jar craft. 
Teaching Tie-In 
Have you seen any bugs lately? Take responses. Bugs are amazing creations of God! It will be fun to catch some and care for them with our bug jars. When you see a firefly or an ant or a beetle, think about our wonderful God who made them.
Session 2—Eden the Parrot Coloring Sheet 
Gather the following: Parrot Coloring Sheets and crayons. Optional: feathers, wiggle eyes, and glue sticks. You’ll also need the Day 1 Animal Pal Poster.
Ahead of time, print one coloring sheet for each child. 
During class, children will color the coloring sheet. Optional: Spread glue on the wings and tail and attach feathers. Then add wiggle eyes.
Teaching Tie-In 
Refer to the Day 1 Animal Pal Poster. What’s the name of our animal pal today? Take responses. Continue discussion about the pal and its significance. 
Bonus Idea for Day 1—Creation Sensory Box
Gather sensory items to put in a box that kids can make and play with. Possibilities can include large craft sticks they color for people, good size animal stickers they stick on card stock, brown or green crinkle shred paper for dirt/grass, cut-up blue- or aqua-colored netting for water, plastic dinosaurs and other animals, a plastic tealight candle, etc. Make sure all items are safe and not choking hazards.
Day 2
Session 1—Straw Serpent
Follow the directions in the Craft Guide for the Straw Serpent craft.
Teaching Tie-In 
Have you ever seen a snake in the grass or in a zoo? Take responses. Our Bible account today talks about an animal that sounds like a snake—but in this case, it was a snake that could talk! What did the snake want Eve to do? Take responses. Did Eve listen to the snake? Take responses. She should have trusted God, not the snake. We can always trust God!
Session 2—Tox the Dart Frog Coloring Sheet
Gather the following: Frog Coloring Sheets and crayons. Optional: blue cellophane, wiggle eyes, and glue sticks. You’ll also need the Day 2 Animal Pal Poster.
Ahead of time, print one coloring sheet for each child. Optional: Cut pieces of blue cellophane to fit the frog’s body on the coloring sheet.

Check Pinterest.com/AnswersVBS for colorful photos of the toddler crafts!
During class, children will color their coloring sheet. Optional: Spread glue on the frog’s body and attach the blue cellophane. Then glue on the wiggle eyes. 
Teaching Tie-In 
Refer to the Day 2 Animal Pal Poster. What’s the name of our animal pal today? Take responses. Continue discussion about the pal and its significance. 
Bonus Idea for Day 2—Ocean in a Bottle
Gather the following: Water bottles, blue food coloring, cooking oil, small plastic cups, funnels, heavy duct tape, glitter, sequins, and any other small, flashy items desired. 
Ahead of time, unscrew the lids and pour about half the water out. Determine how much oil you need to fill up the bottle to about 1–2 inches from the top, but don’t put oil in each bottle yet. Tightly screw the lids back on. 
During class, take the lids back off and put in a funnel. Let kids add in fun items like the glitter or sequins and a few drops of food coloring. Then give them a small pre-determined amount of oil in a cup to pour in through the funnel. Remember to leave at least 1–2 inches of free space at the top. An adult should then screw the lid on tightly and tape it well with the heavy duct tape. 
Turn the bottle sideways and upside down to watch the ocean in a bottle!
Day 3
Session 1—World Map Place Mat
Gather the following: World Map Pattern, crayons or markers, 11 x 17-inch white card stock, and clear contact paper or lamination. Optional: stickers of children from around the world.
Ahead of time, print a map pattern for each child on the white card stock.
During class, have kids color the map and add stickers if you have them. Before they take the place mats home, run them through a laminator or cover them with clear contact paper.  
Teaching Tie-In 
What’s this a picture of? Take responses. Right, the world! Did people live all over the world before the tower of Babel event? No! God scattered them from the tower of Babel, and now people live all over the place and do things many different ways.  
Session 2—Scatter the Gorilla Coloring Sheet
Gather the following: Gorilla Coloring Sheets and crayons. Optional: silver/gray faux fur for the gorilla’s back, wiggle eyes, and glue sticks. You’ll also need the Day 3 Animal Pal Poster.
Ahead of time, print one coloring sheet for each child. Optional: Cut pieces of faux fur to fit the shape of the gorilla’s back on the coloring sheet.
During class, children will color their coloring sheet. Optional: Spread glue on the gorilla’s back and attach the faux fur. Then glue on the wiggle eyes. 
Teaching Tie-In 
Refer to the Day 3 Animal Pal Poster. What’s the name of our animal pal today? Take responses. Continue discussion about the pal and its significance.
Bonus Idea for Day 3—Tower Building
Gather the following: Brown construction paper or card stock, plain white copy paper, glue sticks, and crayons or markers. 
Ahead of time, cut the brown paper into strips of decreasing length—some strips should be 1 x 6 inches, some 1 x 5, 1 x 4, 1 x 3, and 1 x 2. Each child will get one of each. 
During class, have the kids glue the longest strip along the bottom of their white paper to be the base of their ziggurat tower. Then glue the 1 x 5 strip just above the 1 x 6 strip, then continue up the tower in decreasing lengths to make a ziggurat. Color people, grass, and sky around the tower.
Day 4
Session 1—Easter Scene
Follow the directions in the Craft Guide for the Easter Diorama (v.2) craft.
Teaching Tie-In 
Who is God’s Son who came to earth at Christmas? Take responses. Did he ever do anything wrong? Take responses. Why is there a cross on your Easter scene? Take responses and summarize why Jesus came.
Session 2—Rose the Dolphin Coloring Sheet
Gather the following: Dolphin Coloring Sheets and crayons. Optional: blue-colored cellophane and glue sticks. You’ll also need the Day 4 Animal Pal Poster.
Ahead of time, print one coloring sheet for each child. Optional: Cut the cellophane into small pieces.
During class, children will color their coloring sheet. Optional: Spread glue on the water area and attach pieces of blue cellophane. 
Teaching Tie-In 
Refer to the Day 4 Animal Pal Poster. What’s the name of our animal pal today? Take responses. Continue discussion about the pal and its significance.

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Bonus Idea for Day 4—Christmas Ornament
Gather the following: Either 1 x 3-inch blocks of wood (sanded smooth) or small, non-glossy white or kraft gift boxes. Also gather markers, glue sticks, mini screw eyes, narrow ribbon, mini Christmas gift bows, and the Jesus Gift Tag 2 Pattern. 
Ahead of time, screw the screw eye into the box or wood block and print and cut out a gift tag pattern for each student. 
During class, kids can color their boxes and put the mini bow on, then glue on the Jesus gift tag. Tie ribbon through the eye to make a loop for hanging.
Day 5
Session 1—Beautiful Butterfly Hat
Gather the following supplies: Stapler, tape, marker, yellow corrugated bulletin board border, 4–6 pipe cleaners per child, 4–6 butterflies per child from the Butterfly Pattern, and items for decorating the butterflies—markers, dot art markers, small stickers, etc.
Ahead of time, cut the bulletin board border into 20-inch strips, one per child. Print and cut out the butterflies from the butterfly pattern. Twist the pipe cleaners around a marker several times to make a corkscrew shape. 
During class, the children will decorate their butterflies. As each child finishes, tape each butterfly to one end of a twisted pipe cleaner then insert the other end into the corrugated border, spacing them out. Fit the border strip around the child’s head and staple or tape the two ends together to form a crown-style hat. (Tape over staples to cover any sharp edges.) 
Teaching Tie-In 
Have you seen a butterfly flying around outside? Aren’t you glad God made butterflies? Someday, just as a caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly, God’s people will have beautiful new bodies too.
Session 2—Bliss the Butterfly Coloring Sheet
Gather the following: Butterfly Coloring Sheets and crayons. Optional: tissue paper squares, wiggle eyes, and glue sticks. You’ll also need the Day 5 Animal Pal Poster.
Ahead of time, print one coloring sheet for each child. Cut colored tissue paper into small squares. 
During class, children will color the coloring sheet. Optional: Spread glue on the wings and add the tissue paper squares. Then glue on the wiggle eyes.  
Teaching Tie-In 
Refer to the Day 5 Animal Pal Poster. What’s the name of our animal pal today? Take responses. Continue discussion about the pal and its significance. 
Bonus Idea for Day 5—Coffee Filter Butterfly
Gather the following supplies: 2 coffee filters, a paper plate, and washable markers for each child, along with a spring-style clothespin, and a 4-inch piece of pipe cleaner (any color) folded into a V. 
Ahead of time, fill either a spray bottle with water for teacher use or a spray bottle or dropper with water refills for each child. Flatten the coffee filters.
During class, place one flattened coffee filter on each paper plate. Have kids color it with markers, then mist it with a water bottle or put drops of water on it. Repeat with the other coffee filter and let them dry. When they are dry, teachers can accordion-fold both of them and stack them on top of each other. Put the V pipe cleaner in the clothespin for antennae, and help kids attach the clothespin in the middle of the coffee filters. (They can color the clothespin first if you have time.) Fluff out the coffee filters on both sides of the clothespin, and you have an awesome butterfly!

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Canopy Café
Yum! Snacks are always a hit. But with this age group, it is especially important to find out from parents about food allergies. Toddlers may not be able to communicate this information. If you are choosing other snack options, be mindful of small foods that may be choking hazards (e.g., hot dogs, nuts, marshmallows, raisins or dried fruits, hard or very chewy candies, chunks of cheese or fruit, triangle-shaped chips, and popcorn). Some “big kid” snacks are safe for toddlers. You may want to serve smaller portions of those. See the Snack Guide for more details. 
Decide who will prepare the snacks—teachers or the snack team—and decide if you are serving one or two snacks per day. And, of course, remember to wash hands and pray before eating.
Thematic Snack Ideas
See photos of the big kids’ snacks in the Snack Guide.
Day 1
Use this big kids’ snack recipe, except serve smaller portions in smaller cups. Adjust amounts accordingly.
Dirt Dessert (10 servings)
2 c. cold milk 
1 (3.9 oz.) package instant chocolate pudding (4-serving size)
8 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed
11/2 c. crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (about 20), divided
20 gummy animals
10 plastic punch cups
10 plastic spoons
Whisk and mixing bowls
Large spoon
Make pudding according to package directions. Stir in whipped topping and 1/2 c. of crushed cookies. Divide the mixture into 10 punch cups. Top with the remaining sandwich cookie pieces and gummy animals. Note: Various varieties of gummy animals such as zoo animals, dinosaurs, and bears can be ordered online, but gummy worms work too.
Teaching Tie-In
Look at your dirt dessert. Do you think it just made itself or did someone make it? Take responses. Someone made it! Do you think the world just came about on its own, or did God make it? Take responses. God made it! He made all the plants and animals and the sun and moon and stars and people. Let’s praise God for being the amazing Creator, and for this snack. Do so.
Green Parrot Pretties (per child)
1 kiwi slice (head)
1 chocolate chip or edible eye
1 tiny piece of fruit leather (beak)
1 pretzel stick (branch) for each parrot
Small paper plate 
Cut the kiwi into circles and put one on each plate. Put a chocolate chip or edible eye and a fruit leather beak on each to make a side view of a parrot. Arrange a pretzel stick under it as if the parrot is perched on a branch. (For a more substantial snack, give each child 2 parrots.) 
Teaching Tie-In
What color is our kiwi fruit? Take responses. What animal does it look like? Take responses—a green parrot. What’s our animal pal’s name? Take responses. It’s Eden because we talked about the garden of Eden. Who can tell me about the garden of Eden? Take responses. Let’s thank God for this green snack that reminds us of God’s perfect, good creation. Do so.
Day 2
Serpent Snack (per child)
See the big kids’ photo, but use mini doughnuts instead and the adjusted amounts listed below, per child, following these directions. 
1 vanilla or chocolate mini cake doughnut
1 vanilla or chocolate cake doughnut hole
2 mini M&M’s
Thin red licorice, cut into 1-inch pieces
Knife
Kitchen scissors
Cutting board
Spoon
Small paper plate
Cut each doughnut and the doughnut hole in half.  Arrange doughnut halves in an S on each paper plate for the serpent’s body. Place half of a doughnut hole on each end for the serpent’s head and tail. For the tongue, split the end of each licorice piece with kitchen scissors and pull the ends apart to make it forked. Cut two tiny slits for eyes and put the M&M’s in.

Teaching Tie-In
What does our snack look like today? Take responses. Yes, a snake! Does anybody remember what happened in the garden of Eden with a snake? Take responses. Eve shouldn’t have listened to the snake. She should’ve obeyed God, and so should we! Let’s thank God for forgiving us when we sin, and let’s thank him for this snack. Do so.
Frog Treats (per child)
2 mini pretzels
2 Golden Oreos
2 edible eyes
1 strip of fruit leather
White icing (as “glue”)
Green card stock or construction paper for lily pad
Scissors
Cut the green paper in the shape of a lily pad. Place the mini pretzels on the paper to look like frog legs and secure the Golden Oreos to the top of the pretzels with white icing. Attach edible eyes to the top Oreo with icing and “glue” the fruit leather between the two Oreos with the icing so it sticks out like a frog’s tongue.
Teaching Tie-In
What animal is our animal pal today? Take responses. Yes, it’s a frog. Do you remember his name? Take responses. It’s Tox, the poison dart frog. Were animals poisonous when God first made the world? Take responses. No, because everything was perfect. But then sin entered the world and affected everything, including dart frogs. Let’s thank God that even though there is sadness and sin now in our world, we have God and his goodness! And let’s thank him for this yummy snack. Do so.
Day 3
Shades of Pudding Parfaits (per child)
Use this big kids’ snack recipe, except serve smaller portions in smaller cups. Adjust amounts accordingly.
1/4 c. chocolate pudding
1/4 c. butterscotch pudding
1/4 c. vanilla pudding
Milk to make pudding
Whipped topping
1 honey and 1 chocolate Teddy Graham cracker
Bowls, whisks, and stirring spoons
Plastic punch cup 
Make each kind of pudding according to package directions. Layer the puddings in the punch cups, 3/4 cup total per child. Put a dollop of whipped topping on top. Refrigerate. Before serving, add 1 honey and 1 chocolate Teddy Graham cracker on top of each parfait.
Teaching Tie-In
Have you ever wondered why people have different shades of skin? Take responses. It’s sort of like these different shades of pudding. This is all pudding, but it comes in a lighter shade, a medium shade, and a darker shade. That’s similar to people’s skin, which God made from light to dark. We’re not different colors—just different shades of the same color—brown. Let’s thank God for making each of us our own special shade, and then we’ll eat this fun snack. Do so.
Gorilla Faces (per child)
Fruit cup or applesauce cup 
Spoon
Permanent marker to draw a simple gorilla face on the cup
Draw a gorilla face on each cup. After students have enjoyed looking at them and talking about the silverback gray gorilla (see Teaching Tie-In), help them take off the lids and give each child a spoon to eat with.
Teaching Tie-In
What animal does our snack look like? Take responses. Our animal pal today is a gray (silverback) gorilla. Do you remember his name? Take responses. His name is Scatter because he reminds us of how the people at Babel were scattered all over the world. Who can tell me about that? Take responses. Let’s thank God for this gorilla snack, and then we’ll eat. Do so.
Day 4
Gospel Goodies (per child)
Use this big kids’ snack recipe, except serve smaller portions. Adjust amounts accordingly.
1 brownie, store-bought or homemade
White icing
7 red M&M’s or 2 strands of thin red licorice
Knife for icing and cutting brownies
If making brownies from scratch: mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, and pans
Spatula
Small paper plate 
Buy brownies or make them according to package directions. Ice brownies with white icing. Cut brownies but leave them in the pan. Arrange the red M&M’s or thin red licorice into a cross shape on top of each brownie. Before snack time, put each brownie on a small paper plate. Note: Cut the brownies into heart shapes if desired to add to the theme of the day.
Teaching Tie-In
We have three colors on our Gospel Goodies. What color is the brownie? Take responses—dark brown (dark) which reminds us of Corruption. How about the icing? Take responses—white, which reminds us of Jesus Christ. And the licorice? Take responses—red, which reminds us of the blood Jesus shed on the cross. Let’s 
thank God for Jesus coming and loving us, and for our Gospel Goodies, and then we’ll eat. Do so.
Dolphin Banana (per child)
1/2 unpeeled banana
Handful of grapes (cut in half) or blueberries
Permanent marker
Plastic punch cup
Draw a dolphin face on the banana half near the stem. Split the stem and stick half a grape or a blueberry in its mouth. Put the dolphin in a punch cup and fill in with grape halves and/or blueberries.
Teaching Tie-In
What animal does our snack today remind you of?  Take responses. Yes, a dolphin. Who remembers our animal pal’s name? Take responses. She’s Rose, the pink river dolphin. Rose reminds us Jesus rose from the dead! Let’s thank God for Jesus and for this special snack. Do so.
Day 5
7 C’s Boat (per child)
Use this big kids’ snack recipe, except serve smaller portions. Adjust amounts accordingly.
Green food, such as a couple grapes (cut in half), green apple slices, or pear slices
Dark food, such as a few chocolate chips (or chocolate anything) or a couple blackberries
Blue food, such as a couple blue corn chips or blueberries
Gray food, such as a spoonful of chia seed pudding
White food, such as a couple thin pieces of white cheese, banana, or white yogurt melts
Red food, such as a couple small pieces of watermelon, raspberries, or strawberries
Yellow food, such as a couple thin yellow cheese pieces and crackers
Food boat (like hot dogs are served in)
Decide which items you will use and place a portion of each in color order in the food boat. 
Teaching Tie-In
Our treat today is a 7 C’s boat. Can you remember the 7 C’s? Let’s see if we can say them all! Take responses: Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation. Let’s thank God for our 7 C’s boat and for this yummy snack. Do so. As the children eat, discuss the colors of the 7 C’s and the foods representing them.
Butterfly Bags (per child)
See note below for other possible ingredients.
5–6 grapes or strawberries, cut in half OR cheese, several thin pieces
Crackers, pretzels, or Goldfish
Snack-size baggie
Spring-style clothespin
Permanent marker
Optional: half of a pipe cleaner
Put one type of food in one side of the baggie, such as cut-up grapes or cheese, and put another food in the other side, such as crackers. (Make sure they are cut small and are not choking hazards.) Seal the baggie and attach the clothespin in the middle of the baggie. Draw a face on the clothespin and add an antennae out of half of a pipe cleaner if desired. 
Note: Other possible combos are Cheerios and Goldfish; Fruit Loops and Pretzel Goldfish; or Chocolate Teddy Grahams and Oyster Crackers.
Teaching Tie-In
What animal does our snack look like today? Take responses. Yes, a butterfly! What do butterflies start out as? Take responses. Caterpillars! But God changes them into beautiful butterflies, just like he will change his children someday and give us beautiful new bodies when we get to heaven. Let’s thank God for the promise of life in heaven with him and for this beautiful snack. Do so. 
Day 1
Creation
Bible PASSAGE
All Is Good
Genesis 1
lesson focus
We cruise to our first C of history—Creation—and head back to the beginning of the universe.
Apologetics content
Examining how it all began—man’s ideas or God’s Word?
Memory verse
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Color
Green
Animal Pal
Eden the Green Parrot
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Rainforest Rubbings 
Wet Touch Table: Creation Counting
Dry Touch Table: All Things Green
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Coloring Corner: Genesis 1:1
Today’s Lesson at a Glance 
Introduce it!
Puppet Pal—Praise the Creator
Song 1: “Let’s Praise God!”
Teach it! 
Journey Through Creation
Song 2: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”
Apply It!
Part 1: Daily Review
Part 2: Memory Verse
Part 3: Go and Do
Preparing for the Lesson 
Read Genesis 1 and 2 several times. 
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. 
For more information on the big bang, evolution, and creation, visit AnswersVBS.com/junglefaq.
Pray.

Devotion 1: God Is the Good Creator
The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9
For a few moments, imagine yourself strolling through a section of the garden of Eden. This beautiful abundance of flora and fauna was just declared by the Creator to be “very good.” The creation was a manifestation of the goodness of the Creator. In your mind’s eye, how does this original paradise reflect the goodness of God? 
Do the flowers fill the air with glorious fragrances? Do the serpents hanging from the trees fill you with delight at their bright colors and silky smooth skin? Do you gently stroke the thick fur of the large bear to your right? Do you gasp in awe at the towering sauropod as he lumbers past?
Contrast this with the view that Carl Sagan held about God and his creation:
“If God is omnipotent and omniscient, why didn’t he start the universe out in the first place so it would come out the way he wants? Why is he constantly repairing and complaining? No, there’s one thing the Bible makes clear: The biblical God is a sloppy manufacturer. He’s not good at design, he’s not good at execution. He’d be out of business if there was any competition” (Carl Sagan, Contact [New York: Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, 1985]).
In Sagan’s Eden, the flowers God created prick you with thorns when you bend over to inhale their fragrance. The serpent slithering past your feet inspires a fearful shriek. The lion creeping up behind the lamb suddenly takes a bite out of it. And the dinosaurs are nowhere to be seen because they died out millions of years ago.
What important factor did Carl Sagan fail to take into account? He believed that the world we live in today is the world God originally created. He didn’t understand that we now live in a fallen world—a world that has been corrupted with sin. His view has been colored by the belief that the world is millions of years old and that the fossil record—filled with evidence of death, disease, suffering, and thorns—is a record of the way things have been for the past several million years.
Carl Sagan isn’t alone in viewing the Creator this way. Media mogul Ted Turner and even Charles Darwin himself are just a few of the many who can’t comprehend the goodness of God because of what they see today.
Although all of creation shouts, “There is a God!” (Romans 1:20), it has been marred with our sin. 
Read Psalm 33:5. In what ways do you see the love of God still reflected in his creation? 
In what ways do you see the effects of our sin?
Think about how you represent the all-good Creator to those in your care. For example, are the “design features” you share with your children reflective of a good God or a fallen creation?
As you present today’s C, do so in a way that emphasizes the goodness of God. His original creation was complete and “very good.” It was full of life, peace, and joy. He provided light for us to see by (day 1), air for us to breathe (day 2), vegetation for us to eat (day 3), majestic arrays of stars to study before bed (day 4), abundant fauna for us to enjoy (days 5–6), and a creation for us to care for. He created for his glory.
Read Psalm 107:1, 15, and 119:68, as well as this Puritan prayer about the infinite goodness of the Creator.
King of glory, divine majesty, 
Every perfection adorns thy nature and sustains thy throne;
The heavens and earth are thine, 
	The world is thine and its fullness.
Thy power created the universe from nothing;
Thy wisdom has managed all its multiple concerns, 
Presiding over nations, families, individuals.
Thy goodness is boundless;
	All creatures wait on thee;
		Are supplied by thee;
		Are satisfied in thee.
How precious are the thoughts of thy mercy and grace!
How excellent thy lovingkindness that draws men to thee!
—Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision 
(Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2005), 216.

Exploration Stations
See page 13 for setup and decorating instructions for each station, as well as ideas for additional stations. 
Discovery Center: Rainforest Rubbings 
Materials
Drip Tip Leaf Poster
Variety of real leaves
Crayons
White paper, at least 1 piece per child
prep
Gather leaves from various trees and bushes in your area. Remove wrappers from crayons.
Directions
Students put the leaves under the paper. Show them how to rub their crayons sideways over the paper to get the leaf impressions. 
Teaching Tie-In
Show the Drip tip leaf poster. God’s an amazing Creator! Look at this rainforest leaf. God gave it a special design called a drip tip. Do you see it? Since it rains almost every day in the rainforest, the drip tip allows the water to run off quickly so the leaves don’t grow harmful stuff on them. God made every little thing perfect!
Wet Touch Table: Creation Counting
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Water
Sand pails 
Extras: waterproof creation-oriented items (at least six of each), such as real leaves or plastic flowers, animals, fruits, stars, or cookie cutters in these shapes.
prep
Partially fill the touch table with water. Add the extras. Set the sand pails at the side. 
Directions
Students try to fill a pail with six of the same things (e.g., six flowers or six pieces of fruit). 
Teaching Tie-In
How many days did it take God to make the whole creation? Six. Let’s count to six. Do so. Now let’s gather six of the same kinds of things to remember the number six! Ask several kids to find different items to put into their pails. 
Dry Touch Table: All Things Green
Materials
Day 1 Animal Pal Poster
Touch table with tarp underneath
Generic or green filler (e.g., crinkle shred or Easter grass) 
Extras: lots of safe green items, such as pails, shovels, cups, plastic animals, leaves, play foods, cars, etc. 
prep
Put the filler in the table, then add the extras. 
Directions
Students play with the items.
Teaching Tie-In
What color are the things in the table? Green. What color are many plants in the jungle? Green. Show the Day 1 Animal Pal Poster. What color is Eden, our parrot animal pal? Green. Who made, or created, all the plants and animals? God. The color green reminds us of creation. Let’s cheer for God, our wonderful and caring Creator! Do so. 
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
This station can be as simple or elaborate as you like. Leave it set up all week. Add in new items each day. Choose from the following, or add in your own ideas.
Materials
Dress-up supplies in a big suitcase with the lid safely propped open (e.g., expedition vests, pith helmets, rain boots, backpacks, ponchos, sunglasses)
Play binoculars (or see p. 13 for instructions to make your own)
Stuffed, plastic, and rubber animals
Prep
Set out costumes and play items. 
Directions
Students dress up and pretend to be on an expedition through the jungle.
Teaching Tie-In
Who created the world and everything in it? God. Did God use crayons and paint or a hammer and nails? No! He created everything from nothing. Can you name something in the sky that God created? Allow answers. How about an animal God made? Allow answers. Did God make plants? Yes. God made people too! People are his most special creation. He loves us! 

Coloring Corner: Genesis 1:1
Leave this station up all week. Just add the new coloring sheet each day.
 Materials
Day 1 Memory Verse Coloring Sheet
Markers or crayons in a woven basket
Optional supplies: stickers, glue sticks, and items to glue onto the coloring sheet (e.g., cotton balls, pom-poms, feathers, and tissue paper)
prep
Print the coloring sheet, 1 per child. Gather the decorating supplies and set them out. 
Directions	
Students color the sheet then add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching Tie-In
Practice saying the memory verse on the sheet. Discuss its meaning.

Introduce It!
Puppet Pal—Praise the Creator (5 minutes)

2 copies of Day 1 Puppet Script 
Boy or girl puppet and puppet stage
Clipboard
River guide/jungle costumes for teachers

 Prep: Prepare your set backdrop and set up your boat. This will be used all week. See Decorating Decisions, p. 11 for more information. Prepare your costumes and props. Tape one script inside the puppet stage and attach the other to a clipboard for reference. 
Each day, the puppet pal will teach part of the lesson or reinforce what the kids just heard. It’s always a favorite, so try to include it. 

Download these resources from AnswersVBS.com/jungleresources.
Think of fun names for yourselves: Jungle Judy, River Rick, Cruisin’ Kate, Rainforest Ron, or Tiger Tom.
Be familiar with the lesson, but don’t memorize it. Place it on a clipboard to use as a reference.
If working as co-teachers, decide daily which parts of the lesson each of you will be responsible for teaching. Both plan to dress in costumes.

Decide who will be the puppet and figure out when you need to get into position for the puppet pal time. If you don’t have a co-teacher, enlist someone (a group guide or other volunteer) ahead of time to work the puppet each day. If you’re alone, have the puppet come up from behind a suitcase with the lid flipped up, or just stand and work the puppet. (It’s fine if your lips move. No need to be a ventriloquist.)
You can either use a boy or a girl puppet. It is written as a boy (Jungle Jimmy—JJ), but it can be a girl named Jungle Jenna. Use a consistent voice for the puppet all week. Speak clearly and exaggerate words and expressions. For instance, draw out certain words for emphasis or make an exaggerated action for things like groaning, turning its head, or sneezing. If necessary, use your free hand to do things with the puppet’s hands or arms. For example, if the puppet is “thinking,” put the puppet’s hand on its chin. When the puppet is talking, make sure the mouth is open. (This is the opposite of what people often do!) In other words, the mouth should be open on most syllables. You don’t have to open very wide, which will help you move the mouth faster and more naturally. 
Your puppet should come out from behind a large rock or bush. (See Decorating Decisions.) When the puppet is entering, hold your arm back and down and have the puppet take three steps up, getting higher each time, until the puppet is out and visible. When exiting, turn the puppet toward you and take three steps down until out of sight. 

The puppet can be dressed in a small VBS T-shirt or jungle-themed shirt. To make a small VBS T-shirt, photocopy, cut out, and laminate a color copy of the logo and tape it to a baby-size T-shirt.
If you want to get snazzy, use a quick musical introduction and exit when it’s time for the puppet to come and go.
The Bible and mounting putty are listed just once daily, but plan to use them throughout the lesson.

 Teacher: Hi, kids! Welcome to the jungle. I’ll be your guide as we explore the jungle this week at VBS. My friend ____ (Teacher 2), will be here soon to go with us on our journey. But for now, I want you to meet our puppet pal. His name is Jungle Jimmy (or Jungle Jenna if a girl). Let’s all call for him (her). Do so.
Puppet: Come up.
Teacher: Hi there, Jungle Jimmy. 
Puppet: Hi! You can call me JJ for short.
Teacher: Okay! Kids, let’s say, “Hi, JJ!” Do so.
Puppet: Wave. Hi, everybody!
Teacher: Hey, JJ, do you like to play outside? 
Puppet: I sure do! I like to go to the park and explore like I’m in a jungle. And when I swing on the swings, I pretend I’m a monkey swinging on a vine! Jump around like a monkey. Ooh-ooh-ah-ah-ah!
Teacher: That must be why your name is Jungle Jimmy. 
Puppet: Yup! I love jungles. I think they’re super cool!
Teacher: I think so too! So, JJ, when you’re outside playing, what kinds of critters or plants do you see out there?
Puppet: Thinking. Umm . . . I watched a bunch of ants the other day. They were busy working and running back and forth! Oh, and I saw a bluebird sitting in a tree! 
Teacher: Nice! What kinds of plants and trees have you seen?
Puppet: Ooh! We’ve got some really cool flowers in our yard called snapdragons. When you squeeze them, they open up! 

Teacher: Well, when you see beautiful things in nature, you can think about our good, kind, wonderful Creator God.
Puppet: Did God make ants and birds and snapdragons?
Teacher: He sure did! God created all these beautiful things we get to see and smell and hear. When we’re outside playing or walking in the woods or going to the zoo, we can tell God thank you for the plants and animals that we see or hear. 
Puppet: That sounds great! I want to tell God thank you. 
Teacher: Yes, it’s good to remember that God made beautiful things all around us.
Puppet: (Excitedly) Thank you, God, for animals, plants, the sunshine, the moon, stars—all kinds of things!
Teacher: When we say thank you to God, that’s called praise. God is our Creator, which means he made, or created, everything. We should praise him every day. The Bible even tells us to praise God all the time.  
Puppet: Hey! I know a song called “Let’s Praise God!” Kids, will you sing it with me? Have the puppet sing and move with 
“Let’s Praise God!” song
“He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” song 
MP3 download or Simple Songs CD (12-0-141)
Device to play songs

the kids.
Song 1: Let’s Praise God!
 Sing to the tune of “London Bridge Is Falling Down.”
Verse 1
Clap your hands if God made bees (Clap.)
God made trees (Clap.)
God made seas (Clap.)
Clap your hands if God made ME (Clap.)
Let’s praise God! (Sway hands over head.)
Verse 2
Stomp your feet if God made cats (Stomp.)
God made gnats (Stomp.)
God made rats (Stomp.)
Stomp your feet if God made bats (Stomp.)
Let’s praise God! (Sway hands over head.)
Verse 3
Turn around if God made sky (Turn around.)
God made flies (Turn right.)
God made eyes (Turn left.)
Turn around if God made sky (Turn around.)
Let’s praise God! (Sway hands over head.)
Verse 4
Wig-wig-wiggle if God made your nose (Wiggle and touch nose.)
God made your toes (Wiggle and touch toes.)
God made elbows (Wiggle and touch elbow.)
Wig-wig-wiggle if God made kiddos (Wiggle and point to kids.)
Let’s praise God! (Sway hands over head.)
Verse 5
Bend and stretch if God made bears 
(Bend and stretch.)
God made hares (Bend and stretch.)
God made pears (Bend and stretch.)
Bend and stretch if God made air
(Bend and stretch.)
Let’s praise God!
(Sway hands over head.)
Teacher: Great job singing! Let’s say goodbye to JJ now. Do so.
Puppet: Bye! See you tomorrow. Exit.
Teach It!
 Journey Through Creation (10 minutes)

7 C’s Creation Poster
Mounting putty or tape
Bible
Dry-erase board and markers or large paper and markers
Small suitcase or backpack containing crayons, scissors, and other craft supplies

Prep: Use mounting putty or tape to put up the 7 C’s Creation Poster. Set up the large paper or dry-erase board up front so everyone can see it. Draw two horizontal lines across it, separating it into three parts. When noted, Teacher 2 will draw while Teacher 1 describes each creation day. Use a variety of colors for the drawings to hold the students’ interest. 
Teacher 1: JJ saw some things God made at the park. But we should do some exploring on our own. 

Teacher 2: Let’s explore the jungle! We can be river guides and pretend we’re all going on a boat ride through time. 
Teacher 1: Great idea! Each day, we’ll stop at one of the 7 C’s of History. Each of these words begin with the letter C and are times when special things happened long ago or will happen in the future. Hold up the Bible. And God’s Word, the Bible, tells us all about them. 
Teacher 2: Okay, everyone step into the boat. Pretend to step in and sit down in your boat.  Here we go up the river into the jungle! Ooh, the boat’s rocking a little on the river! Rock back and forth. Wow! A snake just slithered by! Do you hear that monkey? And what’s that hiding behind the bushes? Is it a jaguar? 
Teacher 1: Look at all the jungle trees everywhere! They’re so green. Hey, green is our special color today. It reminds us of the beautiful world God made at the very beginning of time.   
Teacher 2: Here we are at our first stop—Creation! Refer to the 7 C’s creation poster. Point out the letter C. Let’s sit down and listen to hear more about it.
Teacher 1: Remember we said our first stop is called Creation. Let’s talk about creating!
Teacher 2: Open the suitcase or backpack. Yay! I like to create crafts. Look at all this cool stuff! Quickly flip through the craft supplies. 
Teacher 1: Wait a minute! Not now. Begins putting the supplies away. 
Teacher 2: But if I don’t have my scissors and crayons, how will I create anything? I don’t  think I could create something if I had nothing to start with.
Teacher 1: No way! You can’t make something out of nothing. No person can. But God can! Kids, do you know who created the whole world? Take responses. 
Teacher 2: Yes, God! He’s the Creator, and he’s the only one who can make something out of nothing. Our special book, the Bible, tells us how God made everything in six days. Let’s count on our fingers to six. Do so.
Teacher 1: Open your Bible to Genesis 1 and refer to it as you continue. The Bible tells us at first there was nothing, and it was dark. Then God started creating. He said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God called the light day, and he called the dark night. And that was the end of the first day. Let’s hold up one finger for day 1. Do so.
Teacher 2: Begin drawing while Teacher 1 describes each creation day. Write the number 1 in the top left corner. Draw the earth with shading to show that light (not the sun) was shining on the earth, making day and night.
Teacher 1: Then the Bible tells us on day 2 God separated the waters above from the waters below. Can you hold up two fingers for day 2? Do so.  
Teacher 2: Write the number 2 in the middle section left corner. Draw a water line. See? Point to drawing. God made sky up here and water down there. 
Teacher 1: On day 3, God said, “Let the dry land appear.” And God saw it was good. And God made grass and trees grow on the land. Can you make yourself into the shape of a tree? Demonstrate and have them do so. All this happened on day 3. Now hold up three fingers. Do so. 
Teacher 2: Write the number 3 in the bottom section left corner. Draw a line for dry land. Draw plants and trees. Leave the right side empty to be filled on day 6. 
Teacher 1: On day 4, God made the sun and the moon. Let’s make a sun with our arms. Do so. Then he made stars. And God saw it was good. Hold up four fingers for day 4. Do so.
Teacher 2: Write the number 4 in the top right corner. Draw the sun, moon, and stars.
Teacher 1: On day 5, God made all the animals that fly, like birds and pteranodons. He also made all the swimming animals, like fish and whales. And God saw it was good. Can you pretend to be a bird and flap your wings? Demonstrate and have them do so. Let’s hold up five fingers for day 5. Do so. 
Teacher 2: Write the number 5 in the middle section right corner. Draw simple birds in the air, and simple fish and sea creatures under the water line. 
Teacher 1: On day 6, God made all the land animal kinds that our animals today came from. Let’s pretend to be our favorite animals. Do so, then have kids sit back down. 
Teacher 2: Write the number 6 in the bottom section right corner. Draw land animals, including a dinosaur.
Teacher 1: Do you see the dinosaur (Teacher 2) just drew? God made all the land animals on day 6, and dinosaurs were land animals. Let’s roar like a dinosaur. Do so. 
Teacher 2: But God wasn’t finished yet. 
Teacher 1: Right! God created the first two people. They were Adam and Eve. God made them different than the animals. They were made in God’s image. Hold up six fingers for day 6. Do so.
Teacher 2: Draw two stick people in the bottom section. 
Teacher 1: Then God saw everything he had made, and it was very good. 
Teacher 2: Hey kids, did God use crayons and paper and scissors to create the world? No! 
Teacher 1: No, God is so powerful, he created everything out of nothing just by speaking. Let’s cheer for God to give him praise! Do so. Only an amazing, good God could make everything like that.
Teacher 2: On day 7, the Bible says God rested from all his work. Do you think God was tired? No
Teacher 1: God never gets tired. He’s always watching over us and caring for us. He rested because he was finished creating the world. 
Teacher 2: And just as God worked for six days then rested for one day, he made a pattern for us to be good workers each week but also to have a time of rest. 
Teacher 1: God is awesome! Let’s sing about God and the world he created. Everybody stand up!
Song 2: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
 chorus
He’s got the whole world in his hands 
(Make a circle with arms, then cup hands.)
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
He’s got the whole world in his hands 
(Repeat arms and hands.)
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
Verse 1
He’s got all of the birds (flap arms) 
in his hands
He’s got all the pteranodons (flap arms) 
in his hands
He’s got all the flying creatures (flap arms) in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
Verse 2
He’s got all of the fish (pucker lips) 
in his hands
He’s got all of the dolphins (jump up)
 in his hands
He’s got all the swimming creatures (swim motion) in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
Verse 3
He’s got all of the dogs (ruff, ruff) in his hands
He’s got all of the cats (meow) in his hands
He’s got all the land animals (ruff, meow)
 in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
Verse 4
He’s got all of the ladies (sing high)
 in his hands
He’s got all of the men (sing low) 
in his hands
He’s got all of the children (sing normal)
 in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands (Repeat arms and hands.)
Repeat Chorus

Day 1 Animal Pal Poster
Optional: 7 C’s Maps, 1 per child

 Apply It!
Part 1: Daily Review
Take a of couple minutes to summarize the lesson today using the DAY 1 ANIMAL PAL POSTER and any or all of the questions below. 
Let’s take a look at our poster and talk about what we learned today. Our animal pal is a parrot. What color is our parrot? Green. What does green remind us of? The beautiful world God created. What’s our parrot’s name? Eden. That’s the same name as the garden where God placed the first people, Adam and Eve. What kinds of things did God make? Answers will vary.
Continue reviewing with the following questions, and have the kids flap their arms like a parrot’s wings if the answer is yes and stay still like a perching parrot if the answer is no.
Did God make the world? (Yes—flap like a parrot.)
God is good. Did he make everything good? (Yes—flap like a parrot.)

Theme Memory Verse Poster
Day 1 Memory Verse Poster
Optional: Memory Verse music 
Device to play song

Did God use crayons and paper and paint to create everything? (No—stay still.) God is so powerful, he just had to speak to make everything.
Did God rest because he was tired? (No—stay still.) God rested because he was finished creating.
Should we praise God for the beautiful things he made? (Yes—flap like a parrot.)
Pass out the maps, if available, and add today’s sticker. Don’t put names on them until the last day (if at all). Since they are all the same, it makes it faster to pass them out without names.
Part 2: Memory Verse
 Today’s Verse: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Try the following challenge, using the Theme MEMORY VERSE POSTER and the Day 1 Memory Verse Poster as references as well as the Memory Verse music if you have it.
Challenge: Pretend you’re a rainforest plant that’s growing and growing as you say each verse. Crouch down low and say the verse in a whisper. Grow little by little with every time you say it, getting louder and louder, until standing tall with arms raised.

Optional: Student Guides, 1 per person 
Materials for “Go and Do” activities you choose to do in class

Part 3: 
Supplies for this section are not included in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose.

Go and Do
In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. These are also on the Toddler Student Guides and can be done at home if you run out of time. 
Go on a walk and find at least ten things God made. Praise him for them! Now see if you can remember what God made on each day of creation. You can check Genesis 1 in your Bible if you need help.
Use your senses to praise our Creator God. First, with an adult, taste some food and praise God (thank him) for it. Go outside and use your eyes to see something God has made. Smell something good, listen for something, and touch something God has made. Praise God for each thing.
Pray and tell God what an amazing, good Creator he is! Thank him for something he has created.
With someone’s help, check AnswersVBS.com/junglekids for more fun information!
Ask yourself this question: Do I remember to thank God when I enjoy his beautiful creation?

Purchase the 7 C’s Maps (12-1-078) from AnswersVBS.com. 
Day 2
Corruption & Catastrophe

Bible passages
All Sin
Genesis 3, Genesis 6–9
Lesson Focus
Next stops are Corruption and Catastrophe, as sin enters the picture and affects everyone.
Apologetics Content
Examining the reality of a global flood
Memory Verse
There is none who does good, not even one. Psalm 14:3
COLORS
Dark and Blue
Animal Pal
Tox the Poison Dart Frog
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Missing Fruit
Wet Touch Table: Toy Boats
Dry Touch Table: All Things Dark and Blue
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Coloring Corner: Psalm 14:3
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Introduce it!
Dark Places
Teach it!
Part 1: What's in the Sack?
Song 1: “The 7 C’s” 
Part 2: Puppet Pal—Water, Water Everywhere
Song 2: “The Lord Said to Noah”
Apply it!
Part 1: Daily Review
Part 2: Memory Verse
Part 3: Go and Do
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 3 and Genesis 6–9 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. 
For more information on Noah’s ark, the flood, fossils, and rock layers, see Answers VBS.com/junglefaq.
Pray.

Devotion 2: God Is Our Righteous Judge
The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. Deuteronomy 32:4
After every tragedy, the media abounds with reports of people asking, “If there is a good and loving God, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world?” Have you ever asked this question or heard this question asked?
As the infinitely good God, the Creator fashioned a world that manifested his goodness according to his pleasure and for his glory. He established rules for his creation to follow. The standard to which he held his creation is himself: absolute goodness. With one bite of fruit, Adam fell short of that standard. With every act of disobedience, we too fall short of his standard.
Because God is absolutely pure and holy, untouched by sin, he cannot partake in sin nor approve of it in others. He established a penalty for falling short of his standard: death. The goodness and holiness of God demands that he judge sin. As the righteous judge, he had no choice but to carry out the punishment that he had set for breaking his rules. 
He imposed a sentence from which we have no means of escaping on our own. We can’t get away from our punishment for sin—death, eternal separation from our Creator.
When a murderer is given a sentence for his crime, do we blame the judge who sentenced him? The answer to the age-old question, “Why?” lies not at the feet of the Creator but in the bite of a fruit by man. 
As you share with the children today about the second and third C’s in our journey through time—the corruption that entered the universe after Adam sinned and the catastrophe that resulted from God’s judgment on sin—be careful to emphasize that the mess we find ourselves in is not the fault of our good and loving Creator. This helps children answer the “why” question when they encounter a tragedy. In general, this is the result of living in a cursed world, which is the deserved punishment for sin. We need to also continually point them toward the great gift that the Creator has for us (salvation through Jesus Christ), which we’ll talk more about later.
Read Psalm 89:14 and think about the words of this Puritan prayer.
Thou Maker and Sustainer of all things,
Day and night are thine,
	heaven and earth declare thy glory;
But I, a creature of thy power and bounty, have sinned against thee
	by resisting the dictates of conscience, 
		the demands of thy law,
		the calls of thy gospel;
	yet I live under the dispensation of a given hope.
Deliver me from worldly dispositions,
	for I am born from above and bound for glory.
May I view and long after holiness
	as the beauty and dignity of the soul.
—Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision 
(Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2005), 139.

Exploration Stations
See page 13 for setup and decorating instructions for each station, as well as ideas for additional stations.
Discovery Center: Missing Fruit
Materials
8–10 different pieces of plastic fruit
Tray
Towel
prep
Put the different pieces of fruit on the tray.
Directions
Instruct the kids to look at the fruit carefully for a few seconds. Then cover the tray. Remove a piece of fruit without allowing them to see which fruit was taken. Take the towel off. Students must figure out which piece is missing. Continue to do so as time allows.
Teaching Tie-In
There was a piece of fruit missing in the garden of Eden. Who ate it? Adam and Eve. Right! Adam and Eve ate from the special tree, even though God told them not to. They didn’t obey. Sin is when we don’t obey God. It’s important to love and obey God! 
Wet Touch Table: Toy Boats
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Water
Extras: plastic boats and small plastic animals that fit on the boats, including dinosaurs (may be available at dollar stores)
prep
Partially fill the touch table with water. Add the extras.
Directions
Students will play in the water with the animals, dinosaurs, and boats. 
Teaching Tie-In
The things people were doing got so bad that God had to punish their sin. He sent a flood that covered the whole world. But God told Noah to build a ship called an ark for those who wanted to be saved from the flood. Only Noah and his family got on the ark. If you were there, do you think you would have obeyed God and gotten on the ark? Take responses.
Dry Touch Table: All Things Dark and Blue
Materials
Day 2 Animal Pal Poster
Touch table with tarp underneath
Generic or blue and/or dark-colored filler (e.g., crinkle shred or Easter grass)
Extras: lots of safe dark items and blue items, such as pails, shovels, cups, plastic animals, flowers, play foods, play cars, etc. 
prep
Place the filler in the table, then add the extras. 
Directions
Students play with the items.
Teaching Tie-In
What two colors do you see in the table? A dark color and blue. What color reminds you of water? Blue. Can you think of some blue things God made? Allow answers. Show the Day 2 Animal Pal Poster. Who made the blue poison dart frog, like Tox, our animal pal? God. What two colors does Tox have on him? Dark and blue. These two colors remind us of the corruption of sin in the world and the flood catastrophe when God punished sin.
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Materials
Day 1 dramatic play materials
Stuffed or plastic animals so some are in pairs 
prep
Add in the pairs of animals.
Directions
Have the kids match up pairs of animals. 
Teaching Tie-In
When Noah finished building the ark, God sent the animals to the ark so they could get on board. Noah didn't have to go out and catch them. There were two of each kind of animal, a girl and a boy. Let’s see if you can find two of the same kind of animal! 
Coloring Corner: Psalm 14:3
See directions for Day 1, but use the Day 2 Memory Verse Coloring Sheet.

7 C’s Creation Poster (from Day 1)
Bible 
Jungle costumes for teachers
Mounting putty or tape
2 flashlights

 Introduce It!
Dark Places (5 minutes)
Teacher 1: Welcome back! Come on in and get in our “boat.” Do so. Yesterday, we cruised up the river into the jungle and stopped at our first place in time—Creation. Point to the 7 C’s Creation Poster. Creation was a beautiful, happy place. 
Teacher 2: Today, we’ll visit two places, but they’re both in dark parts of the jungle. Pretend to cruise to the next stop. 
Teacher 1: We’re at our first dark place! Let’s get our flashlights out so we can see. Take out your flashlight and shine it around the area. It’s dark in the jungle because there are so many tall trees and leaves; the sun can’t shine all the way down to the ground. Pretend to get out of the boat and go into the jungle to be seated. 
Teacher 2: Shivering, looking around. All this darkness reminds me of what we’ll learn from the Bible today. Our first color today is dark, which reminds us of the dark time when something happened right after creation—and it was bad! 
Teach It!

7 C’s Corruption Poster
5 sacks (not see-through), numbered and each holding one item or picture of the item: globe, tropical fruit, snake, same kind of fruit with a bite out of it, and Corruption Pattern
Backpack or suitcase to hold the sacks 

 Part 1: What’s in the Sack? (10 minutes)
Prep: For this activity, place each item or picture in a sack that’s not see-through. Number each sack and place them in the backpack or suitcase. Teacher 2 will take out each sack and open it or choose a student to open it at the proper time during the lesson.  
Teacher 1: Open your Bible and refer to it as you continue. This terrible thing that happened is the second C of history—Corruption. Let’s say, “Corruption” together. Do so. Show the 7 C’s Corruption poster. Corruption means changed from good to bad. I’m going to tell you about this corruption while we play “What’s in the Sack?”
Teacher 2: Yay! I like games. Here’s the first sack! Hold up Sack 1—globe. Pull out the globe or choose a child to help you. It’s a globe, like the world. That reminds us of the perfect world God made at creation.  
Teacher 1: Right. Yesterday, we learned that God made everything, including light, sky, plants, the sun and moon, animals, and the first two people.
Teacher 2: They were Adam and Eve. And they lived in the garden of Eden. 
Teacher 1: And the Bible says the world was all very good. Then God gave Adam a rule he needed to follow. God said that Adam and Eve could eat fruit from any tree in the garden—except for one special tree. 
Teacher 2: Open Sack 2 or have a child do so—a piece of tropical fruit. If Adam didn’t obey God and ate the fruit from that one tree, he would be punished and die someday. 
Teacher 1: Then the devil used a snake to get Adam and Eve to disobey God’s rule. 
Teacher 2: Open Sack 3 or have a child do so—a snake. (Act startled.) Ooh! Yikes!
Teacher 1: The snake lied to Eve, and she listened to him. Then Eve ate the fruit God said not to eat! And Adam ate some too. This was a sad day.
Teacher 2: Open Sack 4 or have a child do so—a piece of the same kind of fruit with a bite taken out of it. Adam and Eve didn’t listen to God, and they didn’t do what he said. 
Teacher 1: When they ate that fruit, something really bad happened. They sinned. Sin is when we don’t obey God. 
Teacher 2: So now the world isn’t perfect anymore. Now there is good and bad in it.
Teacher 1: We all live with sin and do bad things. Like when we hit someone or throw a fit—that’s sin.
Teacher 2: Bad stuff happens because of sin. People get sick or sad or scared. And it all started when Adam and Eve didn’t obey God. Open Sack 5 or have a child do so—Corruption pattern. 
Teacher 1: Our second C is Corruption. It means to change something from good to bad. The beautiful world God created changed from being all good to having bad in it. 
Teacher 2: Refer to the 7 C’s Creation poster and Corruption Poster. We’ve learned about two C’s now, Creation and Corruption. We’ll be learning about all 7 C’s. Let’s sing a song about them while we ride in our boat to the next stop. Lead 
“The 7 C’s” song 
“The Lord Said to Noah” song
MP3 download or Simple Songs CD (12-0-141)
Device to play music

the kids in the song as you pretend to ride in the boat and move to the puppet stage.  
 Song 1: The 7 C’s
 Sing to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Note: When making the big C letter with your arms on verse 2, make it backwards so it will look right to the kids who are facing you.
Verse 1

If there are songs the kids really like, feel free to just keep singing those instead of adding more. 

Crea-a-tion (Make a circle with arms.)
Corrup-up-tion (Rub eyes as if crying.)
Catastrophe, Confu-u-sion (Wave motion, then point to head, look confused.)
Oh-h, Christ and the Cross (Rock a baby, then make a cross with arms.)
Consumma-a-a-a-tion 
(Pulse arms up, building excitement, then jump on the last syllable.)
Verse 2
These are the C’s (Make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s (Hold up 7 fingers, 
then make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s of History 
(Repeat 7 fingers, then C.)
They go from good to sad and bad 
(Smile, then frown.)
But it ends up back to glad 
(Smile, then clap-clap.)
Repeat Verse 1
 Part 2: Puppet Pal—Water, Water Everywhere (5 minutes)
Prep: Tape one script inside the puppet stage and attach the other to a clipboard for reference. Cut apart the Flood Posters and stack them in order. Make a mini poncho out of a trash bag, and put it on the puppet backwards so the face is covered.
Teacher: Here we are at our next stop—the C called Catastrophe. Show the 7 C’s catastrophe poster. A catastrophe is some
7 C’s Catastrophe Poster 
Flood Posters: Ark Dimensions Poster, Animals Coming Poster, Dinosaurs Poster, Water Everywhere Poster, Ark and Rainbow Poster
2 copies of Day 2 Puppet Script 
Boy or girl puppet and clipboard
Mini rain poncho from a trash bag
Items to throw from the puppet area

thing terrible that happens. The Bible says that sin got so bad that God sent a big flood of water to punish sin on the earth. That’s why our second color for today is blue—to remind us of water. 
Puppet: Stay hidden. Speak in a muffled voice. Help! Help!
Teacher: Kids, did you hear something? Where’s that coming from? Walk to where JJ will be appearing, and look down inside. Oh, my! It’s Jungle Jimmy! And he’s looking very, uh, waterproof today. Come up here where we can see you better, JJ!
Puppet: Appear with the poncho on backwards. Help! Somebody turned the lights out!
Teacher: Turn the poncho around so he can see. Is that better?
Puppet: Yes, thank you!
Teacher: Why are you wearing a rain poncho?
Puppet: I heard you were going to talk about a great big flood of water, so I thought I better get ready!
Teacher: You’re right. My favorite book, the Bible, tells us all about it. 
Puppet: I love the Bible! It’s the best book in the whole wide world because it’s written by God! Everything it says is true. 
Teacher: We just learned from the Bible about a really bad time called Corruption when sin came into the world. 
Puppet: You mean when Adam and Eve listened to the snake and disobeyed God? 
Teacher: Yep. Refer to your Bible. Well, many years went by, and the Bible says all the people on earth were doing bad things (sinning) all the time. All except a man named Noah. He was the only one who wanted to obey God.
Puppet: That must have made God sad that nobody else wanted to obey him. 
Teacher: It did make God sad. He had to punish their sin, so he sent a really, really big flood of water that covered the whole earth.
Puppet: Yikes! How did anyone stay alive? Did they hold onto a tree or something? 
Teacher: No. The only people who lived were Noah and his family. Everyone else died.  
Puppet: Did Noah have a boat or something? 
Teacher: God told Noah to build a huge ship. It was called an ark. Hold up and explain the Ark dimensions poster. It was large enough to hold Noah and his family and the animals. Let’s pretend we’re building that ship. Do so.
Puppet: I wish everyone else had obeyed God.
Teacher: I do, too. God loves us and wants us to obey him, just like he wanted those people to obey. When we obey God by doing what he says, it shows that we love him.
Puppet: But wait a minute! What about the animals? Did they get on the ark?
Teacher: Hold up/put up the Animals coming poster. Yes. God sent some of the animals to get on the ark.
Puppet: What about dinosaurs? Weren’t they too big to get on the ark? 
Teacher: Hold up/put up the dinosaurs poster. You think this happened? Nope. God probably sent young dinosaurs, so they weren’t too big yet. And only two of each kind of animal needed to come. So they all fit just fine. 
Puppet: Then the flood started, right? 
Teacher 1: Once all the animals and Noah’s family were on board, God shut the door, and the flood began. Let’s pretend to shut the door, everyone. Do so. Water gushed up from cracks in the earth and water rained down from the sky. Hold up/put up water everywhere Poster. 
Puppet: Bloosh! Goosh!
Teacher: Volcanoes were erupting, earthquakes were shaking, and everything was going crazy. Let’s pretend there’s a big storm! Do so, using the rainstorm directions on p. 6.
Puppet: Flash! Boom! Bang!
Teacher: The water got higher and higher. When the rain stopped, Noah waited for all the water to go away. Finally, it was time to get off the ark.
Puppet: Disappear.
Teacher: Umm, JJ, where did you go? Peer around his area to try to see him. Pretend to see him hiding. Kids still can’t see him. Oh, there you are! What’s going on in there? 
Puppet: Throw small items out from the puppet area and onto the ground. Well, all this talk about a flood has me worried. I’m trying to find my floaties in case God sends another flood!
Teacher: You don’t need your floaties. God promised he would never flood the whole world again.
Puppet: Come back out. Wow! I’m glad to hear that!
Teacher: And God never breaks a promise. Show ark and rainbow poster. He even put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise.  
Puppet: That’s cool! So next time I see a rainbow, I can remember that God is a promise keeper. Hey kids, before I go, will you sing a song about Noah with me? Have the puppet dance and sing with the kids as the teacher leads the motions. Sing as many verses as time permits. 
Song 2: The Lord Said to Noah
Verse 1
The Lord said to Noah  (Point up, then out.)
There’s gonna be a floody, floody 
(Move hands like waves.)
Lord said to Noah  (Point up, then out.)
There’s gonna be a floody, floody 
(Move hands like waves.)
There will be enormous (clap once) 
muddy, muddy
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
chorus
So, rise and shine and give God the glory, glory (Lift hands from waist to over head, wiggle fingers.)
Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory 
(Lift hands, wiggle fingers.)
Rise and shine and (clap once) 
give God the glory, glory 
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Verse 2
The Lord said to Noah  (Point up, then out.)
To build an arky, arky  (Pound a hammer.)
Lord said to Noah  (Point up, then out.)
To build an arky, arky (Pound a hammer.)
Build it out of (clap once) 
gopher barky barky
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
The animals, they came on board (Hop.)
Two by twosies, twosies
 (Hold up two fingers.)
Animals, they came on board (Hop.)
Two by twosies, twosies 
(Hold up two fingers.)
Elephants and (clap once) 
dinosauries, sauries
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4
It rained and poured 
(Move arms up and down, wiggle fingers.)
For forty daysies, daysies 
(Extend and flex ten fingers four times.)
Rained and poured 
(Move arms up and down, wiggle fingers.)
For forty daysies, daysies 
(Extend and flex ten fingers four times.)
No sun shone, it (clap once) 
sure was crazy, crazy
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Repeat Chorus
Verse 5
They stayed on the arky 
(Rock back and forth.)
For lots more long daysies, daysies
(Stretch arms out long.) 
Stayed on the arky (Rock back and forth.)
For lots more long daysies, daysies
(Stretch arms out long.) 
Finally left and (clap once) 
gave God praisies, praisies 
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Repeat Chorus
Verse 6
So Noah obeyed and (Stand up straight.)
Did all God commanded, manded
(Put hands to mouth.)
So Noah obeyed and (Stand up straight.)
Did all God commanded, manded 
(Put hands to mouth.)
God took care of (clap once) Noah and family, family 
Children of the Lord 
(Wave hands over head, then point up.)
Teacher: Great job! Now it’s time to say, “See ya, JJ!” Have kids repeat. 
Puppet: See ya! Exit. 

Apply It!

Day 2 Animal Pal Poster
Optional: 7 C’s Maps, 1 per child

 Part 1: Daily Review
Share the day 2 Animal pal poster to summarize the teaching of the day. 
Today’s animal pal is a poison dart frog. What two colors is he? Dark and blue. What does the dark color remind us of? Corruption, or things getting bad. What does the color blue remind us of? Blue reminds us of water. Our animal pal’s name is Tox, like Toxic, or poisonous. Is poisonous stuff good or bad? Bad. When did bad stuff come into the world? When Adam and Eve didn’t obey God. 
Continue reviewing with the following questions, and have the kids hop like a frog if the answer is yes and stay still in a crouch if it is no.
Was the first C we talked about called Creation? (Yes—hop like a frog.)
Is Corruption good? (No—stay still.) Corruption means turned from good to bad. 
Did God send the flood catastrophe because sin had gotten really bad? (Yes—hop like a frog.)
God told Noah to build an ark. Did Noah obey God? (Yes—hop like a frog.)
Should we trust and obey God too? (Yes—hop like a frog.)
When God promised not to flood the world again, did he put the moon in the sky as a sign? (No—stay still.) God put the rainbow in the sky. 
Pass out the 7 C’s Maps and add today’s stickers.
Part 2: Memory Verse
Today’s Verse: There is none who does good, not even one. Psalm 14:3
Try the following challenge, using the day 2 memory verse poster as a reference and the Memory Verse music if you have it.
Challenge: Tree frogs can jump 150 times their length. See if you can leapfrog while you say your verse. 
Part 3: Go and Do
Optional: Student Guides 
Materials for “Go and Do” activities you choose to do in class

In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. These are also on the Toddler Student Guides and can be done at home if you run out of time. 
Go on a hunt around your house and see how many dark-colored items and blue items you can find. What C’s do these colors remind you of? (Corruption and Catastrophe)
God loves it when we trust and obey him like Noah did. That’s one way to honor God! Talk to an adult about a way you can obey God today. 
Pray (talk to God) and ask him to forgive you when you sin and help you trust him.
Check AnswersVBS.com/junglekids for more fun information!
Ask yourself this question: Do I want to trust and obey God?

Theme Memory Verse Poster 
Day 2 Memory Verse Poster
Optional: Memory Verse music 
Device to play song

Day 3
Confusion
Bible passage
All in Confusion
Genesis 11
lesson Focus
The fourth C—Confusion—checks out the world-altering events that began at the tower of Babel.
apologetics content
Examining where the people groups came from
Memory verse
Babel . . . there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. Genesis 11:9
Color
Gray
Animal Pal
Scatter the Silverback Gorilla
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Play Dough Tower
Wet Touch Table: Tall Towers
Dry Touch Table: All Things Gray
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Coloring Corner: Genesis 11:9

Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Introduce it!
Build the Tower 
Song 1: “Do Right”
Teach it!
Part 1: Puppet Pal—Babel Rabble
Song 2: “Jesus Loves the Little Children”
Apply it!
Part 1: Daily Review 
Part 2: Memory Verse
Part 3: Go and Do
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 10–11 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials.
For more information on the origin of the people groups, see AnswersVBS.com/junglefaq. 
Pray.

Devotion 3: God Is the Infinite Sustainer
And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us. Acts 17:26–27
Imagine if our entire world spoke the same language. Even with our English-speaking world of over 300 million people, what have we accomplished? 
It’s easy to pat ourselves on our backs about how much we have done. This attitude is perhaps best demonstrated at NASA. A tour of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, provides a glimpse at the massive machines and impressive technology NASA scientists have produced. During one segment of the tour, a narrator intones that with man “nothing is impossible.” Another narrator, an astronaut, affirms this attitude, “Whatever we can conceive, we can achieve.”
Do such arrogant statements shock you?
If you’re familiar with today’s lesson, they shouldn’t. Read Genesis 11:4–6. 
At the time of the tower of Babel, people arrogantly thought they could achieve whatever they wanted. However, God judged their rebellion by bringing a multiplicity of languages, causing them to scatter over the earth.
Why does mankind today have this same philosophy: “And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them” (Genesis 11:6)?
Ever since the temptation in the garden of Eden, when Satan said Eve would be like God, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5), mankind has been in rebellion against God, trying to be god. The first judgment was the entrance of death into the world. Later, God judged mankind’s rebellion with a watery catastrophe. And in today’s lesson, we find a judgment that included a confusion of mankind’s one common language into many languages.  
So, what should our attitude be? Read Acts 17:24–31. These verses show that God is the Infinite Sustainer of all things—apart from him, we can do nothing. He gives us life, breath, and everything else. In him, we live and move and have our being.
Today, let’s look for opportunities to show the children the importance of walking humbly before the Infinite Sustainer, recognizing our continual need for him. We need to carefully reflect any glory that might come our way to God, and teach our children to do the same.
Read Colossians 1:15–17 and think about this Puritan prayer.
O God All-Sufficient,
Thou hast made and upholdest all things by the word of thy power;
	darkness is thy pavilion,
thou walkest on the wings of the wind;
	all nations are nothing before thee;
		one generation succeeds another,
		and we hasten back to the dust;
the heavens we behold will vanish away
	like the clouds that cover them,
the earth we tread on will dissolve as a morning dream;
But thou, unchangeable and incorruptible,
	art for ever and ever,
		God over all, blessed eternally.
Infinitely great and glorious art thou.
We are thy offspring and thy care.
Thy hands have made and fashioned us.
Thou hast watched over us with more than parental love,
		more than maternal tenderness.
Thou hast holden our soul in life,
	and not suffered our feet to be moved.
Thy divine power has given us all things
	necessary for life and godliness.
Let us bless thee at all times and forget not how thou hast
		forgiven our iniquities,
		healed our diseases,
		redeemed our lives from destruction,
		crowned us with lovingkindness and 
		tender mercies,
		satisfied our mouths with good things,
		renewed our youth like the eagle’s.
May thy Holy Scriptures 
	govern every part of our lives,
	and regulate the discharge of all our duties,
so that we may adorn thy doctrine in all things.
—Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision 
(Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2005), 211.

Exploration Stations
See page 13 for setup and decorating instructions for each station, as well as ideas for additional stations. 
Discovery Center: Play Dough Tower
Materials
Homemade or store-bought play dough
prep
Purchase or make play dough. (See recipe on page 13.)
Directions
Demonstrate how to roll balls of play dough and stack them on top of and next to each other to build a tower. Work individually or as a group to build a tall tower.
Teaching Tie-In
Sometimes we think people who lived long ago weren’t very smart. But they were just as smart— or maybe even smarter—than we are today. For instance, Noah built a ship called an ark, and the people at Babel began building a skyscraper tower! 
Wet Touch Table: Tall Towers
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Water and ice cubes
Plastic blocks
prep
Partially fill the touch table with water and some ice cubes, then add the blocks.
Directions
Build towers with the blocks.
Teaching Tie-In
The Bible lesson today is about some people who didn’t listen to God. He gave them instructions and they didn’t obey. They thought they didn’t need to listen to God’s words, but everybody needs to listen to what God says in the Bible!
Dry Touch Table: All Things Gray
Materials
Day 3 Animal Pal Poster
Touch table with tarp underneath
Generic filler (e.g., crinkle shred or Easter grass) or gray/silver filler such as Christmas tinsel or garland
Extras: lots of safe gray and silver items, such as pails and shovels, cups, plastic animals, rocks and gems, play cars 
prep
Put the filler in the table, then add the extras. 
Directions
Students play with the gray/silver items.
Teaching Tie-In
What color are the things in the table? Gray/silver. What’s our color of the day? Gray. What color is our animal pal, Scatter the silverback gorilla? Silver/gray. Show the Day 3 Animal Pal Poster. Who made gorillas? God. The color gray reminds us of the fourth C—Confusion.  
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Materials
Materials from Days 1 and 2
Dolls in different skin shades
prep
Add in the dolls.
Directions
Dress up and pretend to be traveling in the jungle.
Teaching Tie-In
There are jungles all over the world. People live in them and visit them, so let’s take our dolls with us today to the jungle. Before the confusion at the tower of Babel, people lived together in one place. But God scattered them, and now people live all over the world—including jungles! And we ended up with different skin shades. But remember—we’re all one big family! Treat each other with kindness.
Coloring Corner: Genesis 11:9
See directions for Day 1, but use the Day 3 Memory Verse Coloring Sheet.

Introduce It! 

7 C’s Posters—first three
7 C’s Confusion Poster
Bible
Jungle costumes for teachers
Mounting putty or tape
Shoeboxes (ten or more)

Build the Tower (10 minutes)
 Prep: Place the shoeboxes around the room. Bookmark your Bible at Genesis 11.
Teacher 1: Welcome back, travelers! Let's get in the “boat.” Do so. Can you remember the three C’s we’ve learned so far and what colors go with them? Review with the first three 7 C’s posters—creation (green), corruption (dark), and catastrophe (blue).  
Teacher 2: Our color today is gray. When we say something is kind of gray, that means it’s mixed-up or confusing. 
Teacher 1: Today we’ll ride in our boat to the next place where things got confusing. Let’s go! Pretend to take a boat ride.
Teacher 2: We’re here! Do you see all the boxes around the room? Let’s take turns bringing one at a time to me, and we’ll see how tall a tower we can build. Have kids retrieve the boxes and build the tower. Depending on how high it gets, kids may need your help placing boxes on the stack. If it doesn’t fall while you build it, you may choose to leave it standing until the end of the lesson, then let the kids help you knock it down.
Teacher 1: Open your Bible and refer to it as you continue. The Bible tells about some people who were building a tall tower. 
Teacher 2: Was it made out of boxes like our tower? 
Teacher 1: No. This was a real tower built with bricks. But there was a problem. The people weren’t obeying God. 
Teacher 2: Hey, kids! What word did we learn that means not obeying God? Sin. 
Teacher 1: That’s right. Whenever we don’t do what God says, it’s sin. God told the people to spread out around the world and live in different places. But they wanted to stay where they were and build a tower and a city. 
Teacher 2: They were disobeying God, not obeying.  
Teacher 1: So God sent some confusion. That’s our next C. Show the 7 C’s confusion poster. Let’s say, “Confusion” together. Do so. 
Teacher 2: What does confusion mean? 
Teacher 1: It means things get mixed up. And God mixed up the people’s language. 
Teacher 2: Huh? What’s a language? 
Teacher 1: A language is the kind of words we use to talk to each other. I’m speaking in our language, and you all know what I’m saying. 
Teacher 2: But people all over the world speak with different words. Does that mean they have different languages? 
Teacher 1: Yep! Some people speak English, some speak Spanish or French or German or Japanese or—
Teacher 2: Okay! I get it. It’s like when I visit my friend from Mexico. She says, “Hola,” and I say, “Hello.” 
Teacher 1: You’re both saying hi to each other, but in different languages.
Teacher 2: Languages are really interesting. But it’s sad that God had to confuse the language because the people didn’t want to obey. 
Teacher 1: Yes, we should always obey God and do what’s right. Hey! That reminds me of a fun song called “Do Right.” Sing it with us, kids.  

“Do Right” song 
“Jesus Loves the Little Children” song
MP3 download or Simple Songs CD (12-0-141)
Device to play music

Song 1: Do Right
 Sing to the tune of “Allelu, Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia.” Before you begin, divide the class into two sides. 
Do right, do right, do right, do right
(Side one stands and sings; side two sits.)
Obey the Lord 
(Side two stands and sings; side one sits.)
Do right, do right, do right, do right (Side one up.)
Obey the Lord (Side two up.)
Obey the Lord (Side two stays up.)
Do right (Side one up.)
Obey the Lord (Side two up.)
Do right (Side one up.)
Obey the Lord (Side two up.)
Do right (Side one up.)
Obey the Lord (Everyone up, sing together.)
Teacher 2: Prepare for the puppet play. 
Teacher 1: That was fun! Hmm. I wonder if Jungle Jimmy knows about different languages and where they came from. 
2 copies of Day 3 Puppet Script 
Boy or girl puppet and clipboard

Let’s go find out. Move to puppet stage, looking for Jimmy.  
Teach It!
 Part 1: Puppet Pal—Babel Rabble (5 minutes)
Prep: Tape one script inside the puppet stage and attach the other to a clipboard for reference.
Teacher: Kids, help me call for Jungle Jimmy. Do so. Hello? JJ? Are you in there? Hello?
Puppet: Come up saying hello in other languages. Hola! Guten tag! Shalom!
Teacher: JJ, what are you babbling about?
Puppet: Oh, I’m just saying hello in other languages. Let me teach you all how to say hello in French. Can you say, “Bonjour”? 
Teacher and Kids: Bonjour.
Puppet: Good job!
Teacher: Guess what, JJ? We were just talking about languages too. That’s what our Bible lesson is about today.
Puppet: Reeeallly?
Teacher: Yep! The time of confusion happened many years ago when God did something amazing.
Puppet: Oooh! . . . Did God make meatballs fall from the sky?
Teacher: Nope, but that would be amazing! It all happened when everybody spoke the same language.
Puppet: Everybody?
Teacher: Yes! That’s what the Bible says. Show your Bible. Every person used the same words, and they all lived in the same place, too. The trouble was that they didn’t want to listen to God.
Puppet: Uh-oh! That’s not good. 
Teacher: They decided to build a city and a really tall tower that would reach way up high.
Puppet: Why’s that a bad idea? I love to go up high.
Teacher: It’s bad because God told them to move away from there and find new places to live all over the world. God wanted them to have families and fill the world with people. 
Puppet: Let me guess, they stayed where they were and started building the tower instead. 
Teacher: That’s right. So one day, God surprised them and changed the way they talked. Suddenly, they couldn’t understand each other anymore.
Puppet: Wow! That must have been crazy-confusing! 
Teacher: Imagine what it would be like if you were talking to your friends, and they started saying strange words that you never heard before.
Puppet: That would be super confusing! Like if I suddenly start talking like this: KEESHA-BOO-DUM-DEE-DUM-FEE-FO-FUM! 
Teacher: What? I didn’t understand anything you just said. 
Puppet: Neither did I. Now I’m confused too. 
Teacher: Anyway, God confused the language by making new languages. That’s why that place was called Babel, which means “confusion.” 
Puppet: So what did the people do since they didn’t know what each other was saying anymore?
Teacher: They packed up and moved away. The families left and scattered all over the world—just like God told them to do before. 
Puppet: Hmm. Is that why we have so many different people groups and languages all over the world?
Teacher: Yes. The people at Babel didn’t love God and obey him, so God scattered them. It’s important to remember that our kind and good God wants us to do what he says because he knows what’s best! 
Puppet: We should love God and obey him. God sure loves us and all the people of the world! I know a song about that. Come on and sing it with me. Have the puppet move and sing with the kids. 

Gospel Opportunity

Song 2: Jesus Loves the Little Children 
Jesus loves the little children 
(Point up, then cross hands over heart.)
All the children of the world
(Make a circle with arms.)
Shades of brown from dark to light
(Randomly point around.)
All are precious in his sight (Hug yourself.)
Jesus loves the little children of the world 
(Point up, then cross hands over heart.)
Repeat all
 Puppet: I love to hear you all sing! But I better get going now. See you tomorrow! Exit.  
Apply It!
Part 1: Daily Review
Day 3 Animal Pal Poster
Optional: 7 C’s Maps, 1 per child 

Share the Day 3 Animal Pal Poster to summarize the teaching of the day. 
Today’s animal pal is a silverback gorilla. What color is he on his back? Silver. Another word for silver is gray. The color gray reminds us of something mixed up or confusing. What did God do when the people disobeyed him and started building the tower of Babel? God confused their language. This gorilla’s name is Scatter. Do you remember what the people at the tower did after they all started speaking different languages? They scattered all over the world. 
Continue reviewing with the following questions, and have the kids scratch under their arms (like a gorilla) if the answer is yes, and grunt (“ooh, ooh”) if it is no.
Did the people at Babel try to build a tall tower? (Yes—scratch.)
Did God tell them to build a tower? (No—grunt.) He told them to move all over the world.  
Did God confuse the people with new languages and scatter them? (Yes—scratch.)

Is this why different groups of people live in different places around the world and speak different languages? (Yes—scratch.)
Is it important to obey God? (Yes—scratch.)
Pass out the maps and add today’s sticker.
Part 2: Memory Verse

Theme Memory Verse Poster 
Day 3 Memory Verse Poster 
Optional: Memory Verse music and player
Optional: 12 boxes or other stackable items

 Today’s Verse: Babel . . . there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. Genesis 11:9
Try the challenge using the day 3 memory verse poster as a reference and the Memory Verse music if you have it.
Challenge: Use 12 boxes or other stackable items. Put one down and say the first word of the verse. Put another down and say the next word. See if you can stack all 12 and say the whole verse before your tower falls down.
Try the challenge again using the verses learned thus far in order.

Optional: Student Guides 
Materials for “Go and Do” activities you choose to do in class

 Part 3: Go and Do
In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. These are also on the Toddler Student Guides and can be done at home if you run out of time. 
The people all spoke the same language until God confused it by making different languages. Ask a grown-up to help you learn different ways people say “hello.” (French: “bonjour” (bohn-ZHOOR), Italian: “ciao” (chow), German: “guten tag” (GOO-ten tahk), Hawaiian: “aloha” (ah-LO-ha), Taiwanese: “li ho” (LEE-ho). 
Have someone read Genesis 11:1–9 to you and talk about what happened at the tower of Babel.
Pray (talk to God) and ask him to help you obey him.
Check AnswersVBS.com/junglekids for more fun information!
Ask yourself this question: Do I want to obey God, or do I only do what I want, like the people did at the tower of Babel?

Day 4
Christ & the Cross
Bible passages
Savior for All Who Believe
Various Scriptures
lesson focus
Christ and the Cross are the next stops as the gospel is presented today.
Apologetics content
Examining the need for a Savior
Memory Verse
But to all who believed, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12
colors
White and Red
Animal Pal
Rose the Pink River Dolphin
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Holiday Happenings
Wet Touch Table: Bible Truth Colors
Dry Touch Table: All Things White and Red
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Coloring Corner: John 1:12

Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Introduce it!
Christmas and Easter
Song 1: “The 7 C’s” 
Teach it!
Puppet Pal—Gospel Presentation
Song 2: “Jesus Loves the Little Children”
Apply it!
Part 1: Daily Review 
Part 2: Memory Verse
Part 3: Go and Do
Preparing for the Lesson
Read “Leading a Child to Christ,” found on the inside back cover of this guide.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials.
For more information on Jesus’ birth and resurrection, see AnswersVBS.com/junglefaq.  
Pray.

Devotion 4: God Is the Sovereign Savior
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. Psalm 24:1
Fill in the following blanks.
_____ told Noah how to build the ark.
God provided all that _____ needed, including great wisdom.
God brought all the _____ to the ark at just the right time.
God provided a seaworthy, safe way for man and animals to _____.
God shut the _____ after Noah, his family, and the animals entered the ark.
God caused the _____ to cover the entire earth.
God directed Noah when to leave the ____.
God provided the _____ as a sign that he would never send another global flood.  
Based on these statements, what attribute of God do you think we are focusing on today? He is the sovereign Savior of the world. 
Although each of the questions in the quiz highlights God’s sovereign salvation as seen in the account of the Genesis flood, let’s focus specifically on number five. 
In his instructions for building the ark, God told Noah to put a door in the side of the ark (Genesis 6:16). The ark had only one door to pass through to escape God’s terrible judgment. By faith, Noah and his family entered the ark. Once they were all inside, the Lord shut them in (Genesis 7:16).
What is significant about God shutting the door of the ark? After God shut the door, the time of judgment was at hand. Only those who had gone through the doorway would be saved. No one else could enter. Noah and his family had to obey God’s command to build and then enter the ark for salvation—but God commanded the construction of the ark as the means of saving Noah’s family in this time of judgment.
The ark is a picture of salvation in Jesus Christ, our “ark” of salvation. Jesus said that he is the door of salvation (John 10:9). 
The Bible makes it clear that we are dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:1). Nothing we can do can save us from our sin and its consequence of eternal separation from God. But the Bible also tells us that if we confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus and believe in our hearts that God has raised him from the dead, we will be saved (Romans 10:9). We are saved by grace through faith as a result of God’s gift to us (Ephesians 2:8). Salvation is all due to God. Our responsibility is to go through the doorway (Jesus), and God will save us. 
The next judgment will be by fire (2 Peter 3:5–12). God has provided salvation through the ark—his Son, Jesus Christ. Many are hearing the warning of the coming judgment, but who will enter through the God-given means of salvation—the death and resurrection of Jesus on our behalf? A time is coming when God will close this door. Are we ready?
Let’s close this time by reading Acts 4:10–12 and thinking about this Puritan prayer.
Sovereign Lord,
Thy will is supreme in heaven and earth,
	and all beings are creatures of thy power.
Thou art the Father of our spirits;
	thy inspiration gives us understanding,
	thy providence governs our lives.
But, O God, we are sinners in thy sight;
	thou hast judged us so,
		and if we deny it we make thee a liar.
Yet in Christ thou art reconciled to thy 
		rebellious subjects;
Give us the ear of faith to hear him,
		the eye of faith to see him,
		the hand of faith to receive him,
		the appetite of faith to feed upon him;
	that we might find in him light,
		riches, honour, eternal life.
—Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision 
(Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2005), 222.

Exploration Stations
See page 13 for setup and decorating instructions for each station, as well as ideas for additional stations. 
Discovery Center: Holiday Happenings
Materials
Christmas and Easter Cards or Christmas and Easter items
Christmas basket and Easter basket
prep
Either print and cut out sets of the Christmas and Easter cards or gather Christmas and Easter items, such as nonbreakable ornaments, a star cookie cutter, nativity set pieces, a cross, plastic Easter egg, a stone, mini crown of thorns, etc. Place them randomly near the two baskets.
Directions
Students will sort each of the 12 cards or items into the correct basket—either Christmas or Easter.
Teaching Tie-In
At Christmas time, we celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Our C for this is Christ because Jesus Christ was born. Easter is when we celebrate how Jesus died on a cross for our sins, then came back to life! Our C for this is Cross.  
Wet Touch Table: Bible Truth Colors
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Water
Plastic balls or blocks in a dark color, red, white, and yellow
Extras: tongs, scoops, cups, bowls
prep
Partially fill the touch table with water. Place plastic balls or blocks into the water. Add the extras.  
Directions
Help children find the correct colors of balls or blocks as you direct them with the teaching tie-in. 
Teaching Tie-In
The Bible tells us the truth about Jesus Christ, God’s Son. He’s the only one who can save us from our sins. Which color (balls or blocks) reminds us of our sins? Dark color. Which color reminds us of Jesus’ blood when he died on the cross for our sins? Red. When we put our trust in Jesus, he washes our sins away. Which color looks nice and clean? White. When we believe in Jesus, we become part of God’s family! Which color reminds us of heaven? Yellow.
Dry Touch Table: All Things White and Red
Materials
Day 4 Animal Pal Poster 
Touch table with tarp underneath
Generic filler or white and red crinkle shred or Easter grass
Extras: lots of safe white and red items, such as pails, shovels, cups, plastic animals, flowers, play foods, play cars, etc. 
prep
Put the filler in the table, then add the extras.  
Directions
Students play with the items.
Teaching Tie-In
What two colors are you finding in the table? White and red. What color do we get if we mix red and white together? Pink. Show Day 4 Animal Pal Poster. Who made our animal pal Rose, the pink river dolphin? God. I’m thankful God made these colors! Red and white remind us of Jesus Christ and the cross. Thank you, God, for sending Jesus to save sinners!
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Materials
Days 1–3 dramatic play materials
Roll paper or plastic tablecloth
Inflatable or stuffed crocodiles or pictures
prep
Tape down a piece of roll paper or plastic tablecloth to make a bridge. For more of a challenge, fold or cut the paper or tablecloth to make it narrower. Spread crocodiles around the bridge. 
Directions
Kids can use the “bridge” to get from one side to the other without falling in the “water” where the crocodiles are. 
Teaching Tie-In
Can you make it across the river without falling in? Let’s try! Do so. Sometimes we need help getting across. We can’t get across the river without a bridge. Jesus is like our bridge to heaven. We can’t get to heaven without him. 
Coloring Corner: John 1:12
See directions for Day 1, but use the Day 4 Memory Verse Coloring Sheet.

Introduce It!

7 C’s Posters from Days 1–3
7 C’s Christ Poster
7 C’s Cross Poster 
4 of the Cut Out Patterns (Bible, heart, cross, and stone)
Bible
Jungle costumes for teachers
Mounting putty or tape
Nonbreakable Christmas ornaments, 1 per child
Plastic Easter eggs, 1 per child
Christmas tree
Easter basket
Scissors

Christmas and Easter (5 minutes)
 Prep: Set up a Christmas tree. Have an Easter basket available. Hide the Christmas ornaments and Easter eggs in separate areas of the room so they are still at least partially visible. Teacher 2 should have four of the Cut Out Patterns (Bible, heart, cross, and stone) folded in half, with the black line facing the teacher.
Teacher 1: Welcome back! Everyone get in the boat! Pretend to board the boat and talk about each C. You may even want to have them physically move to a different spot that has each C’s color or poster.
Teacher 2: Point to each 7 C’s poster and color as you review. Who remembers the first C we learned on our jungle boat ride? Creation. 
 Teacher 1: What color reminds us of Creation? Green. Who made all the plants and animals? God. 
Teacher 2: Can you think of something else God made? Take responses. The Bible says everything God created was very good.  
Teacher 1: The second C was Corruption. Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the fruit he said not to eat. What is it called when we disobey 
If you don’t want to use real ornaments and a real tree, you can print your own paper versions and tape them on to a poster board tree.

God? Sin. 
Teacher 2: Sin brought bad things into the world. A dark color reminds us of this sad time of corruption. 
Teacher 1: Our third C was Catastrophe. Sin got so bad that God sent a catastrophe. But God told Noah to build an ark. 
Teacher 2: What is an ark? A ship. Noah and his family obeyed God and were safe on the ark. What color reminds us of the flood water that covered the whole world? Blue. 
Teacher 1: Then we heard about Confusion. God told the people to move all over the world. But they disobeyed God and started building a tall tower instead. 
Teacher 2: So God made them start talking differently. He confused their language. What color reminds us of this confusing time? Gray.
Teacher 1: We’ve learned from the Bible how Adam and Eve and all people disobey God. But guess what—people still have trouble obeying God. 
Teacher 2: That reminds me; look at my neat trick. Having the paper folded and with the black line toward you, cut out the Bible pattern and show it. Ta-da! 
Teacher 1: Nice! It looks like a Bible. Show real Bible. The Bible says we all sin and do bad things. 
Teacher 2: Cut out the Heart pattern and show it. But God loves us very much, and he had a plan to help us with our sin problem. Our next two C’s will tell us about God’s plan. 
Teacher 1: Let’s stop the boat here. We’re at the fifth C called Christ. This C is named after Jesus Christ. Refer to the 7 C’s Christ poster. 
Teacher 2: Jesus is God’s Son. He never sinned, so the color white reminds us that he is perfect with no sin at all. God sent Jesus into the world many years ago as a baby. Let’s pretend to rock a baby. Do so.
Teacher 1: Jesus was the most special baby ever born because Jesus is God! He came from heaven! And we celebrate his birthday at Christmas. Clap your hands if you like Christmas. Do so.
Teacher 2: Hey! Let’s look around for some things that remind us of Christmas. 
Teacher 1: When I say, “Merry Christmas!” each of you can go find one Christmas ornament and put it on our tree. Ready? “Merry Christmas!” Direct kids to the “Christmas” area to each find one ornament, then hang it on the tree. 
Teacher 2: Now let’s ride in our boat to our next stop, the C—Cross. Pretend to go for another short ride. Refer to the 7 C’s Cross Poster. When Jesus was grown up, something sad happened. 
Teacher 1: Remember, Jesus never sinned. He never did anything wrong. But some bad people hated him and didn’t believe he is God.
Teacher 2: Cut out the Cross pattern and show it. They nailed him to a cross. And Jesus died. 
Teacher 1: That’s why the color for the Cross C is red. It reminds us of Jesus’ blood.
Teacher 2: Cut out the Stone pattern and show it. After Jesus died, his friends put his body in an empty tomb, like a cave, and rolled a big stone in front of it. Jesus’ friends were so sad. Can you make a sad face? Do so. 
Teacher 1: But something really exciting happened. Jesus came back to life. He rose again! Jesus is God, and he can do anything! 
Teacher 2: Jesus is alive! And that’s the happy news of Easter. Let me see your happy face. Do so.
Teacher 1: Now, when I say, “Happy Easter!” you may look for one Easter egg and bring it to the Easter basket. Ready? “Happy Easter!” Direct kids to the “Easter” area to each pick up one egg to place in the basket. 
Teacher 2: We’ve learned five C’s now! Let’s sing about all of the 7 C’s. During the song, move behind the puppet set while Teacher 1 finishes the song.

“The 7 C’s” song 
“Jesus Loves the Little Children” song
MP3 download or Simple Songs CD (12-0-141)
Device to play music

Song 1: The 7 C’s
 Sing to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
Verse 1
Crea-a-tion (Make a circle with arms.)
Corrup-up-tion (Rub eyes as if crying.)
Catastrophe, Confu-u-sion (Wave motion, then point to head, look confused.)
Oh-h, Christ and the Cross (Rock a baby, then make a cross with arms.)
Consumma-a-a-a-tion 
(Pulse arms up, building excitement, then jump on the last syllable.)
Verse 2
These are the C’s (Make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s (Hold up 7 fingers, 
then make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s of History 
(Repeat 7 fingers, then C.)
They go from good to sad and bad 
(Smile, then frown.)
But it ends up back to glad 
(Smile, then clap-clap.)
Repeat Verse 1

2 copies of Day 4 Puppet Script 
Boy or girl puppet and clipboard
Cardboard cookie for the puppet and tape

 Teach It!
Puppet Pal—Gospel Presentation (5 minutes)
Prep: Tape one script inside the puppet stage and attach the other to a clipboard for reference. Tape the cookie to the puppet’s hand. Bookmark John 1:12 in your Bible. 
Teacher: Jesus did a great thing when he died and came back to life. Let’s talk to JJ more about it. Help me call him. Do so. 
Puppet: Enter holding a cookie.
Teacher: Hey, JJ, that cookie sure looks good!
Puppet: Yummo! Kids, give me a big smile if you like cookies. Allow responses. My mom said I could have one for my snack. 
Teacher: That’s nice. We were talking about how Jesus was born, but when he grew up, he died and then came back to life. 

Puppet: Jump around excitedly. Ooh! I’ve heard about this before! It’s the best news ever!
Teacher: Do you know why it’s such good news?
Puppet: Umm. I think I forgot. I know it’s why we celebrate Christmas and Easter. Kids, don’t you love Christmas and Easter?
Teacher: Yes. But that’s not why it’s important that Jesus died and rose again.
Puppet: Oh. Well, why is it important?
Teacher: The Bible tells us why. Open Bible and refer to it as you continue. Remember the Bible is God’s Word, and it says all people are sinners. We disobey and do bad things.
Puppet: Like when we say mean things or don’t obey? Is that sin?
Teacher: Yes. And we need help.  
Puppet: Take a bite from your cookie. But who can help us?
Teacher: Jesus is the only one who can help us with our sin problem. 
Puppet: But how does Jesus do that? 
Teacher: Hmm. Let’s pretend your mom tells you not to eat any more cookies. But when she leaves the kitchen, you sneak another cookie. 
Puppet: Oh! That would be disobeying, so it’s a sin. 
Teacher: That’s right. Now let’s pretend that your mom walks in and catches you eating more cookies. 
Puppet: Like this? Chomp on cookie making “nom-nom” sounds.
Teacher: Yes. You were gobbling down the cookies when she caught you. 
Puppet: Uh-oh! Kids, what do you think might happen? Take responses.
Teacher: You would probably get in trouble—be punished. 
Puppet: Look down, ashamed. Yep. I would have to sit in time-out. In a panic. Or maybe I wouldn’t get any more cookies! Shake head no. That would be terrible because I reeeeeally like cookies. 
Teacher: Now let’s imagine that your brother comes in the room and says, “Don’t punish him, Mom. Punish me instead.” 
Puppet: My brother didn’t eat any cookies. But he wants to take my punishment?
Teacher: That’s right. 
Puppet: Wow! He must love me a lot to take my punishment.  
Teacher: And that’s kind of like what Jesus did for us when he died on the cross and rose from the dead. Jesus took the punishment for our sin because he loves us. 
Puppet: That’s amazing! 
Teacher: Jesus gives us forgiveness of our sins. It’s like a gift. He wants to give it to each of us so we can live forever with him. 
Puppet: Wow! How do you get the gift of forgiveness? Do you have to pay for it?
Teacher: We can’t pay for it with money. It’s free. God gives it when we ask him. But first he wants us to understand that we have all sinned. 
Puppet: Boys and girls, can you think of a time you’ve sinned and done something wrong? Like lying or being mean to your brother or sister? 
Teacher: If you’re sorry for all your sins and believe Jesus died to take your punishment, you can tell God you want to be his child. You’ll still be your mom and dad’s child. But this means you’ll also have God as your heavenly Father.

Puppet: I hope the kids love Jesus and want to be God’s child! Today’s memory verse talks about being God’s child.  
Teacher: Yes, it does. Show John 1:12 in your Bible, then read the simplified version from the  Day 4 Memory Verse Poster. Kids, if you want to be a child of God, tell your parents when you get home today. 
Puppet: This is such happy news about Jesus, I feel like singing. Will you sing with me, kids? Have the puppet move and sing with the kids. 
Song 2: Jesus Loves the Little Children 
Jesus loves the little children 
(Point up, then cross hands over heart.)
All the children of the world
(Make a circle with arms.)
Shades of brown from dark to light
(Randomly point around.)
All are precious in his sight (Hug yourself.)
Jesus loves the little children of the world 
(Point up, then cross hands over heart.)
Repeat all
Puppet: That was so much fun! But I’ve gotta go now. See you tomorrow! Exit. 

Day 4 Animal Pal Poster
Optional: 7 C’s Maps, 1 per child

Apply It!
 Part 1: Daily Review
Share the Day 4 Animal Pal Poster to summarize the teaching of the day. 
Today’s animal pal is a river dolphin. What color is she, and what does that color remind you of? Take responses, and mention that white and red mixed together make pink. Her name is Rose, like a pink flower. But her name also reminds us that after Jesus died for our sins, he rose again. Let’s all praise Jesus for how he died on the cross and rose again! Do so. 
Continue reviewing with the following questions, and have the kids jump up (out of the water) like a dolphin if the answer is yes and swim underwater (swim strokes with arms) if it is no.
Do we celebrate Jesus’ birthday at Christmas? (Yes—jump up.)
At Easter do we celebrate how Jesus came back to life? (Yes—jump up.)
Did Jesus ever do anything wrong? (No—swim.) Jesus is perfect. He never sinned. 
Are we all sinners? (Yes—jump up.)
Did Jesus take the punishment for our sin? (Yes—jump up.)
Do we have to pay money so God will forgive our sins? (No—swim.) God’s forgiveness of our sins is a free gift.
Pass out the maps and add today’s stickers. 
Part 2: 
Theme Memory Verse Poster
Day 4 Memory Verse Poster 
Optional: Memory Verse music and player

Memory Verse
Today’s Verse: But to all who . . . believed . . . he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12
Try the challenge using the day 4 memory verse poster as a reference and the Memory Verse music if you have it.
Challenge: Dolphins can do big jumps! Try jumping as you say each word of your verse. How high can you jump?

Optional: Student Guides 
Materials for “Go and Do” activities you choose to do in class

 Part 3: Go and Do
In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. These are also on the Toddler Student Guides and can be done at home if you run out of time. 
Go on a color hunt and see if you can find something green, dark, blue, gray, white, and red. Do you remember what C each color stands for? Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, and Cross.
Talk to God and thank him for sending Jesus to take our punishment for sin.
Tell someone about Jesus and why we celebrate Christmas and Easter. 
Check AnswersVBS.com/junglekids for more fun information!
Ask yourself this question: Am I a child of God?

Day 5
Consummation

Bible passage
All Is Good Again
Revelation 21–22
LESSON Focus
The last stop—Consummation—shows that God wins, and all goes back to very good again.
apologetics content
Examining how it turns out in the end
Memory verse
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 21:4
Color
Yellow
Animal Pal
Bliss the Bird-Wing Butterfly
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Caterpillars to Butterflies
Wet Touch Table: No More Tears
Dry Touch Table: All Things Yellow
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Coloring Corner: Revelation 21:4

Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Introduce It!
Puppet Pal—Sad, Bad, Then Back to Glad 
Song 1: “The 7 C’s”
Teach It!
The New Heaven and Earth
Song 2: “Heaven Is a Happy Place” 
Apply It!
Part 1: Daily Review 
Part 2: Memory Verse
Part 3: Go and Do
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Revelation 21–22 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. 
For more information on the new heavens and new earth, see AnswersVBS.com/junglefaq.  
Pray.

Devotion 5: God Is the Loving Redeemer
Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 1 Corinthians 15:45, 47
As we wrap up our journey from Genesis to Revelation, let’s take a look at the connection between the seven C’s.
God is the Good Creator: The one who created a “very good” world is the one who will restore his creation to its original glory. 
The one who created the first man is the one who came to be the second man—the last Adam.
The one who breathed into Adam the breath of life is the one who gives eternal life to his children.
God is the Righteous Judge: The one who sentenced the first man to death for his rebellion is the one who came and suffered the sentence of death on behalf of mankind.
God is the Infinite Sustainer: The one who created time is the one who stepped into time so that he could live as a human.
The one who confused the languages at Babel is the one before whom people from every tribe, nation, and tongue will bow and worship.
The one who scattered the people around the world is the one who commands us to go into all the world and preach the gospel, making disciples of all nations.
God is the Sovereign Savior: The one who provided an ark for Noah and his family is the one who provided the Savior of the world.
The one who judged the world with water is the one who will judge the world with fire.
The one in whom all things hold together is the one who became part of his creation, born as a baby.
Today, let’s take a look at another attribute of God seen in the last C. 
God is the Loving Redeemer: The one who killed animals to cover the sin of Adam and Eve is the one who came to bleed on the cross for sinners.
The one who placed a curse on the creation is the one who came to redeem his creation from the curse.
The one who promised to send someone to crush the head of the serpent is the one who fulfilled the promise by rising from the dead, conquering the “last enemy.”
The one who created the heavens and earth is the one who will create a new heavens and earth wherein righteousness and his children will dwell.
Why has God done all this? “For God so loved the world” (John 3:16).
As you talk with the children today, look for opportunities to share the love of the Creator and Redeemer with them, pointing them toward the one who has done so much for us.
Let’s close by reading 1 Corinthians 15:21 and thinking about this Puritan prayer. 
O Thou Most High,
	Creator of the ends of the earth,
	Governor of the universe,
	Judge of all men, 
	Head of the church,
	Savior of sinners;
thy greatness is unsearchable,
	thy goodness infinite, 
	thy compassions unfailing,
	thy providence boundless,
	thy mercies ever new.
We bless thee for the words of salvation.
How important, suitable, encouraging 
	are the doctrines, promises, and invitations
		of the gospel of peace!
We are lost: but in it thou hast presented to 
		us a full, free and eternal salvation;
	weak: but here we learn that help is found 
		in one that is mighty;
	poor: but in him we discover unsearchable 
		riches,
	blind: but we find he has treasures of 
		wisdom and knowledge.
We thank thee for thy unspeakable gift.
Thy Son is our only refuge, foundation, hope, confidence;
We depend upon his death,
	rest in his righteousness,
	desire to bear his image;
May his glory fill our minds,
	his love reign in our affections,
	his cross inflame us with ardour.
—Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision 
(Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2005), 219. 
Exploration Stations
See page 13 for setup and decorating instructions for each station, as well as ideas for additional stations.
Discovery Center: Caterpillars to Butterflies
Materials
Day 5 Animal Pal Poster
Pictures of caterpillars and the butterflies they turn into
Optional: Model of the life cycle of a caterpillar 
Optional: Play butterfly items (puzzles, books, plastic or plush animal butterflies)
prep
Gather the caterpillar/butterfly pictures and optional materials.
Directions
Show the pictures of each caterpillar and the butterfly it turns into. Discuss and play with optional materials.
Teaching Tie-In
Who made butterflies? God. Show Day 5 Animal Pal Poster. What color is the body of our animal pal, Bliss the butterfly? Yellow. We can tell God thank you for making beautiful butterflies like Bliss. Isn’t it amazing how God gives each caterpillar a whole new look? You know, someday, in the new heaven and new earth, everyone who is a child of God will get a beautiful new body.  
Wet Touch Table: No More Tears
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Water
Tear-free baby shampoo
Washable dolls
prep
Partially fill the touch table with water and set out the supplies.
Directions
Pour some baby shampoo in the water while the children watch. Explain the teaching tie-in and have them wash the babies.
Teaching Tie-In
I’m pouring tear-free baby shampoo in the water. This shampoo won’t hurt babies’ eyes, so they won’t cry when they get their bath. Do you ever cry? How come? Take responses. When God makes a new heaven and a new earth, there won’t be any more crying, because there won’t be any sin or bad things to cry about.
Dry Touch Table: All Things Yellow
Materials
Touch table with tarp underneath
Generic filler or yellow crinkle shred or Easter grass
Extras: lots of safe yellow items, such as pails and shovels, cups, plastic animals, play cars 
prep
Put the filler in the table then add the extras. 
Directions
Students play with the items.
Teaching Tie-In
What color do you see in the table? Yellow. Yellow is our color today. Who made the color yellow? God. The color yellow reminds us of our last C—Consummation. Thank you, God, for promising to make a new heaven and a new earth someday that will be even more beautiful than we can imagine! 
Dramatic Play: 7 C’s Explorers
Materials
Days 1–4 dramatic play materials
Any items you want to add in
prep
Add in any last supplies you held back.
Directions
Students dress up and pretend to be jungle explorers.
Teaching Tie-In
It’s been an amazing boat cruise through time! Who can tell me something they learned this week at VBS on our jungle journey?
Coloring Corner: Revelation 21:4
See directions for Day 1, but use the Day 5 Memory Verse Coloring Sheet.

Introduce
7 C’s Posters from Days 1–4
2 copies of Day 5 Puppet Script 
Jungle costumes for teachers
Boy or girl puppet and clipboard
Bandage for puppet
Play doctor kit
Bible

 It!
Puppet Pal—Sad, Bad, Then Back to Glad (5 minutes)
Prep: Wrap a bandage around the puppet’s head. 
Teacher: Well, here we are, travelers, on the last day of our jungle journey. Before we get in the boat, let’s see if you can remember the first six stops and all the C’s in order. Review with the 7 C’s posters. Look around for Teacher 2. Hmm. I wonder where (Teacher 2) is. It’s time to go. (Sighing) Well, while we’re waiting, I can make sure everyone feels well enough to travel to the last stop. Is everyone good? Nobody has been bitten by a jungle snake or tripped over a jungle vine, have they? I’m going to do a quick check! Pretend to do so with a play doctor kit. 
Puppet: Enter moaning and groaning. 
Teacher: Hey, what happened to you, JJ?
Puppet: I fell off my bike and got a bad owie! I even cried. 
Teacher: Oh! I’m sorry to hear that. Are you okay? 
Puppet: Yeah! But it still hurts a lot! My mom took me to the doctor, and he put this bandage on. I sure wish bad things like this didn’t happen.
Teacher: You know, JJ, today we’ll be learning about a place where bad and sad things, like getting hurt, will never happen.
Puppet: Wow! Where’s that?
Teacher: It’s called the new heaven and new earth, but we can just say “heaven.”  
Puppet: How do you get to heaven?
Teacher: Show Bible. The Bible says that anyone who turns away from their sins and trusts in Jesus will live there with him someday.  
Puppet: Why is it called a new heaven and a new earth? 
Teacher: Because God is going to make everything new, and all of God’s children won’t live on this earth anymore, but on the new one.
Puppet: That sounds amazing! What’s heaven going to be like? 
Teacher: It will be better than this world! No more bad or sad stuff. Only good things again.
Puppet: You mean like when God first created everything, before Adam and Eve sinned? 
Teacher: That’s right. It’s going to be perfectly beautiful and full of love and joy. And best of all—Jesus will be there!

Gospel Opportunity

Puppet: That sounds wonderful! 
Teacher: But each person must make sure they’re part of God’s family by turning away from sin and trusting in Jesus. Then they will live there someday! And they can tell others about it too!
Puppet: Hey, isn’t there a song about everything bad and sad, that ends up back to glad?  
Teacher: Yes, that’s “The 7 C’s” song. You want to sing it with us before you go home?  
Puppet: Sure! Have puppet move and sing with the kids. 
Song 1: The 7 C’s

“The 7 C’s” song 
“Heaven Is a Happy Place” song
MP3 download or Simple Songs CD (12-0-141)
Device to play music

 Sing to the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.”
Verse 1
Crea-a-tion (Make a circle with arms.)
Corrup-up-tion (Rub eyes as if crying.)
Catastrophe, Confu-u-sion (Wave motion, then point to head, look confused.)
Oh-h, Christ and the Cross 
(Rock a baby, then make a cross with arms.)

Consumma-a-a-a-tion 
(Pulse arms up, building excitement, then jump on the last syllable.)
Verse 2
These are the C’s (Make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s (Hold up 7 fingers, 
then make a C with arms.)
The 7 C’s of History 
(Repeat 7 fingers, then C.)
They go from good to sad and bad 
(Smile, then frown.)
But it ends up back to glad
(Smile, then clap-clap.)
Repeat Verse 1
Teacher: Thanks for singing with us, JJ. I hope your owie gets better soon. 
Puppet: It’s starting to feel better already. Thanks everyone! Bye! Exit.

7 C’s Consummation Poster
Bandage for Teacher 2
Plastic bag with shoes or slippers inside
Mounting putty or tape
Items or pictures of items in numbered list
Yellow shopping bag(s) to hold the items

 Teach It!
The New Heaven and Earth (5 minutes)
Prep: Gather the items or pictures of the items listed in the numbered portion of the lesson that follows. Put them in a yellow bag to pull out during the game. Teacher 2 will have a bandage on his elbow or knee; carry a grocery bag with shoes or slippers inside (only teachers will see inside the bag); clothes should appear disheveled. 
Teacher 1: Well, kids—we need to get going if we’re going to finish our jungle river cruise. Look around anxiously. I wonder where (Teacher 2) is. I hope nothing bad or sad has happened. 
Teacher 2: Running in, breathless and disheveled, holding bag with shoes inside. Whew! I'm so glad you waited for me. I didn't want to miss our last boat trip. 
Teacher 1: We’re glad you made it! But why are you so late? What happened?
Teacher 2: Something sad and bad. 
Teacher 1: Oh no! Are you okay?  
Teacher 2: I’m okay, but my favorite bunny slippers are ruined. Hold up bag. 
Teacher 1: You mean your big, fluffy bunny slippers that keep your feet nice and warm? 
Teacher 2: Yeah. You know how we’ve been exploring the jungle all week. Act out motions you explain. Well, today I woke up late, so I jumped out of my sleeping bag, put on my bunny slippers, and ran out the door. 
Teacher 1: Let me guess—you forgot you were camping in the jungle. 
Teacher 2: Yep! I stepped right into a giant mud puddle—splat!—and soaked my poor slippers in the mud. Now they’re ruined. See? Open bag for Teacher 1 to peek in. 
Teacher 1: Looking into the bag. Oh! That’s very sad. 
Teacher 2: Then after I changed clothes, I tripped on the jungle path while I was running over here. And now I have an owie! Show a bandaged elbow or knee. 
Teacher 1: Sorry about your owie and your bunny slippers. But our last C should cheer you up. It’s the word Consummation. Refer to the 7 C’s Consummation poster.
Teacher 2: Doesn’t “consummation” mean the end? 
Teacher 1: Yes, it does. Show Bible. The Bible tells us about heaven and how everything will turn out in the end. God has some special plans for all his children. Let’s get in the boat and go to our last stop on the 7 C’s jungle river cruise! Do so. 
Teacher 2: The Bible tells us that the new heaven and earth will be very different than this earth where we live now. Hey! Let’s play a game to help us learn about that.
Teacher 1: Okay. We’re going to pull one thing at a time out of this bag. If it’s something we see or do now, you can stand up, then sit back down. If it’s something we’ll see or do in the new heaven and earth, you can clap your hands. 
Teacher 2: I see you put those things into a yellow bag. Yellow is the color for our C, Consummation. 

Teacher 1: Yellow is our special bright and beautiful color to remind us of the new heaven and new earth.
Take turns explaining each item. With you modeling what to do each time, have the kids stand up, then sit down for the earth we live 
Instead of standing up, sitting down, or clapping, make a smiley face and a frowning face sign. Have kids turn toward the appropriate sign. For example, turn to the frowning face when talking about the medicine bottle.

in now or clap their hands for the new heaven and earth. 
 Empty medicine bottle—We use medicine now, don’t we? The kids should all stand, then sit back down. But we won’t need medicine in the new heaven and earth because nobody will ever get sick! Won’t that be great?! (Revelation 21:4)
Gold item—The Bible says heaven will have streets made of gold. Can you imagine that? Let’s clap our hands because heaven will be beautiful. Do so. (Revelation 21:21) 
Angel—We won’t turn into angels, but we will see angels in heaven. Let’s clap our hands. Do so. (Revelation 5:11) 
Windshield ice scraper—We use ice scrapers for bad weather. We have bad weather sometimes, don’t we? Let’s stand up, then sit down. Do so. In the new heaven and new earth, there will be beautiful weather all the time. We won’t need ice scrapers.
Jail—Sometimes people sin and do bad things and have to go to jail. This happens now, doesn’t it? Let’s stand up, then sit down. Do so. But in the new heaven and new earth, nobody will ever sin, and nothing bad will ever happen. (Jeremiah 3:17)
Smiley face—In which place will we always be smiling and never feel upset? That will be in the new heaven and earth. Let’s clap our hands. Do so. (Revelation 21:4)
Crying face—Have you ever cried? Everyone can stand up, then sit down. Do so. We all cry, don’t we? In the new heaven and earth, you will never, ever feel sad or cry. It’s going to be amazing! (Revelation 21:4)
Bandage—Do we need bandages now? We get owies, don’t we? You can stand up, then sit down. Do so. But guess what! You won’t cut yourself or need bandages in the new heaven and new earth. 
Teacher 1: One day, at the consummation, there’s going to be a new heaven and a new earth where God and all who trust in Jesus will live together. 
Teacher 2: It’s going to be very different than this world we live in now. The new heaven and earth will be a wonderful place with nothing sad or bad in it. But best of all—Jesus will be there! Let’s sing a song about heaven. 
Song 2: Heaven is a Happy Place 
Sing to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”
Verse 1
Heaven is a happy place
(Sway back and forth and smile.)
Happy place, happy place 
Heaven is a happy place
All of the time (Clap to the beat.)
Verse 2
We will walk on streets of gold 
(Walk in place.)
Streets of gold, streets of gold 
We will walk on streets of gold 
All of the time (Clap to the beat.)
Verse 3
All believers will live there (Point around.)
Will live there, will live there 
All believers will live there 
All of the time (Clap to the beat.)
Verse 4
We will not get sick or die 
(Hug stomach and frown.)
Sick or die, sick or die
We will not get sick or die
All of the time (Clap to the beat.)
Verse 5
There will be no crying there
(Pretend to cry.)
Crying there, crying there 
There will be no crying there
All of the time (Clap to the beat.)
Repeat Verse 
		
Apply It!
Part 1: Daily Review
Day 5 Animal Pal Poster
Optional: 7 C’s Maps, 1 per child 
Optional: bookmarks, 1 per child

Share the Day 5 Animal Pal Poster to summarize today’s teaching.
Today’s animal pal is a bird-wing butterfly. What color is the body? Yellow. Which C does yellow remind us of? Consummation. What is this butterfly’s name? Bliss. Bliss means “happy.” Heaven is a happy place. Will there ever be anything bad or sad in God’s new heaven and earth? No! Now look at this on the poster. Show the bird-wing caterpillar and butterfly. Isn’t it amazing how God gives each caterpillar a whole new look? You know, someday in the new heaven and new earth, everyone who’s a child of God will get a beautiful new body.  
Continue reviewing with the following questions, and have the kids flap their arms like a butterfly if the answer is yes and fold hands if it is no.
Will the new heaven and new earth be all good? (Yes—flap like a butterfly.)
Can people still get hurt or be sad in heaven? (No—fold hands.) The Bible says there will be nothing bad there.
Will the new heaven and new earth be more beautiful than the world we live in now? (Yes—flap like a butterfly.) 
Will Jesus be there? (Yes—flap like a butterfly.)
Can anybody go to heaven on their own? (No—fold hands.) Only those who turn from their sins and trust in Jesus can go to heaven. 
Is God a good and kind Father? (Yes—flap like a butterfly.)
Pass out the maps and add today’s sticker. They can take them home today. 
You may want to show them the bookmarks that are available if you plan to give these out.

Theme Memory Verse Poster
Day 5 Memory Verse Poster 
Optional: Memory Verse music and player

 Part 2: Memory Verse
Today’s Verse: He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 21:4
Then try the challenge using the day 5 memory verse poster as a reference and the Memory Verse music if you have it.
Challenge: Act out today’s verse as you say it.
 Part 3: Go and Do
In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. These are also on the Toddler Student Guides and can be done at home if you run out of time. 
Have someone read all or part of Revelation 21–22 and think about how the new heaven and new earth will be even more fabulous than we can imagine. Maybe there will be new colors, new fruit, or new animals.

Optional: Student Guides 
Materials for “Go and Do” activities you choose to do in class

Draw a picture of what you think heaven will be like. 
Check AnswersVBS.com/junglekids for more fun information!
Ask yourself these questions: What’s something I learned this week at VBS? What did I have fun doing at VBS?