When trying to keep the attentions of multiple 2 to 5-year-olds, stories involving animals are a big help. Especially fun and/or scary animals like lions. (Little kids love roaring and growling. Of course, so do I.)
I asked one of the other volunteers if she would be comfortable reading the part of Daniel for me. She admitted she hadn't read the lesson, but reluctantly agreed. So far, so good.
Waiting for class to start, I was very excited to see some kids who hadn't come in a while, some real sweethearts I'd been missing. We even had extra volunteers, including two older-kid assistants. Still so far, so good.
We played with toys for a while, then it was time to clean-up and listen to our Bible story. That was when I realized the problem.
No lesson materials. No props, no game materials, no stickers.
And no coloring sheets.
