Series Description
Have you ever noticed that being thankful is something we have to practice? But complaining about what we have and don’t have, well, that just seems to come naturally. It’s true for all of us, which is why we are taking our preschoolers on a picnic this month!
We want to help our preschoolers see that the whole world is like a gigantic picnic filled with countless things we can thank God for, because we can thank God for EVERYTHING! Imagine if our preschoolers began seeing everything around them as an opportunity to thank God—people, Creation, food, toys, home, help—all of it! They can thank God for everything with their whole heart! And so can we.
So please join us this month as we pray for our preschoolers and parents, as well as those of us who lead them. Pray that we will take time to look at the world around us and practice thanking God for all we see, because we can thank God for everything.
Memory Verse
“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart.”
Psalm 111:1 ESV
Key Question
Who can thank God for everything?
Bottom Line
I can thank God for everything.
Week 1 (November 2)
Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz
Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz | Ruth 1-2
Naomi’s husband and two sons died, so she decided to go back to her home in Bethlehem. Ruth, one of her daughters-in-law, goes with her, and Ruth and Naomi take care of each other. Ruth picks grain in a field that belongs to a man named Boaz, and Boaz decides to take care of Ruth and Naomi. God gives us people to call family, and we can thank God for family. Who can I thank for everything? I can thank God for everything.
Week 2 (November 9)
Daniel’s Friends Pray
Daniel’s Friends Pray | Daniel 2
Daniel and his friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego work for King Nebuchadnezzar. The king wants his wise men to help him understand a dream he had. But how were the wise men supposed to know what the king dreamed and what the dream meant? Daniel knew that only God could help so he asks his friends to pray. And they do! God answers their prayers and shows Daniel how to help the king. God gave Daniel really good friends who prayed for him. Who can I thank for everything? I can thank God for everything.
Week 3 (November 16)
Manna and Quail
Manna and Quail | Exodus 16
God’s people, the Israelites, have been walking in a hot desert for a long time, and they are very hungry because they don’t have any food. God knows that the Israelites need food. God loves His people and wants to take care of them. So, God gives the Israelites food to eat! God sends meat at night and bread in the morning, and there is more than enough food for everyone. We can thank God for the food we eat. Who can I thank for everything? I can thank God for everything.
Week 4 (November 23)
Elisha’s Room
Elisha’s Room | 2 Kings 4:8-17
Elisha is a prophet which means Elisha tells people messages from God. In one town, there is a woman who wants to help Elisha. So, when Elisha is in her town, the woman and her husband have Elisha eat dinner at their house. One day, the woman tells her husband she wants to help Elisha even more. So, they make a room on the roof of their house so Elisha has a place to rest when he comes to their town. We can thank God for the people who help us. Who can I thank for everything? I can thank God for everything.
Week 5 (November 30)
David Praises God
David Praises God | 2 Samuel 6:12-15, Psalm 144:9-10
David loves God, and he praises God to show God he is thankful for everything. Praising God is thanking God for who He is and what He has done. David is so thankful to God that he dances with all his might to the sound of trumpets! David uses his voice to praise God and makes music with instruments to praise God! Praising God is celebrating God—like a HUGE thank you! Who can I thank for everything? I can thank God for everything.