Diddy Disciples 1: September to December: Worship And Storytelling Resources For Babies, Toddlers And Young Children.

by Sharon Moughtin-Mumby

Publisher:

SPCK Publishing

, 2017

Overview

Diddy Disciples is a creative and playful new worship and Bible storytelling resource for babies, toddlers and young children.

Diddy Disciples aims to encourage participation, discipleship and leadership from children's earliest years, using storytelling, singing, colour, repetition, art and lots and lots of movement! Peer-learning is actively encouraged with many opportunities for young children to learn from each other.

Groups are invited to build their own Diddy Disciples sessions, choosing from different options. Leaders can use the material to create a service to follow the pattern of their church's Sunday worship, a simple midweek baby and toddler singing session, or anything in between!

Book 1 includes:
Over 20 weeks' worth of fully worked-out sessions organized into 4-6 week units from September to December.
All the information you need to set up and run Diddy Disciples in your group
Plenty of opportunities to tailor the material to your own context, resources and tradition
All sorts of creative 'starter ideas' for using everyday art and play resources to sparkchildren's imaginations and engagement as they respond to the biblical stories.

The Units are:
Jesus' wonderful love: six weeks introducing some of Jesus' most famous parables
God the maker: six weeks on creation and caring for it, including a Harvest celebration
In November we remember: four weeks including All Saints and Remembrance Sunday
Getting ready for baby Jesus: five weeks journeying through Advent to Christmas

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Contents

Part 1: Introducing Diddy Disciples
Introduction
What is Diddy Disciples?
Why not just have a creche for very young children?
Isn't babies, toddlers and young children quite a wide age group?
How do we know which Bible story to tell each week?
Does Diddy Disciples follow the lectionary?
Build your own Diddy Disciples session
Sample 1: A simple and short weekday session
Sample 2: A session for a group just starting out with Diddy Disciples
Sample 3: A session for a well-established group held during a communion service
Starting Diddy Disciples for the first time
Diddy Disciples: Seven principles
Part 2: The Diddy Disciples units (September to December)
1 Jesus' Wonderful Love (Green Time)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: The Lost Sheep (Luke 15.3-7)
Week 2: The Lost Coin (Luke 15.8-10)
Week 3: The Lost Son (Luke 15.11-24)
Week 4: The Good Shepherd (John 10.11-15)
Week 5: The Loving Stranger/The Good Samaritan (Luke 10.29-37)
Week 6: You Are the Light of the World! (Matthew 5.14-16)
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas
2 God the Maker (Green Time, Harvest)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: God the Maker (Genesis 1.1-2.3)
Week 2: God Plants a Garden (Genesis 2.4-15)
Week 3: Everything in All the World Sings Alleluia! (Psalm 148)
Week 4: Jesus the Maker (The Calming of the Storm, Luke 8.22-25)
Week 5: Harvest: Thank You, God the Maker!
Week 6: Let's Take Care of God's World (extended activity)
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas
3 In November, We Remember! (Green Time or Kingdom Season)
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material
Week 1: We Remember: All the Saints! (1 Corinthians 1.2; Ephesians 4.11-12)
Week 2: We Remember: Remembrance Sunday
Week 3: We Remember: All Who've Died (Revelation 21.3-4, 23-25)
Week 4: We Remember: Christ the King
Option 1: Do This to Remember Me (Matthew 26.26-28) 157
Option 2: The Humble King (Luke 2.1-20; Philippians 2.6-11) 159
Extra Week: We Remember: People in Need (extended activity) (Acts 20.35) 162
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas 163
4 Getting Ready for Baby Jesus (Advent and Christmas) 167
Section 1: The Building Blocks to build your own session 167
Section 2: The Bible Storytelling material 191
Week 1: Get Ready! (Baby John's story, Luke 1.5-25, 57-79) 191
Week 2: 'Yes!' Said Mary (Luke 1.26-38) 195
Week 3: My God is a Topsy Turvy God! (Luke 1.39-55) 198
Week 4: Gloria! Gloria! (The Shepherds' Story, Luke 2.8-16a) 203
Week 5: Meet Baby Jesus! (Christmas, Luke 2.16-20) 206
Section 3: Creative Response starter ideas 208
Part 3: Additional information and resources
Teaching your group new songs 215
A guide to the Building Blocks 217
Diddy Disciples storytelling with babies and toddlers 233
Jesus' Wonderful Love: storytelling with babies and toddlers 235
God the Maker: storytelling with babies and toddlers 239
In November, We Remember: storytelling with babies and toddlers 245
Getting Ready for Baby Jesus: storytelling with babies and toddlers 246
Diddy Disciples resources 254
Space and environment 254
Resources for the time of Creative Response 254
Recipes 257
Music resources 258
Photocopiable templates 262
Notes 285

Product Details

• Title: Diddy Disciples 1: September to December
• Author: Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780281074365, 9780281074358, 0281074356, 0281074364
• Resource ID: LLS:9780281074365
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T22:51:34Z

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