Children's Sunday School Activity

The Garden of Eden

by Len

Children enjoy completing a make believe picture of the Garden of Eden by adding missing pieces.

Materials:
Garden of Eden Scenery
Missing pieces cutout page
Glue
Crayons or markers

Duration:
Approximately 15 minutes

Topics:
Creation, Adam and Eve

Target Age:
Preschool to Kindergarten

Print items	Option 1 Pre-colored	Option 2 Black and White to color during class
1. Garden of Eden scene	Click here	Click here
2. Missing pieces cutout page	Click here	Click here

What you will do:
Choose one of the options above. Before class, print out copies of the Garden of Eden scene, and the Missing pieces cutout page so you will have at least one set for each child. Older children may be able to cut out the missing pieces during class, however for younger children you will want to cut them out ahead of time and place them inside a small envelope to give to each child when it is time to work on the activity.

Each child is to figure out what is missing from the Garden of Eden scene, and glue the appropriate picture where it belongs. For example, the fish should be glued next to the other fish, the bird next to the other bird, etc. If you chose the black and white version, allow some additional time for the children to color their completed picture.

What you will say:
The Bible says that God created the whole world. He created the clouds, the rivers, the trees, the fish, and the animals. He even created the first man and woman, named Adam and Eve. God placed them in a beautiful garden, called the Garden of Eden.

We have a picture of a garden. It looks like a nice place doesn't it? However, some things are missing. Some of the characters are lonely. Maybe we can complete the picture by adding some characters in the places where they belong. That way we can have a better idea of what the whole Garden of Eden was like, just like in the Bible.