Jesus Gets Baptized - Matthew 3:11-17

Idea 1

Scavenger Hunt

  • Divide the kids into groups and give them a copy of the story.

  • Let them read through the story. Ask one of the older kids to read it to the younger ones.

  • Then let the kids go one a scavenger hunt. The need to find something, or take a picture of something that represents all the word in blue.

Idea 2

Act out Jesus being baptized.

  • Before the lesson, make paper cut outs of a person and laminate them or use wooden people.

  • Give a cut out person (or wooden person) to each kid and some white out markers, let them colour in their people so that they look like Jesus.

  • Bring in a bowl of water and let the kids dip their “Jesus’” into the water, like he is being baptized.

  • When they bring their person out of the water, shine a flashlight on cut out and ask another kid to say “this is my son and I love him.”

  • Then give the kids some paper towel and they can clean off their Jesus.

Idea 3

Have a discussion with the kids about baptism.  Ask them questions like

  • Have you ever seen someone get baptized?

  • Have you been baptized?

  • Why do you think people get baptized?


Idea 4

Have a discussion about ways to show you love Jesus.

  • Ask kids if they can think of ways we can show others that we love Jesus.

  • Ask kids one at a time to pick a piece of paper and act out what is written on it.

  • Let the other kids guess what they are acting out.

Idea 5

Read “Heaven Breaks Through” on page 200 in The Jesus Storybook Bible.


Kindergarten and Grade 1

Grades 2,3

Grades 4,5