In the Beginning

I was asked to turn the creation story into a dramatic piece as well. All material (obviously) comes from God's Holy Word but more specifically I use the Jesus Storybook Bible and the New Living Translation Bible. As it states in italics, a great craft for the Creation story would be having each child create his/her 'costume'. If they are the SUN they can cut a sun out of yellow construction paper. If they are a PLANET, they could color a planet on cardstock and dangle it from yarn. If they are ANIMALS, they could create a mask to wear as their appropriate animals. A wonderful song to sing after this skit would be the Creation Song, so kids more accurately understand when God did things. (See bottom of the skit.) Hope you enjoy.

The beginning: A Perfect Home

Characters Needed:

Narrator (preferably an adult)

God

Day and Night

Sea and Sky

Land (can be broken up into cliffs, mountains, and beaches)

Trees, Grass, and Flowers

Stars, Moon, Sun (and add planet if there are more kiddos)

Birds and Fish                                                               

Animals (be fun for kiddos to pick their own animal)

Adam and Eve (part 2)

**A fun craft for BEFORE the skit would be for each part to make their “costume” whether it be coloring a color sheet (for sun moon stars and planets) or making different animal masks for the animals they choose. Part one of the story is God saying Hello, the thing He’s creating is popping up into ‘existence’ and saying Hello back (or waving) then following the action it says they do.

Part 1.

In the beginning, there was nothing.

            Nothing to hear. Nothing to feel. Nothing to see. Only emptiness. Darkness. And…nothing. **Everyone close your eyes and imagine what that might be like.

But God was there. And God had a wonderful Plan.

He said, “I’ll take this emptiness and fill it up! Out of the darkness I’m going to make light. Out of the nothing, I’m going to make….EVERYTHING!”

God made life happen. He spoke. That’s all! And whatever he said, happened.

God said “Hello Light” and light shone into the darkness. God called the light, DAY and the darkness NIGHT.

“You are good,” God said. And they were.

Then God said, “Hello SEA! Hello SKY!” and a great space opened up, wide and deep and high.

“You’re good,” God said. And they were.

Then God said “Hello LAND!” and there splashing up through the oceans came CLIFFS, MOUNTAINS, and SANDY BEACHES.

“You’re good,” God said. And they were.

“Hello TREES! Hello GRASS! Hello FLOWERS!” God said. And everything everywhere burst into life and stretched toward the Heavens in worship of their Creator.

“You’re good,” God said. And they were.

“Hello STARS! Hello SUN! Hello MOON!” God said. And whizzing into the darkness came fiery globes, spinning around and around—whirling orange and purple and golden planets.

“You’re good” God said. And they were.

“Hello BIRDS!” God said. And with a fluttering and flapping and chirping and singing, birds filled the skies.

“Hello FISH!” God said. And with a darting and dashing and wriggling and splashing, fish filled the seas!

“You’re good” God said. And they were.

Then God said “Hello ANIMALS” And everyone came out to play. The earth was filled with noisy noises—growling and gobbling and snapping and snorting and happy skerfluffing. **Animals make their appropriate animal noises.

“You’re good” God said. And they were.

God saw all that he had made and he loved them. And they were LOVELY because HE loved them.

But God saved the best for last. From the beginning, God had a shining dream in his heart. He would make people to share is Forever Happiness. They would be his children, and the world would be their perfect home.

Part 2.

Adam and Eve

So God breathed life into Adam, and from Adam He formed Eve. And when they opened their eyes, the first thing they ever saw was God’s face. And when God saw them he was like a new dad!

“You look like me,” He said. “You’re the most beautiful thing I have ever made!” And God hugged His children.

God loved them with all of His heart. And they were lovely because He loved them.

And Adam and Eve joined in the song of the stars and the streams and the wind in the trees, the wonderful song of love to the one who made them. Their hearts were filled with happiness. And nothing ever made them sad or lonely or sick or afraid.

God looked at everything He had made. “PERFECT!” he said. And it was.

But all the stars and the mountains and the oceans and the animals and the galaxies were nothing compared to how much God loved His children. He would move Heaven and earth to be near them. Always. Whatever happened, whatever it cost him, he would always love them.

And so it was that the wonderful love story began…

Days of Creation

Day 1 Day 1 God made light when there was none

Day 1 Day 1 God made light when there was none.
Day 2 Day 2 God made heaven and skies so blue,

Day 2 Day 2 God made heaven and skies so blue.
Day 3 Day 3 God made flowers & grass & trees.

Day 3 Day 3 God made flowers & grass & trees.
Day 4 Day 4 God made sun, moon, stars galore. 

Day 4 Day 4 God made sun, moon, stars galore.
Day 5 Day 5 God made birds and fish alive,

Day 5 Day 5 God made birds and fish alive.
6th Day 6th Day God made animals & man that day.

6th Day 6th Day God made animals & man that day.
Day 7 Day 7 God is resting in his heaven 

Day 7 Day 7 God is resting in His Heaven!

Creation Song (in the tune of I'm a Little Tea Pot)

God made day and God made night,
He split the darkness from the light.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the seas and the dry land too,
He made the flowers and the sky so blue.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the stars shining way up high,
He made the birds and put them in the sky.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the sun and God made the moon,
He made the ants and the silly baboon.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z

In Him,

Meg