We've been reading the Child's Story Bible this year and we just finished the section on the story of Joseph. It is a capturing story to read for both me and the children! The kids were sitting on the edge of their seats after each chapter asking please, please, please can you go on Mommy!! After the story, we borrowed this idea from a friend who had just done a play with her children from the story of Peter Pan. So.... we drew Joseph, the 12 brothers, Jacob, Rachel and other characters to re-enact the story of Joseph. The kids were really engaged in the activity and we performed it for their dad when he got home from work. Oh -- we used toilet paper rolls and glued the characters so that they were free standing. We had to make 3 Josephs -- one as the beloved son of Jacob with the coat of many colors, Joseph the slave and Joseph in the chariot in second command under Pharoah. That was fun!
