The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits and Gravy and God’s Word Preschool Bible Lesson

🍽️🎃 The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits & Gravy and God’s Word

📖 Bible Theme:

Serving God and helping others with joy.

📖 Bible Verse (Toddler-Friendly):

“Serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13
(Shortened for toddlers: “I can help others with love!”)

🌟 Main Point to Repeat with Kids:

👉 “I can serve God and help others with joy!”

(Repeat it while clapping to a rhythm or patting knees.)

📚 Toddler Story: The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits & Gravy

Down in sunny Arkansas, there lived a happy little pumpkin named George (or you can name him whatever you’d like for your character series).

Every morning, George woke up early, stretched his vines, and cooked his favorite breakfast — biscuits and gravy! 🍽️
He’d pray before eating and say, “Thank You, God, for this yummy food and for another day to do Your work!”

Then George hopped on his tractor and looked around his farm. He saw a fence that had fallen, animals that needed food, and pumpkins that needed help picking up sticks after the storm.

George smiled and said, “This looks like a job for me and God!”

He worked joyfully all day — fixing fences, carrying hay, and helping his friends.
When the sun began to set, George said, “God, today was full of hard work and full of joy!” 🌅

That night, as he read his Bible before bed, George whispered,
“I love You, Lord, and I’ll keep serving You every day.”

🌟 Story Reflection:

The Arkansas Pumpkin reminds us that serving God can be fun and full of joy! 🍽️🎃 He worked hard, helped his friends, and always started his day by reading God’s Word. Just like him, we can show God’s love by helping others with a happy heart and thanking Him for all He gives us. 💛

✨ Poem: “The Arkansas Pumpkin’s Morning Prayer”

Down in Arkansas where pumpkins play,
Lives one who serves God every day. 🌻
He eats his biscuits, loves his gravy, too,
And thanks the Lord for all He can do. 🍽️

He reads his Bible, then climbs his tractor,
Helping friends — he’s a happy helper! 🚜
With a joyful heart, he sings and prays,
“I’ll serve my God in all my ways!” 🙏

From sunrise bright to evening’s glow, 🌅
He helps God’s love and kindness grow.
The pumpkin smiles, so big and wide,
With biscuits, gravy, and God by his side! 💛

🎲 Activity – Helping Hands Game

Have kids take turns pretending to help others!

🧤 Ideas:

Pick up “sticks” (brown craft paper strips).
Carry “hay” (yellow tissue paper).
Fix a “fence” (foam blocks).

Say together:
👉 “I can serve God and help others with joy!”

The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits and Gravy and God’s Word Paper Plate Bible Cutout Craft

🎨 Craft – Biscuit & Bible Plate

Supplies:

Paper plates
Brown/tan construction paper (biscuits)
White paper (gravy)
Small Bible cutout or sticker
Glue sticks
Crayons or markers

Instructions:

Glue two “biscuits” (paper circles) on the plate.
Add white “gravy” paper on top.
Glue a small paper Bible beside the biscuits.
Write across the plate:
👉 “Serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13
Or you can print the template and just cut it out and glue to a paper plate. Grab the PDF free download here: CLICK HERE

🖍️ Coloring Page:

Color the Arkansas Pumpkin standing by his plate of biscuits and gravy, with his Bible nearby and a happy smile. Grab the free PDF printable download right here: CLICK HERE

The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits and Gravy and God’s Word Preschool Bible Lesson Toast in a plastic cup snack idea

🍎 Snack Time – Biscuits & Gravy Party!

Make toast or small biscuits, tear them into tiny pieces, and place them in a little cup. Then pour a bit of warm canned gravy over the top for a fun, kid-friendly version of biscuits and gravy!

Optional: add a white sticker to the front of the cup with the words that say "Biscuit And Gravy".

Or serve mini biscuits (plain or with butter) and talk about how God gives us everything we need — food, friends, and love!

Say:
💬 “When we help others, we are doing God’s work!”

🎶 Song: “The Arkansas Pumpkin Who Loves Biscuits & Gravy and God’s Word”

(A Silly Southern Pumpkin Song from Arkansas)

Verse 1
Down in Arkansas, where the pumpkins grow,
Lives a little pumpkin with a heart that glows.
He loves his biscuits, loves his gravy too,
And he thanks the Lord for all He can do! 🙌

Chorus
Biscuits and gravy, yum, yum, yum! 🍽️
Serving the Lord is so much fun!
Bible in hand, he starts his day,
Helping his friends the pumpkin way! 🎃

Verse 2
He drives his tractor through the fields so wide,
Singing to Jesus with joy inside.
When a friend needs help, he’s first to go,
’Cause God’s good love is meant to show! 💛

Chorus
Biscuits and gravy, yum, yum, yum!
Serving the Lord is so much fun!
Bible in hand, he starts his day,
Helping his friends the pumpkin way!

Bridge
From the hills of Arkansas to the pumpkin patch,
He shares God’s love—now that’s a match!
Morning and night, he kneels to pray,
Thanking God for another great day! 🌄

Final Chorus
Biscuits and gravy, yum, yum, yum!
Reading my Bible when the morning comes!
Working for God in all I do,
That’s what this pumpkin loves to do! 🎵

🎵 Song & Motions:

🎵 Biscuits and gravy, yum, yum, yum!
👉 Pretend to eat with a spoon or fork.
🎵 Serving the Lord is so much fun!
👉 Raise hands in joy.
🎵 Bible in hand, I start my day,
👉 Pretend to open a Bible.
🎵 Helping my friends the pumpkin way!
👉 Point to others around you.

🎭 Pretend Play – Pumpkin Farm Helpers

Turn your play area into a farm!
Kids can “drive tractors,” “fix fences,” or “feed animals.”
Have one child play George the Pumpkin (or “The Arkansas Pumpkin”) who leads the helpers and thanks God for their work!

💬 Let’s Talk About It:

What did George the Pumpkin love to eat?
How did he serve God on his farm?
How can YOU help others with joy?

🙏 Closing Prayer:

“Dear God,
Thank You for Your love.
Help me serve You with joy,
And help others every day.
Amen.”

📬 Optional Take-Home Note for Parents:

Today we learned about The Arkansas Pumpkin, who loves biscuits, gravy, and reading his Bible! He reminds us that helping others with joy is a way to serve God.
Encourage your child to say, “I can serve God and help others with joy!”

🌟 Adaptive Learning – How Everyone Can Join In

📚 Story Time

Use a toy tractor or pumpkin prop during story time.
For nonverbal children, provide picture cards for “pumpkin,” “tractor,” “Bible,” “help,” and “God.”

🎲 Activity – Helping Hands

If children can’t move items, let them choose who gets to help next or press a sound button that says, “Good job, helper!”
Use soft or lightweight items that can be lifted by all learners.

🎨 Craft – Biscuit & Bible Plate

Pre-cut biscuits and gravy shapes.
Use Velcro, stickers, or magnets for easier handling.
Let children point to their chosen color or material for helpers to glue.

🖍️ Coloring Page

Provide thick crayons or markers with adaptive grips.
For nonverbal kids, let them choose colors or press buttons that say “brown” or “white.”

🍎 Snack Time

Offer texture-friendly biscuits or alternate snacks for children with sensitivities.
Use picture cards for snack choice communication.

🎵 Song & Motions

For nonverbal kids, record “Yum, yum, yum!” on a sound button so they can press during the chorus.
Provide small rhythm shakers for engagement.

🎭 Pretend Play

For kids with mobility limits, they can be “Farm Boss,” giving directions or saying, “Good work, helpers!”

💛 Special Inclusion Note:

Even if a child cannot lift, glue, or move, they can still participate through choices, smiles, sounds, or simple signals. Every child can celebrate God’s truth:
👉 “I can serve God and help others with joy!”