AWANA - Cubbies

Cubbies (3 & 4 year olds)

Cubbies is the AWANA Club for preschoolers during the two years prior to regular kindergarten, usually three and four-year-olds. 

The Awana club for preschoolers is built on two premises:
1. Young children can and should receive spiritual training.
2. Home is the primary place for spiritual training.

Our preschool program meets these needs through …

Fun – and lots of it!
Awana is fun with a purpose – to reach and train kids for Jesus Christ. Games, puppets, crafts, awards and other activities transform our preschool program into a lively weekly experience where fun and learning go hand in hand.

At home, the parent reads the Bear Hug in the handbook to their child and assists them in memorizing and understanding the weekly Bible verse. On Wednesday evenings Cubbies have 3 segments:  Story Time, including singing and Bible stories which are taught using a large flannel graph; Book Time, where Cubbies are given a snack, recite the Bible verse memorized during the week and work on a craft or coloring page related to the story; and Game Time, were Cubbies enjoy fun in the gym. There are several award nights during the year when patches are given to the Cubbies. We encourage the parents to come on these special occasions to share in the celebration.

Cubbies Curriculum Overview
The Cubbies curriculum features two handbooks written in a fun, storybook style that appeals to preschoolers. The handbooks contain 24 Bear Hug sections along with six optional special-day sections. Each section combines basic Scripture memory with parent-child activities to help a child grasp a simple biblical truth. Two extra-credit handbooks containing additional memory verses and character-building activities are also available.

Before starting a handbook, newcomers to Cubbies are taken through an introductory brochure that gives parents and children a brief overview of the program and presents God’s plan of salvation at a preschooler’s level.

In addition, all memory verses are presented at a level appropriate for 3- and 4-year-olds. For example, John 3:16 reads: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son…