My 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter asked me about creation last night: "Was God lonely before creation?"
I told them no, and should anyone, their grandparents, sunday school teacher, etc. tell them that He was, they should tell them they are wrong. God is perfect. The Father is perfect, the Son is perfect, the Holy Spirit is perfect. Lonely is not perfect. God is perfect and happy and completely thrilled with Himself for He is the ultimate good.
So, they asked, why did God create?
I asked them if they understood justice? They weren't sure what that meant, so I explained that justice was punishing bad things.
I explained that mercy is forgiving and not punishing bad things.
I explained that grace is doing something nice for someone who doesn't deserve it.
So, then I asked if there were only God, who would God punish to show His justice? Ethan said, He'd have to create someone.
Ah! So, if He wanted to show His justice, would He create someone who only did good things? No, he said. The person would have to do something wrong.
Yes, that's right.
Then I asked how can God show His justice, His mercy, and His grace?
Drumroll... Anna Kate answerered, "He could create one people and show them His justice and create another people and show them His mercy and grace." Ta-da!

Election. Even a 4-year-old can get it.