Have each student in the Sunday School class or Vacation Bible
School class write their name on a branch. Have the children
stick it on a vine that is on the classroom wall. On the vine
write, " He is the Vine and we are the branches."
If a child brings a friend to Sunday school, he can add a leaf
to his branch. If the friend begins to attend regularly, he
can then be a branch! In time the vine will definitely grow
as more come along. This is a great way to show the children's
parents how they have reached out to the community! Sincerely,
Amy
Print out a picture of a bunch of grapes hanging on a vine and have your children paint the grapes with grape Kool-aid paint. To make the paint add one or two tablespoons of water to a package of powdered Kool-aid. When the pictures are dry, show them how to scratch them with their fingernails to smell the grapes.
A pattern for this craft is available to members.
You
can find a complete lesson with crafts, activities, and
a bulletin board display on the "I am the Vine" Sunday School Lesson on
The Resource Room.
The
Resource Room is a subscription site designed specifically
for Sunday School teachers and homeschool parents. It
is updated weekly with new Bible lessons,crafts,
activities, and bulletin board ideas, color sheets, and
worksheets for preschool and primary age children.
Activities:
1. Find the Verse Work Sheet - Children follow the twisting vine to discover the Bible verse.
2. Make a Grape Cluster - Children glue purple cotton balls to a piece of paper and add a paper leaf, branches, and pipe cleaner stem. If you can't find purple cotton balls, you can use purple crepe paper. Cut it into small pieces and have your children crinkle it up into balls, and then glue it to the paper.
3. Vine and Branches Bulletin Board Display - Children help make a bulletin board display by adding their grape cluster to the vine. A printable grape vine board is included in this lesson.
4. Lessons Review Game - Before class cut round circles out of purple paper to make the grape shapes.
Write a question on the back of each circle. Cut out some green
leaves and a brown stem from construction paper and attach them
to the wall.
The object of the game is to make the biggest grape
cluster by answering questions correctly. Divide the class
into two teams. Take turns asking a student from each of the teams
a question from one of the round circles. If the student answers
the question correctly, he gets to tape the circle onto the stem
to form a grape cluster. The team that has the largest grape cluster
at the end wins the game.
Print out a picture of a bunch of grapes hanging on a vine. Cut pieces of purple crepe paper into 6-inch square shapes. Have your children scrunch up the crepe paper pieces into balls and glue them to the picture to make the grapes. 
