Martin Luther King, Jr.
Crafts and Learning Activities for Kids

How to Make Crafts and Activities Relating to Martin Luther King, Jr. Including: "I Have a Dream" Holding Hands Picture, Rosa Parks Standup Bus Craft, Montgomery Bus Boycott Coloring Sheet, "I have a Dream" Coloring Sheet, Children Holding Hands Picture, Crayon Box Display

"I Have a Dream" Holding Hands Picture

Two smiley-faced characters holding hands with the quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. at the bottom of the page: "I have a dream . . . little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sister and brothers." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Many of the crafts on this page are from the Sunday school lesson "Martin's Big Words" about Martin Luther King, Jr. on The Resource Room.

Martin's Big Words" Sample Lesson

In this lesson children learn about the power of words, especially God's words. As a young child Martin admired the way his minister father used words to give people hope and comfort, and how he spoke out against wrong even when people called him names and threatened him and his family. Martin decided that he wanted to "get some big words" like his father. He did get big powerful words and made history. This Bible lesson is found on The Resource Room a members only site.

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Rosa Parks Standup Bus Craft

Children draw faces in this standup bus to remind them of the Rosa Parks story and the Montgomery Bus Boycott that brought about the Supreme Court order to desegregate buses. Click here to print out your free pattern.

This pattern is also available with the faces already drawn. All the children have to do is cut them out and glue them on to the windows of the bus. Click here for your free pattern.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott Coloring Sheet

This color sheet says, "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." at the top and has a quote by - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "We must learn to meet hate with love" at the bottom with the statement, "The Montgomery Bus Boycott ended in December 1956, over a year after it began, when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of buses in Montgomery. Click here to print out a free pattern.

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"I Have a Dream" Coloring Sheet

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday.

The quote at the bottom of the page says, "I have a dream . . . little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sister and brothers." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This craft goes with the Bible lesson about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lesson for younger children or lesson for older children.

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Children Holding Hands Picture

Child can color the children all different colors to show Martin Luther King's dream or they can draw faces and clothes on the children. They can decide what they would like the heart to say. They may choose something like "United in Love", "I have a Dream", "All Men are Created Equal" etc.

This craft goes with the Bible lesson about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lesson for younger children or lesson for older children.

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The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf

The crayons in this box just can't seem to get along. Yellow doesn't like Red and no one likes Orange.

“I don’t like Red!” said Yellow,
And Green said, “Nor do I!
And no one here likes Orange,
But no one knows just why.”

It was a bad situation because they all had to live in the same box. But things begin to change when a little girl brings the crayons home and starts coloring with them. The crayons see that together they can make beautiful pictures. All the colors are important to the big picture. You can read more about this book at Amazon.com

Crayon Box Display

This display can be used to act out the story. Move the crayons as they speak as you read the story. Make happy faces on one side of the crayons and sad faces on the other. At the end of the story, when the crayons realize that everyone is important, turn the crayons over to the happy side. The front of the box measures 9" x 13" and the back measures 15 1/2" x 13". Print out the crayon patterns (Printing Problems?) onto different colors of paper, cut them out, and add faces, hands, and feet.

At the end of the story the crayons realize that they are all very important when they see a beautiful picture being drawn by the author. You can also draw the picture or have one already drawn as you tell the story.

Have your children color a crayon pattern and add arms, legs, and eyes. Staple them to your bulletin board to make a display. You can buy self-adhesive plastic eyes from Oriental Trading Company, . Just type in 48/1921 in the search box at the top of their web page.

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"United in Love" Paper Chain Paper Doll Bible Craft

What you will need: Printer Paper, colored pencils, scissors, and other items to decorate the paper dolls.

How to make the Paper Chain Paper Dolls:

1. Print out the patterns and make copies. There are three different patterns: Large Boy Pattern, Large Girl Patternand a Smaller Paper Chain Pattern. (Printing Problems?)

2. If you use the large patterns, cut out the patterns and then tape or glue them together so that the hearts interlock with the arm of the pattern next to it as shown in the picture.

3. If you are using the smaller paper chain pattern, cut off the bottom word patterns, and then fan-fold the paper doll patterns on the dotted lines. Cut the solid lines with the paper folded.

4. Decorate the patterns with crayons or colored pencils. Children may want to add hair using yard or other item, eyes, shoes, clothes, etc.

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United in Love Paper Clip Bible Activity

The paper says, "Once we were apart with sin in our hearts. Then God sent his son from above so we can be untied in Love."

Go to the L - M Sunday School Crafts and Activities Page for directions to this craft.