Sunday School
Crafts and Activities
Bible Crafts Including: Labor Day, Lazarus, Leprosy, Light, Lord's Prayer,
Love, Manna, Mary and Martha, Miracles, and Mother's Day
Labor Day Sunday School Lesson Crafts and Activities
Work for the Lord Sunday School Lesson
The Israelites Build the Tabernacle - The Israelites used their talents and wealth to build a temple for God. God gives everyone special abilities and wants us to use our talents to work for him. God wants us to work hard at whatever we are doing, not for the praise of men, but of the Lord. The following Crafts and Activities come from the Sunday School Lesson, "Work for the Lord" on The Resource Room
Talk About Work
Ask your children what jobs their parents have. Ask them what they would like to do when they grow up.
Make a craft stick picture of the Ark of the Covenant
What you will need: Jumbo, mini, and regular-sized craft sticks, round 1" wood pieces, gold trim, and gold spray paint or acrylic paint.
How to make the Ark of the Covenant:
1. A pattern for this craft is available to members of The Resource Room.
2. In class have your children glue the craft sticks on the paper. Then glue on some gold trim to finish.
If you have preschool children or don't have the mini craft stick, you can use this easier pattern. This activity sheet only uses the jumbo and regular-sized craft sticks. A pattern for this craft is available to members of The Resource Room.
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Make a Replica of the Ark of the Covenant (Older children)
What you will need: Small boxes such as jewelry boxes, gold paint, gold trim, gold paper, skinny craft sticks or straws, small twigs, and clay.
How to make the Ark of the Covenant:
1. Paint a small box, inside and out, with gold paint. Paint craft sticks gold and then glue them to the box to make the poles.
2. Print out the angel patterns or draw angels or onto gold paper, cut them out, and then glue them onto the top of the "ark". A pattern for this craft is available to members of The Resource Room.
3. Glue gold trim around the top of the box.
4. Make the Ten Commandment tablets out of white clay, and the bowl out of gold Fimo clay, and place them in the box. Place a small stick in the box to represent Aaron's rod. For more information about the Ark of the Covenant go to this page http://www.domini.org/tabern/arkcovnt.htm
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Play "Important Jobs" Charades Game
Place your children into teams of twos and give each child a piece of paper with a description of the work being performed. Let the teams take turns acting out the scene and have the other children guess what they are doing. Remind your children that they can't say anything while they are acting. (If you have very young children, have older children or adults act out the scenarios and let the children guess what they are doing.) Note: My first grade class did an excellent job on acting out the jobs and guessing what they were. I gave them a few ideas of what they could do before they started.
1.Teacher teaching a student.
2.Doctor examining a patient.
3.Window washers.
4.Taxi car driver taking someone some place.
5.Office workers answering phones and typing.
6.Fast food worker and customer.
7.Grocery store clerk and someone buying food.
8.Garbage men picking up trash.
9.Delivery truck driver delivering package to home.
10.Repair man coming to a person's home to repair something.
11.Construction workers building a house.
12.Assembly line workers.
13.Cooks in a fast food restaurant.
14.Lifeguard and a swimmer.
15.Police officer arresting someone.
16.Crossing guard and student.
17.Mother feeding baby a bottle and burping the baby.
18.Gymnastics instructor and student.
19.Coach and student.
20.Farmer feeding animals.
21.Firemen fighting a fire.
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Work for the Lord Color Sheets
These color sheets are available on The Resource Room.

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Lazarus or Leprosy Bible Lesson Crafts and Activities Ideas
Lazarus Paper Doll
This paper doll can be used as a prop during your lesson or you can have your children make them for a craft to reinforce the lesson.
What you will need: Card stock (heavy paper), scissors, colored pencils, paper glue, and strips of white or off-white material.
How to make a Lazarus Paper Doll:
1. Print out the paper doll patterns and loosely cut them out. Patterns for this craft are available to members only on The Resource Room.
2. Glue the patterns together on the white sides so that when you turn the paper doll over you see a different view of Lazarus.
3. Tape strips of material around the paper doll as you explain that when people died in Bible-times they would cover the body with strips of material. Place the paper doll in a "tomb" (You can use a box or something similar.) and then tell them the rest of the story. When Jesus tells Lazarus to come out, bring out the paper doll, turn it over so the side with his eyes open is facing toward the class, and unwrap the cloth.
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Lazarus Come Out Bible Game
Bring in wooden clothespins and have your children wrap strips of material around the bottom of the clothespin and draw faces on the top part to make Lazarus. They can glue pieces of yarn on the head for hair. Give each child three styrofoam cups. Have them crinkle up old newspaper to make rocks to fit in the tops of the cups.
If you don't want to use clothespins and cups to make this game, you can use pictures of Lazarus and glue pictures of the tomb on envelopes. Before class print out patterns and have your children color them and cut them out. Glue the three tomb pictures on three different envelopes. Place the Lazarus paper doll in one of the tombs. (Patterns available on The Resource Room)
Show your children how to play a game with the clothespin dolls that they made at the beginning of class. Place a doll in one of the three coffee cups and place the paper "rock" on all the cups. (You can also add a cookie or some other treat.) Quickly mix up all the cups and then ask a child to point to the cup that they think "Lazarus" is in. He then should say, "Lazarus, come out!" Open up the lid to find out if he picked the right cup. If he didn't pick the correct cup, have him try again. Let all your children have a turn. Tell them to take their game home with them and tell their parents and friends about Lazarus, and play the game with their families. You can also play this game with the "Lazarus" paper dolls and envelopes.
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Best Lazarus Sunday School Game
Divide your children up into teams of twos. Give each team a roll of cheap toilet paper. On the word "go" see which team can make the best "Lazarus" in one minute by wrapping the toilet paper around one of their team members.
Bible Verse Review Game
Print the Bible verse on a piece of long material in big letters. Wrap up a child with the material starting with the end of the verse. Hold the material at the beginning of the verse. Have the child turn in circles as you pull gently and back up to reveal the verse. Have your children say the words to the verse as the words are revealed. If you have room on your floor, you can place the material on the floor with the verse showing. Have a children lay down at the end of the verse and hold onto the end of the material and then roll towards the other end of the fabric to wrap himself up. Have someone hold the end of the fabric as the child unrolls revealing the verse. Have your children say the words to the verse as the words are revealed.
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Unwrap Lazarus Review Sunday School Game
Divide your children up into two teams. Pick one child from each team to be Lazarus. Wrap up both children with TP. Take turns asking your children questions from the story and previous lessons. If a child answers correctly, they get to remove ten squares of TP from the "Lazarus" from their team. The team who unwraps their "Lazarus" first wins.
Lazarus Come Out, Lazarus Go In
Place a line of tape down the middle of your playing area. Designate one side "inside the tomb" and the other side "outside the tomb". Have the children stand anywhere they would like. Tell them that when you say, "Lazarus Come Out", they should all jump to the "outside of the tomb" side of the room. When you say, "Lazarus Go In", they should all jump to the "inside" side of the room. You will try to trick them to jump on the wrong side depending on what you say. If a child jumps to the wrong side, he is out. Keep playing until only one child is left. When you say "Lazarus go in or go out" always jump to the opposite side. The children may automatically follow you to that side even though you said something different.
Comment: Hi, Just to say we used the Lazarus story, crafts and games for our Sunday club last week ,which has children aged 3 - 10 years. We asked the children to make a cave from blankets and chairs and then played the "Lazarus come out, Lazarus go in game". All the children loved this game and we didn't have time to do any of the craft activities as they were having so much fun! We have recently joined your site and it is so refreshing to have some new ideas. Thank you very much!! Vanessa
A complete lesson about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is available on The Resource Room. This lesson includes Bible verse cards, printable displays to go along with the lesson, and printable crafts.
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Leprosy Drama
In Bible class this week we did a short drama about Miriam and Aaron
rebelling against Moses' leadership and God striking Miriam with leprosy. After God "talked" to Miriam and Aaron, I quickly sprinkled some baby powder
on Miriam's face and arms, and, "poof!", she white with leprosy! The clean-up was a quick dust off. Sent in by Kelia Ballou from
Houston, Texas
Lazarus Cookies
One of our other teachers taught the Lazarus Lesson last week to our 3 - 5 year olds and she had such an interesting craft/snack idea I wanted to share it. She made gingerbread men that the children pretended were Lazarus and then they wrapped them in strips of fruit roll up (fruit by the foot would also work well). The kids loved it so much they didn't want to eat their Lazarus' until they had brought them downstairs and showed them to their parents. This week when I asked them about last week's lesson they were able to retell it well. Thanks so much, we have really enjoyed your curriculum, Krista Sparrow
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Light Sunday School Lesson Craft and Activity Ideas
Lighthouse Picture and Frame Craft
At the bottom the picture it says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." This craft goes with the lesson "I Am The Light of the World" on The Resource Room.
What you will need: Paper, color printer, card stock (Heavy paper), sea shells or starfish, and glue.

How to make a lighthouse craft:
1. Print out a lighthouse picture from clip art and cut it out. The picture shown is available on The Resource Room for members only.
2. Glue the picture to a piece of cardstock that is about one inch bigger on each side.
3. Glue the picture to the cardstock. Glue sea shells or star fish to the frame to finish.
Buy tiny seashells from S& S Worldwide - Small Colored Shells, 1-lb (bag of 4500)
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Paper
Lighthouse Craft
This
lighthouse is made from poster board, paper and plastic cups, a paper
plate, and a screw band from a Mason Jar (canning jar). It was painted
with acrylic paint and small rocks were glued to the paper plate base.
What
you will need: White
poster board, 1 - 9 oz paper cup, 1- 5 oz. juice/dessert plastic cup
(It should be much wider at the top than at the bottom, 1- 6 oz. juice/dessert
plastic cup (It should be pretty straight.), a heavy duty paper plate,
a regular size screw band from a Mason Jar (canning jar), acrylic paint,
hot melt glue, and some rocks.
What
to do:
1. Cut
the poster board to form the base of the lighthouse. On a piece of white
poster board draw a quadrangle. To make the quadrangle draw a rectangle
that is 13" wide and 12" high. Measure 3" in from the
top on each side of the rectangle (as shown in the illustration). Draw
lines from the 3" marks down to the bottom corners as shown in
the picture. The top of your quadrangle should be 7" wide and the
bottom should be 13" wide. Cut the quadrangle out. Glue the sides
together to make a cone shape. Cut the bottom so that it sets on the
table flat. (If you are going to add stripes, you may want to paint
them on before you glue the sides together.)
Glue the bottom of the base to the middle of a heavy duty paper plate.
2.
To make the railing, cut 1" off the top of the 9 oz. paper cup.
Discard the rest. Place the screw band and inside the the paper cup
top so that the rim of the screw band and the rim of the paper cup are
both facing up. They should fit snugly together. Glue
them together. Slide them down over the
top of the lighthouse poster board base. Glue them in place.
3.
To make the windows where the light comes through place the 6 oz. plastic
cup upside down inside and on top of the screw band and lid and glue
down.
To make the roof of the lighthouse, glue the 5 oz. plastic up upside
down over the 6 oz. plastic cup.
5.
To finish paint the lighthouse and base with acrylic paint. Glue on
rocks to the base.
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Prayer Bible Crafts and Activities
Lord's Prayer Bible Lesson Craft and Activity Ideas
Including: Four Kinds of Prayer Cup Puppet Craft, Type of Prayer Fill-in Comic Book Activity, National Day of Prayer Craft, Praying Hands Picture, The Lord's Prayer Coloring Sheet, Songs about Prayer, The Lord's Prayer Sandy Candy Craft
See the Bible Crafts and Activities - Bible Themes Obey - Purpose Page for ideas on Prayer
Love Bible Crafts and Activities
"United in Love" Paper Chain Paper Doll Bible Craft
Each child colors a paper doll to look like him or her and then they are taped together to make a long chain.
See the Martin Luther King, Jr. Crafts and Learning Activities Page for directions and free patterns.
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Love
Your Neighbor as Yourself or Love One Another Craft and Activity Ideas
Scripture
reference: Romans 13:9 "Love your Neighbor as yourself."
Galatians 5:14, John 13:34, I Corinthians 13:4
Concepts: Treat others like you would like to be treated.
God loves everyone regardless of color, size, intelligence, social
status, etc. (love is patient, kind, does not envy, does not
boast).
Make a Noodle Man Puppet
This puppet stands over 3 feet
tall and can be made for less than two dollars. You can use it to
start conversations with children about loving one another.
To start a conversation comment on how sad the Noodle Man looks today.
(Bend the straw down on both sides to make a sad face) The children
will probably ask why he is sad. Have the noodle man say he
is sad because someone was making fun of him or that no one would
play with him. Ask him what they said. He can say something
like "Someone called me a Noodle Head." or "Nobody will play with
me because I am orange." Talk to the noodle man and tell him, "Nobody likes to be called names." Then tell your students that God tells us in the Bible
to "Love one another" and to "Love our neighbor as ourselves". Then
explain what that means; or ask the children what it means.
Tell the Noodle Man that you love him because God created him special
and loves everyone. Change the Noodle's sad face into a smiling
face. You can talk about what love means. Love is kind,
patient, does not envy, etc. and discuss what each of these mean.
What
you will need: Tube shaped swimming noodle, large wiggly eyes,
tissue paper, bendable straws, low temp glue gun, straight pins
How to make a Noodle Man Puppet:
1. Cut
off three, 1/2 inch circles at one end of the noodle. Two of the
circles are the eyes.
2. Cut the other circle in four pieces like you
are cutting a pie. One of the sections will be the nose.
3. Cut
seven inches off the end of the noodle and then cut it in half lengthwise.
These are the feet.
4. Cut twelve inches off the end of the noodle and
then cut it in half lengthwise. These will be the arms.
5. The remaining
part of the noodle is the man's body. Make a slit about 15 inches
up the center of one end of the noodle to form the legs.
6. Glue
on all the pieces using a low temp glue gun. Use straight
pins to hold the pieces together while they dry.
7. To make a mouth that can be changed from happy to sad, cut a straw
about 5 inches long with the bendable accordion folds in the middle. Glue
some large wiggly eyes in the center of the eye circles.
Crinkle
up some tissue paper and stuff it into the whole in the top of the
head to make the hair.
Comments from Readers:
My friend and
I have taught 4 and 5 year olds in Sunday school for many years.
One of your ideas that we have had great success with is the "Noodleman"
made out of a swimming pool noodle. To help teach compassion, we
used the puppet with the Good Samaritan story (and other Bible stories
with this theme). We made our Noodleman handicapped. He wears a
brace on his leg made from colorful Velcro straps. He also wears
tiny eyeglasses. We purchased these at a craft store; they are the
ones made for dolls. Noodleman always seems to have a Band-Aid on him and is dressed rather raggedly. The kids love to see which hat
we put on him.
It is a special
time when Noodleman visits! The kids love to help him if he falls
and we made each child's picture with him. Besides appropriate Bible
Stories, Noodleman is always invited to our birthday party for Jesus.
He wears a party hat like the kids! This is a great way to bring
up how God loves all people and how each one is precious in His
sight. We've also used the puppet to talk about "making fun
of others". We love our Noodleman! Carolyn Duggan
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Make TP Roll Noodle Neighbor Puppets
Children will have fun creating
these neighbors. You just hand out sheets of different noses,
eyes, and mouths. (Printing Problems?) The children pick from the assortment to create
their own characters. When they are finished they can
use them as puppets by placing their three middle fingers inside the
tube. Their thumb and pinky are the puppets hands. While
the children are creating their puppets you can talk to them about how God created us all, that the Bible tells us to love our neighbor
as ourselves. and we should treat others how we want to be treated.
Talk about who our neighbors are and that we shouldn't judge people
by how they look, etc.
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Make Friendship Noodle
Necklaces
Have the Children Make Two of These Necklaces - Make one for themselves and one to give to a neighbor. As they
are making their necklaces talk to them about what a neighbor is and
what it means to love your neighbor as yourself.
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Make
Nuudle Pictures and Sculptures
Use this craft to go along with some
of the other crafts listed above. Here's a new craft material
that young children will love to work with. Nuudles are similar to
cornstarch packaging peanuts that dissolve in water, except these
come in different colors. All you do is dip the Nuudle in a
tiny bit of water or press them onto a wet sponge and stick them together.
You can stick them to each other or stick them on to other objects
to make designs or sculptures. See Veggie
Tale Balloons below.
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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."
What you will need: Paper, scissors, and paper clips.
What to do:
1.
Print out the United in Love Poem and cut the paper
in four equal strips. (Printing Problems?)
The pattern pictured is available to members on The Resource Room.
2. Bend the left side of the paper at dotted line A, but do not fold. The two B's on the paper will touch. Place a paper clip over the Bs. |
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| 5. Read the poem on the folded sheet and then pull the two side apart quickly. The two paper clips will pop off of the paper and join together! |
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Love - Valentine's Day
Scripture
reference: 1 Cor. 13:4-7
1.
Send Valentine cards to your students before Valentines Day with the "Love Is . . ." verse printed on one side. On the other side write a note to the child
telling him/her how wonderful he/she is and that you will be giving
a prize to the student that learns the most of the verses printed
on the back of the card. In Sunday school class read or tell
a Bible story and then have your children identify any of the different
ways to love from 1 Cor. 13:4-7 in the story you read. (Printing Problems?)
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Love Is - Spinner Game
Children take turns spinning the heart in the center of the game, determine which word the heart is pointing to, and then give an example of how we can show love in that particular way. For example, if the spinner lands on "Love is kind", he may say, "We can show kindness by giving to people in need."
The pattern for this game is available to members only on The Resource Room.
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Scratch Art Hearts
This craft comes from Oriental Trading Company. You receive black heart shapes and sticks. Your children will have fun scratching off the black film to reveal beautiful colorful designs. They cost $5.95 for 12 hearts, or about 50 cents each. To order this craft go to Oriental Trading Company,web site. Type in 48/3537 in the search box on the left hand side of the page.
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Manna - Sunday School Lesson, Crafts, and Activity Ideas
See Bible Themes - Moses
Mary and Martha - Sunday School Craft and Activity Ideas
Mary and Martha Sunday School Lesson
Do the Right Thing at the Right Time - You can find a complete lesson with crafts and activities on The Resource Room.
Bible
Reference: Luke 10:38-42 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Teaching Concept: Sometimes doing the right thing is not always the right thing to do if you do it at the wrong time.
Crafts:
1. Clock Picture with Moving Hands - Children glue pictures that relate to each season in the appropriate place on the picture. (Patterns and Pictures for this craft are available on The Resource Room.)
Activities:
1. The Right Time Activity - Have your children hold hands in the middle of the room and form a circle. Two adults hold hands to form a tunnel. The children walk around in a circle passing through the tunnel as they sing the song below. When the last word of the song is sung, the tunnel comes down and captures a child. The child then must answer a question (below) to be freed. Keep playing until all the children have had a chance to answer a question.
Do You Do the Right Thing?
Written by Carolyn
(Sing to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?)
Do you do the-right thing?
At the time you're supposed to do it?
Do you listen to your mom?
Do you listen to your dad?
Do you do it at the right time or do you wait to long to do it?
Do you do the-right thing?
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Questions:
- When is it the right time to brush your teeth - in the morning or before you eat?
- When is it the right time to comb your hair - before you go to church, or when you're sitting at the dinner table?
- When is the right time to clean your room - when your mother tells you to, or when you feel like it?
- When is the right time to do your homework - when you get home from school, or on the bus on the way to school?
- When is the right time to interrupt - when you mother is on the phone and you want to ask her a question, or when there is an emergency?
- When is the right time to talk - when your teacher is talking, or at recess?
- When is the right time to have dessert - before dinner, or after dinner?
- When is it the right time to yell - when you are in the car, or when you are outside playing?
- When is it the right time to stay home from school - when you don't feel like going, or when you are sick?
- When is the right time to be quiet - during the church service when the minister is talking, or when you are asked a question?
Older Children
1. Act Out the Story - Act out the story from the Bible or have your children place it in modern times and then act it out.
2. Play Charades Using Eccl. - write the verse on pieces of paper. Have your children take turns picking a piece of paper and acting out what is written. The person who guesses correctly gets to take his turn next. Let each child guess only one time.
3. Bible Verse Review Game - - Read Eccl. 3:1-8, and then hold up the pictures that your children have drawn one at a time. See if the children can identify which pictures go with which part of the verse. Place all the pictures in order and see if the children can say the complete verse by looking at the pictures.
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Jesus Miracles - Sunday School Lessons Craft and Activity Ideas
Miracles - Jesus Calms the Storm
Scripture
reference: Mark 4:35-41 or
Matthew 8:23-34
Make
a 3-D picture. Mark off 3" from the bottom of a sheet of blue
construction paper. Fold it up. Cut a wave pattern on the top of
the 3" fold. Cut a sheet of black construction paper in half
and cut a wave pattern on one side. Glue the black waves to the
blue sheet at the fold. Cut a boat shape from brown construction
paper, a Jesus silhouette from white construction paper, and a disciple
silhouette from black construction paper. Have the children glue
Jesus and the disciples inside the boat. Using a brad, attach the
boat to the background and then fold the 3" waves in the front
and glued it only on the sides. Now, the children can retell the
story using a boat that rocks during the storm. Sent in by Theresa
Bostick
Jesus
Calms the Storm Bible Lesson on The Resource Room - In this
lesson children learn that
you don't have to be afraid of anything because Jesus is in control
of everything. A visual is used to tell the story. It can also be
used as a craft. Jesus is shown sleeping on the boat with calm,
happy waves. When the storm comes up clouds are folded down and
new, angry waves can be folded up to make a new stormy picture.
A new standing Jesus picture is presented when Jesus wakes up. He
tells the storm to stop and the waves and clouds are folded out
of the way to reveal a calm sea. A
pattern for this craft is available to Resource Room members only.
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Crafts and
activities for Jesus Calms the Storm Bible Lesson:
1. Make
Wave Streamers - Cut light blue, dark blue, and white crepe
strips into three feet lengths. In class have the children gather
about five strips together and staple them together at one end. Tape
the strips to a jumbo-sized craft stick. Show the children how they
can move their hands up and down and make the streamers look like
waves. Use the streamers later during music time.
2. Make a Wind and Wave Wind Sock Craft - Wind and Waves
Windsock Craft - This craft goes along with the lesson Jesus
Calmed the Storm The windsock says, Even the wind and
the waves obey him. Mark 4:41
What you
will need: Card stock, markers or crayons, fish or butterfly
stickers (optional), blue Rick rack, 7/8 blue and purple ribbon,
glue, tape, and staples, laminator or clear contact paper (optional).
How to make a Bible Wind Sock Craft:
1. Before
class print out the pattern (available to Resource Room Members
only) or have your children draw their own designs onto card
stock. Cut off the excess paper leaving
1/2 on top and the bottom of the picture. Cut one end off
at the line. Leave extra on one end to staple under.
2. Cut up pieces
of ribbon and Rick rack into 12 lengths. In class have the
children color the picture and add stickers and Rickrack. When they
are done with their pictures give them ribbon and Rickrack across
the length of the bottom. When they are done with that staple the
sides together to make at tube. Staple yarn or ribbon at the top
to hang the windsock.
3. Make Jesus and His
Disciples in a Boat Craft
What you
will need: Card stock, craft sticks, block of Styrofoam, markers,
and straws.
How to make Jesus and His Disciples Boat Craft:
1. Before class
print out the boat
pattern (available to members
only), cut it out and use it as a template to cut out boats
from card stock. (Printing Problems?)
2. To make the boat, fold on the dotted lines. At each end of the
boat bring the pointed ends together and glue or tape them together.
3. Cut pieces of Styrofoam to fit inside the boat and glue them
to the bottom of the boats.
4. Cut the craft sticks in half or close to half. Make the sticks
different lengths, some shorter and taller than the others.
5. In class have the children count out 12 sticks plus one for Jesus.
Have them draw faces on the sticks and color the bottom of the sticks
for the clothes.
6. Cut out triangle shapes for the boats sail. Tape the sail to
a straw.
Show the children how to press all the craft sticks and the straw
into the Styrofoam.
**You can also use this craft for a lesson on Jesus walked
on the Water (not on this site yet). Glue the boat onto a
piece of blue card stock and use a small piece of blue play dough
or salt dough to stand Jesus up in the water.
**You could
also use this craft for the lesson Follow Me about becoming
fishers of men. Have the children draw pictures of fish on a piece
of blue construction paper or card stock or glue gold fish crackers
to the paper. Use netting from vegetable bags to make a net.
Comments:
For the lesson,
Jesus calms the storm, we took a piece of clay and rolled it into
a ball and placed it in a bowl of water and talked about how without
Christ in our lives we sink to the bottom. Then we pushed our thumbs
in the middle and made a boat like shape and explained that with
Christ in our lives we take shape and we float safely. It only takes
about a marble sized piece of clay. Jennie
We acted
out this story using our box boat. For the sound effects
we used cookie sheets for the thunder, flashlights for lightening,
spray bottles for rain, and had the children blow and make wind
noises for the wind. We had three or four children doing each effect.
We repeated the story about three times so they could take turns
with the effects. We made the windsocks and had a wind sock
parade around the room, as the weather did not permit us to
go outside. Elaine
4. Make Origami Boats - See these sites for folding instructions of two different boats:
http://www.geocities.com/Rachel_Katz/stories/pilgrims.htm
http://www.nagpurcity.net/netzine/980815a1.html
Sent in by Anita Reeves
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Miracles
- Jesus Walks on Water
Draw a Picture
of a Simple Face - Draw two eyes, a nose and a mouth. In class let the
kids color them and then glue wiggle eyes on. I also had a sticker
of Jesus walking on the water that I let them put on their paper as
well. Sent in by Rebecca (You can add "Keep your eyes on Jesus"
to the bottom of the page.)
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Miraculous
Catch of Fish
Games and Activities:
1. Have children pretend they are fishermen in a fishing boat. Make fishing poles and paper fish. Make a box boat, go to the Crafts From Trash page for directions.
2. Let’s go Fishing Game
You will need: construction paper or heavy paper, paper clips, magnets, string, stick or something you can use as a pole.
How to make:
1.Draw some fish or use clip art onto heavy paper.
2.Put paper clips on the mouths of each fish or glue tiny magnets on to each fish.
3.Tie the string to the end of a stick to make a fishing pole. Tie a magnet to the end of the string or a paper clip depending on which you put on the fish.
To Play: Place the fish on the floor. Catch as many fish as you can until all the fish are gone. The person who catches the most fish wins.
3. Dress Up with Bible Costumes - Use the props above, but instead of fishing poles use a net.
4. Paint Fish With Water Colors - Before class pour plaster of Paris into fish molds. Add a half opened paper clip to the wet plaster of Paris to make a hook for hanging the fish. You can find molds in the cake decorating section, or use the molds used for playing in the sand. You can make these for less than 30 cents each if they are small. In class have the children paint them with water color paints.
5. Hang a Toy Net on the Wall - (you can buy these at toy stores) Have the children throw fish into the net.
Crafts:
1. Fish puppet - Make fish puppets from toilet paper rolls found on the the trash to treasure page.
2. Make a fish and water picture using sponge rollers and sponge shapes found on paper crafts 2 page.
3. Make Fish in Water Paper Plate from the Paper Plate Craft Page. (See picture above)
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Miracles
- Jesus Turns Water into Wine
1.
First we provided large gifts for the kids to open just like at
a wedding. Inside they found rolls of toilet
paper which they used to dress up like brides! We served wedding
cake for our snack. Then we "magically" turned water into
wine by having cups with pre-measured grape Kool-Aid powder in them
(make sure to use pre sweetened). We took a large clear pitcher
of water and when we poured it into the cups it changed to wine!
We explained to the children that Jesus really did perform this
miracle and we were only pretending, etc. It was a big hit! Lisa
2. Make
"Water to Wine Pots" - For this craft, you need six
toilet paper rolls per child (You can just roll up some construction
paper into tube if you don't have TP rolls.). Wrap the rolls with
different colored construction paper. Staple them together in two
rows of three. Then staple the two rows together. Give children
six pieces of blue tissue paper each (water) and have them stuff
one piece into each tube. Give them each a sign that says "water"
and help them to glue it to the side of the pots. Turn the pots
up side down. Give each child six pieces of purple tissue paper
(wine) and have them stuff one piece into each tube. Give each child
a sign that says "wine" and help them to glue it to the
other side of the pots. Now, the children have something to take
home that will remind them of Jesus' First Miracle: Water to Wine.
(This craft idea was sent in by Theresa Bostick.)
3. Make veils
for the girls to wear on their heads using white 1/4" elastic
and white netting and bow-ties for the boys to wear around their
necks using black 1/4" elastic, Velcro and black felt. She
also took a group-wedding picture. Thanks, Theresa for all the great
ideas.
4. This is
a game that I remember playing when I was in children's church over
20 years ago. Instead of saying duck, duck, goose, have the children
say water, water, wine. This is an easy way to reinforce Jesus'
first miracle of him turning the water into wine. I use it with
my 1 and 2 year olds now and they love it.
5. Have your children glue wedding confetti to a picture of a bride. Sent in by Jeannette
Miracles - Lessons
about Jesus turning Water into Wine on The
Resource Room
1. Jesus
Cares About You (Jesus Turns Water into Wine)
- Sunday school lesson - (This lesson is available to members
only.) In this lesson children learn about how Jesus fixed a
problem at a wedding by performing a miracle. They learn that Jesus
cares about our problems and wants to help us deal with them.
Crafts
and Activities
1. Send out
invitations before class inviting the children to a wedding feast
(Pattern available on The Resource Room)
2. Decorate
your room with wedding shower decorations or have the children
who arrive early help.
3. Decorate
wedding cakes.
4. Make wedding
bells for decorations. (Pattern available on The Resource Room)
5. Play a
Bible verse memory game.
2. Play
a Bible Verse Memory Game - Go over the Bible verse several times so that the children
can say it without help. Have the children all stand in a large
circle. Give a child a beanbag or other object. Play like hot
potato. When you start the music the children start passing
the beanbag, but they must first say the verse before they pass
it. For young children use just the last part of the verse ("He
cares about what happens to you."). When the music stops
the child who is holding the bean bag must sit down. You can
also have more than one bean bag going around the circle at
the same time.
You can
also play by having the children pass the beanbag until the
music stops. The child who is holding the beanbag must say the
Bible verse.
3. Have
a Wedding Dress Contest - Break the children up into teams
of 3 or 4. Give each team a roll of TP and have them dress up
one of their team members as a bride. Have the children vote
on which bride looks the best.
You will
find more ideas for this lesson on The Resource Room.
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Miracles
- Jesus
Heals a Paralytic
Scripture
reference: Luke 5: 17-26
Concepts: Jesus heals.
See Bible Themes - Bear One Another's Burdens
Miracles
- Jesus
Heals the Sick
The
ideas for this section come from Bethany Davis.
Activities
1. Talk
About First Aid Supplies - Bring in a variety of supplies from
a typical first aid box, Band-Aids, gauze, aspirin, etc. Let
the children discuss them; what they are used for, etc. Then
talk about how Jesus can help you feel better when you are sick
or hurt. Discuss how Jesus wants us to be well, not sick,
just like our parents. Use this to start discussing the healing
miracles Jesus did.
2. Blind
Man - Blindfold them and lead around the room. Have them
try to touch their toes, scratch their nose, tie their shoes, etc.
with the blindfold on. Then take them off and do same activities.
3. Jesus
Healing the Sick - Have the children lay down like they are sick
in bed. One teacher comes in, kneels beside each child and recites
the words Jesus healed Jairus' daughter. They can do
this for each other, and help each other up off the floor.
4. Play
"Pin the Band-Aid on the Little Girl/Boy" for Younger Children.
5. Bandage
Relay - For primary ages, do a "bandage relay".
Two teams, have them try to wrap or unwrap each other from gauze
wrap, ace bandages, etc. Or give them each a stack of Band-Aids
and have them unwrap and stick them on each other in a certain amount
of time.
6. Play
a Memory Game - For primary ages, take a tray of first aid supplies
and let them look at it for one minute. Remove several objects
and have them try to tell what is missing.
Crafts
1. Paper
Maché Casts - Primary children can make a paper mache "casts"
of their arm. Write with a permanent marker on it "Jesus
Heals The Sick".
2. Color
Pictures - Preschoolers can color in a large picture of a little
girl or boy and then stick Band-Aids, glue gauze pads and cutouts
of casts, crutches, etc on the drawing.
Thank
you, Bethany, for all the great ideas.
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Miracles - Jesus
Feeds the 5,000
1. Basket of Fish - cut a paper lunch sack into a shorter height (about 5
inches tall), cut construction paper handle, tape or staple handle
to the bag after the kids decorate them with crayons, stickers,
etc. Have several fish bread loaf shape cutouts for them to color
and then place in the basket. Make the cutouts large enough to stick
up past the top of the basket. You could also use a strawberry basket
with pipe cleaner for a handle.
2. Use Ellison
die cuts to cut fish shapes out of construction paper (Or you can
just draw them.) Write, "Jesus will provide" on one and
on another of a different color write, "John 6:1-14. Glue them
together and leave an opening. Stuff the fish with batting (cotton
balls would work) and then let them dry. During Bible class have
your children glue eyes to each side of the fish and decorate the
fish. Sent in by Rebecca
The
Big Picnic - This
Lesson is Available on The
Resource Room a
Subscription Site. In this lesson children go on a picnic. When
they get there they find that Arnie Ant has eaten their lunch. This
reminds the teacher of the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000. After
the story the teacher discovers that the food wasn't eaten after
all. It was just hidden under a cloth in the basket so the children
enjoy a picnic with Arnie Ant
Crafts
1.
Children can make "Arnie
Ant" holding a sign that says, "Jesus uses little
things to do big things."
2. Children
can color a picnic basket and add bread and fish and a few ants,
of course.
You will find
more ideas, a color sheet, and the complete lesson on The
Resource Room.
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Miracles - Jesus
Heals the Ten Lepers
"Don't
Forget to Say Thank You" - This Lesson Comes From the Resource Room. A Free
Sample Lesson is Also Available - In this lesson Children
learn that it is important to tell Jesus how thankful they are.
He likes be thanked just like we do when we do something special
for someone. Younger children make leper paper dolls to act out
the story as a poem is being read. Older children make paper doll
puppets to make a puppet show about the lesson. All ages will enjoy
playing a "Musical Chairs" game in which they have to
say something they are thankful for when they sit on a certain chair.
Click on the link to get your free sample lesson.
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Mother's Day
Mothers Day Crafts:
1. See the Mother's
Day Page for craft ideas.
Mothers Day Activities:
1. Play
"Simon Says" but use "Mother Says" instead. Our 3 year olds loved
this game and they all wanted to take a turn being the mother.
2. Practice
being a good mother - Bring in baby dolls, clothes, towels, wash
cloths, soap, diapers, etc. Show the children how to take care of
a baby.
Mother's Day songs
I'm Going to Help
My Mom (maybe)
(Sung to: The Eensy Weensy Spider)
D
A7
D
I'm going to help my Mom 'cause today is Mother's Day.
D A7
D
I'll help to cook and clean and I won't go out and play!
D A7 D
But, look the sun is shining and my friends are calling me,
D A7
D
Are you okay without me Mom? ~ it's an EMERGENCY!
© Mary Flynn
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M-O-M-M-Y
(Sung to: B-I-N-G-O)
D
G
D
There is someone that I love best!
A7
D
And Mommy is her name - o.
G
MOMMY
A7 D
MOMMY
G
MOMMY
A7
D
And Mommy is her name - o .
© Mary Flynn
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this song, consider purchasing "Praise
4 God ~ Just 4 Kids©"a collection of more than
75 simple songs and poems of praise.

Mother's Day Bible Lessons
"How to Say I Love You" - In this lesson children learn what it means to love someone and how to express their love to their mothers. Many objects are used such as candy, a clock, a compass, a measuring tape and others, to represent different ways our mothers show us love. These objects are also used in a memory game to review the lesson and to study the Bible verses that go to this lesson from 1 Cor. 13.
Play
a Family Feud Type Game - Before class
write at the top of the board "What Your Mother Does to Show You She Loves You". Under the title write the numbers one through
five.
Tell your children
as they walk in that you are going to have a contest. Give
them each a piece of paper and tell them to write down the numbers
one through five on their papers. Tell them that you have a list
of the five most mentioned things that mothers do to show us that
they love us. You want everyone to write down what they think are
the top five things that they think the people surveyed have picked.
The student that gets the most right will get a prize.
What Your
Mother Does to Show You She Loves You:
1. She tells me she loves me.
2. She hugs and kisses me.
3. She teaches me.
4. Spend times with me.
5. She takes care of me.
The complete lesson with crafts and activities is available on The Resource Room.
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