Sunday School Crafts for Kids - Balaam and His Talking Donkey
How to Make Crafts and Activities Relating to Balaam and His Talking Donkey Including: Activity Sheets, Talking Donkey Craft, Donkey Crafts, Paper Bag Donkey Puppet
The following crafts and activites come from the Bible lesson "God Talks to Us" on The Resource Room. This lesson is available to members and as an instant digital download.
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Balaam's Talking Donkey Activity Sheet
Younger Children will love playing with the talking donkey activity sheet. Use it to review the Bible story. Have your children move the donkey's mouth and repeat what it said in the story.
What you will need:
Card Stock (Heavy Paper)
Crayons or Colored Pencils
Brass Brads
Hole Punch
What to do:
1. Before class print out the activity sheets and conversation bubbles and make copies. Cut out the lower mouthpiece.
2. In class have your children color the picture.
3. Connect the lower jaw to the picture with a brad. The children will be able to open and close the donkey's mouth. Have them move the mouth and say what the donkey said in the story.
4. Have older children write what the donkey said to Balaam in the conversation bubble and then glue it to the picture.
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"What Did Balaam's Donkey Say?" Activity Sheet
This activity sheet is for children who can read and write. The write what what the donkey said in the story of Balaam and the Talking Donkey in the bubble and then color the picture.
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"God Talks to Us" Activity Sheet
Children circle the pictures that show how God talks to us.
1 - Bible times - Scroll
2 - Bible times - Man praying
3 - Bible times - Burning bush
4 - Today and Bible times - Holy Spirit
5 - Today - Modern man praying
6 - Today and Bible times - His creation
7- Today - Conscience or Holy Spirit
8 - Bible times - Ten Commandments
9 - Today - Boy talking to minister
10 - Today - Boy talking to father
11 - Bible times - Angel at the door
12 - Today - Music
13 - Today - Reading the Bible
14 - Bible times - Miracle, Moses
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"All Scripture is God-breathed" 3D Bible Activity Sheet
What you will need:
Red Ribbon
Glue
Markers or Crayons
What to do:
1. Before class print out the background picture for 2 Tim. 3:16 and the Bible pages and make copies.
2. Cut the ribbon into three-inch lengths.
3. In class have your children color the picture and then fold the Bible pages in half, open them and glue the pages to the Bible picture along the folded edge.
4. Glue a ribbon behind the Bible pages and bring it to the front of the page.
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"The Heavens Declare the Glory of God" Activity Sheet
What you will need:
Crayon, Markers, or Paint
Optional: Died Rice and Cotton Balls
What to do:
Before class print out the Activity Sheet for Psalms 19:1-2 and make copies.
In class have your children color the picture.
You can also have your children glue cotton to the clouds and rice that has been died green to the grass area of this coloring sheet to make it textured.
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List Other Ways God Talked to People in the Bible
(Older Children) Have your children try to remember other ways in which God communicated with people in the Bible.
Straw and Craft Foam Bible Verse Review Game
What you will need:
Drinking Straws (One Per Child)
Craft Foam or Foam from Foam Containers or Egg Cartons (You can also use construction paper if you don't have foam.)
Permanent Markers
Preparation:
1. Before class cut pieces of craft foam into small rectangles. (This is a great way to use up scrap pieces.)
2. Write one word from the Bible verse on each craft foam piece using a permanent marker or liquid chalk. Write the same word on the back and front of the craft foam piece. Make a set for every child or have the children share them.
3. Write the Bible verse on the board so everyone can see it.
To Play:
1. In class review the Bible verse, and then give each child a drinking straw and a set of craft foam shapes.
2. Instruct your children use their straws to blow the words into place to spell out the Bible verse. Tell them that they may not touch the foam pieces with their straws.
3. Time each child to see who can complete the Bible verse in the shortest amount of time.
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