David Helps King Saul Bible Crafts

David Plays His Lyre for King Saul Bible Crafts and Bible Lesson

 

The following crafts and activities come from the Bible lesson "David Helps King Saul" on The Resource Room. This lesson is available to members and as a digital instant download.

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The paper lyre pattern has the Bible verse, 1 Samuel 16:23, on the back pattern. Patterns are available in both KJV and NIV.

"And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him." 1 Samuel 16:23, KJV

What you will need:

Five Jumbo Craft Sticks

One Regular-sized Craft Stick

Tiny Hair Rubber Bands

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Paint or Markers

Card Stock (Optional)

 

What to do:

1. Before class use the template to glue the craft sticks together to make the lyre shape. (Available to members or as an instant download.) Print out the lyre patterns onto cardstock and cut them out.

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2. Place tiny rubber bands on the craft stick lyres before class if you have young children.

3. In class have your students paint or color the craft stick lyres or color the paper pattern to glue over the craft sticks.

4. When your students are done coloring their patterns, glue them over the craft sticks. Do not place glue over the rubber bands. It may weaken them or make the brake.

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Children color the lyre pictures and then wind yarn around the top and bottom to make the lyre strings. Then glue on another pattern with the Bible verse on the back. Patterns are available in both KJV and NIV.

What you will need:

Glue 

Paint or Markers

Cardstock (Optional)

Yarn

Sharp Scissors and/or Exacto Knife

 

What to do:

1. Before class print out the lyre patterns and make copies.

Lyre Pattern Front, Lyre Pattern KJV or Lyre Pattern NIV

2. Cut out around the lyre pattern and the area that says "Cut Out".

3. In class have your students color the patterns and then wrap yarn around the top of the lyre and back through the cut out area. 

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What you will need:

Jumbo Craft Sticks

Cardstock (Heavy Paper)

Glue

Items to Decorate the Puppets such as yarn or Colored Paper to Make Hair, Crayons and Markers, etc.

 

What to do:

1. Before class print out the King Saul head patterns onto cardstock (Heavy Paper) and cut them out.

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2. In class have your students draw a happy face on one head shape and a sad face on another head.

3. Glue a jumbo craft stick to the back on one head and then glue the other head to the back of the first head to make the puppet.

Use the puppet in your Bible lesson about David playing his lyre for King Saul. Use the lyre craft above and have your children play their lyres. Turn the King Saul puppet to a smiling face when the children play.

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Play a few notes of song to see if your students can recognize the song.  If they don't recognize the song after a few notes, play some more of the song.  When a child guesses which song is playing, ask the child how the song makes him or her feel. Does it make you feel happy, sad, excited, etc.? Keep playing until all the children have had a chance to guess a song and share their feelings.

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Children color the pictures, draw straight lines on the lyre and then answer the questions: Why was King Saul Sad? and What made King Saul happy?

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Sad King Saul
(Sing to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb.)

(As your children sing the song have them hold up the sad and happy King Saul stick puppets (above) and turn the puppet to the appropriate face when singing about him being sad or glad.)

Poor King Saul was very sad, very sad, very sad,
Poor King Saul was very sad, he didn't know what to do.

David came to make him glad, make him glad, make him glad.
David came to make him glad, he sang some songs for him.

On his harp he played some songs, played some songs, played some songs.
On his harp he played some songs, then King Saul sang along.

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