Paul and Silas Bible Craft for Children

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Paul and Silas Bible Story Sequencing Cards

1. Bible Lesson Ordering Game - Students place the cards in order and then turn over the cards to see if they were correct. If they were correct, the Bible verse will be correct. Have them look up the verse in their Bibles to see if they completed the task correctly.

2. What Happened Next? Show one card and ask children to find the picture that shows what happened next. Have them explain their choice.

3. Which Picture Is Missing? Arrange the cards in order, then have children close their eyes while you remove one. Can they name the missing event?

4. Fix the Story. Place the cards in order, but switch two pictures. Have children find and correct the mistake.

5. Tell the Story Together. Give each child a card. As you retell the story, children bring their cards forward and place them in order. Then let them retell the story using the pictures.

6. Act It Out. Children choose a card and silently act out the scene while the others guess which event they are showing.

7. Story Card Hunt. Hide the cards around the room. Children work together to find them and arrange them in story order.

8. Match the Scripture. For older children, provide Bible references for the pictured events. Have them look up the passages and match them to the cards.

9. Paul and Silas’s Feelings. Let children choose a picture and describe how the people might have felt. Ask, “What happened in this scene that could help them trust God?”

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I teach a Sunday school class, for ages 2 to 6 years old. Our lesson this week was “Paul and Silas Rejoice”. My kids really loved the lesson. For my craft, I used your jail pattern, printed onto construction paper. The children glued the bars on the pre-cut jails and then glued the sides and the top to another sheet of construction paper, leaving the bottom open. We then made Paul and Silas puppets and glued them onto popsicle sticks. The children really enjoyed using the puppets to act out the Bible story. I didn’t have time to make the jail from the appliance box, but I’m sure my children would have loved that too!! Theresa

I taught about “Singing in Jail” to 3-5-year-olds and I picked two volunteers to be Paul & Silas. I used the paper chains for their hands. I cut the ends off of a box and hinged it on one end with tape. I cut 2 circles at each end (four total) on both sides to make stocks. Then we sang a song and stomped our feet to make an earthquake. The kids loved it! Debbie

Hello, I used the “Paul and Silas” in jail lesson for two different classes this past week and they loved it!

First I used it in my 3-year-old Sunday school class and we did the “Joy” Fruitloop necklace from the Fruit of the Spirit lesson. We had so much fun putting our necklaces together and snacking at the same time!

Secondly, I used the craft page of Paul in Silas in jail in my 2-year-old class on Wednesday night. I copied the back color page onto white card stock and let them color it. I then copied the front page (with the cut-out) onto gray construction paper so it looked like real stone. Then let them glue the “black construction paper” bars on! They really liked helping get Paul and Silas out of jail by raising the front page open. We also made the chains and put them on at the end of class and they couldn’t wait to tell their parents what we talked about in Bible class that night. Thanks for making such wonderful resources available! Sandy

I adapted the “Go to Jail” game for my young preschool students. They love board games, and this game is particularly good at helping them recall the important information from the story in a repetition mode which is a favorite way young children learn. Instead of making the spinner (which is somewhat hard for many of the young ones to do), I duplicated five sets of the game board. I cut the jail picture and the key picture sides apart and pasted them on ten cards. These were mixed up so that when the kids drew a card the chances were even that they would either answer a question or go to jail. Thanks for this great game idea. Jean

I did the Paul and Silas Lesson this week with my kids and they loved it! They really enjoyed putting the black pieces of construction paper on for the jail bars. It turned out great! I wanted to thank you again for taking your time to prepare lessons for these kids, I know God will bless you for it. God Bless! Katherine

I recently taught the lesson, “Paul & Silas Rejoice” to my preschool Sunday school class. We made the Paul and Silas in jail craft from your website. The children loved making this craft. They especially loved “freeing” Paul and Silas from jail when they lifted the top paper up. When reviewing the lesson with the children I asked them what the jailers put on Paul and Silas’ feet to keep them from moving. One child answered, “stockings”. Hmm. Ella

I recently did the Paul and Silas Rejoice lesson in my Sunday school class (ages up to 6). To set the mood, I covered the walls of my classroom with gray paper and drew blocks on the walls. I made chains to hang on the walls and even stocks (out of a brown rectangular-shaped box). I used black crepe paper, pulled tightly and taped to the ceiling and floor, for bars. The kids thought that this was great and they listened very closely to the lesson. Later the next week, I received a card in the mail from one of the parents, who had just happened into the classroom after church on Sunday. She had many wonderful things to say about the decorations, as well as the crafts that we do, most of which I get from your website. Thank you for all the effort that you put into your site. God will bless you in it. Theresa

Last Sunday we did the Paul & Silas rejoice lesson. A few more ideas we added were: For the craft, we had the children trace both hands (or have a friend trace them) on a piece of white construction paper, then glue 2 black strips of construction paper across their wrists for handcuffs. The children then made a black, mini paper chain and taped it to the white paper connecting the hands. We had a label pre-printed that said, “Our lesson today is from Acts 16:16-34.” You can substitute any verse though. Also, for the snack, we used the Paul & Silas rejoice pattern and gave the children pretzel sticks to make the bars, and fruit snacks and raisins for the stones. The kids loved to finish the picture, then eat the snack. Jamie Goodgame, Stonegate Fellowship