I have been in love with this simple snack idea since discovering it a few months ago. It’s a great one to let kids make themselves! Thank you to Pinterest for the original idea! Ingredients: Graham crackers Frosting (green or white) Green food coloring (necessary if you’re using white frosting) Gummy bears Directions: If using […]
I saw this treat on Pinterest and had to find a way to incorporate it into one of our lessons. It’s perfect for Father’s Day or any lesson where you’re trying to emphasize strength (ie: being strong in the Lord, Samson’s strength, etc.) Thank you to CandiQuik for the original idea! Ingredients: Keebler Fudge Stripes […]
This snack was very quick and easy to make. You could also glam it up by sprinkling the almond bark with sprinkles. I found the original idea on Pinterest! Ingredients: Pretzel rods White almond bark Directions: Line a large jellyroll pan with waxed paper. Melt a few squares of almond bark in microwave-safe bowl, according […]
This is one of my favorite crafts that we’ve made so far. It’s cute and interactive! The paralyzed man can either lie down on his mat or stand up and carry it, like the man did after Jesus healed him. Thank you to Faith Sprouts for the original idea! Materials: Printed Paralyzed Man template (download […]
This was a fabulous craft for our lesson about Jesus traveling along the road to Emmaus with his disciples. Thank you to Crafting the Word of God for providing this fun activity! The kids loved it! Materials: Printed Road to Emmaus template (download at this link) Crayons/colored pencils/markers Scissors Large craft sticks Packing tape Directions: […]
I made this snack for our lesson about when Jesus calmed the storm. The small cups with lids came from Walmart in a package of twenty. I made five or six small packages of blue Jello and evenly distributed it between the cups, then put them in the fridge to set up. (Just follow the […]
I came up with this really simple craft to go with our lesson about Jesus calming the storm. The kids had the option of making a storm scene with either paint or colored pencils. We made some lovely storm clouds with dark blue paint (I thought we had black and could mix it to make […]
We did this object lesson for one of our lessons on family. I bought a variety of cheap flowers from Walmart and used them to illustrate the concept of a family. We talked about how all of the flowers look different — different sizes, shapes, colors, lengths — but they are all still flowers. Just […]
This post contains affiliate links. First, I’ll tell you how I made the little wooden Joseph figure above, and then we’ll talk about how to play the game. If you give yourself a week or two to make the figure, you won’t feel rushed trying to get it done right before the lesson. Thank you […]
We made this really neat temple snack for our lesson about when twelve-year-old Jesus was left behind after the Passover festival. I like that kids can get creative and use the “building blocks” to make their own version of the temple. For this particular model I used pretzel “dipping sticks,” but pretzel rods or smaller […]
For Father’s Day we decided on a very simple gift for the fathers. I bought some meat sticks and a variety of small candy bars for the children to choose from to give their fathers. All you have to do is cut a short length of ribbon to tie them together and the kids can […]
The kids made necklaces for one of our lessons on families. I bought a wide variety of beads and asked them to pick one bead that would represent each member of their family. Some of them wanted more beads than that, so we went along with it and let them add to the necklace. One […]
For one of our lessons on families, I made this matching game which features many different families. It was difficult to find flashcards which represented many different types of families, and in the end I thought this was my best option. Some of the photos look a bit outdated, but overall I think they look […]
I developed this craft for our lesson about families and forgiveness, which featured the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. I was very pleased with the results and think it looks super cute! Materials: Coat template printed on white card stock (3 per sheet) Colossians 3:13 printed on regular copy paper […]
This post contains an affiliate link. For our lesson about Families and Forgiveness, we learned about when Joseph’s brothers faked his death and sold him into slavery. Each of the kids got to frost and decorate their own “colorful coat” cookie at snack time. This is the T-Shirt Cookie Cutter I got from Amazon. The […]
For one of our lessons about families, I used my bike wheel in an object lesson. The whole wheel represents a family, with the individual spokes being the members of the family. All of the spokes connect at the hub or center, which is the place that God should occupy in our families. When all […]
For our lesson on Families (featuring the story of Adam & Eve), I had a hard time coming up with a snack. Eventually I found this snack at Cute Creative and Fun! It’s simple, cute, healthy (and quite frankly, I was tired of looking for the perfect idea). Ingredients: Block of cheese (I used a […]
For our lesson on Mother’s Day, we played a game called Pin the Flower on Mom. Sort of like we’re pinning a corsage on her shirt. I used an old poster board to draw a picture of a mom (please don’t ask me why her hair looks like that) and then we put it on […]
For our story about Abraham and Sarah having a baby in their old age (see Genesis 17-18 & 21), the kids acted it out. It’s a very simple story. I chose to read only excerpts from the story, cutting out the bits that were repetitive or not specifically about the coming baby. All you need […]
For our lesson on Stewardship & Treasure, we did this easy demonstration to give kids a good visual for how much their tithe really is. Materials: Lg. bag of Skittles Med./lg. bowl Small bowl Med./lg. spoon Napkins Directions: Review with the children what tithing is, and how much it is. Tell them you’re going to […]