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 […]
I love how this craft turned out! Seeing all of the kids’ cute little handprints just sort of melts me heart. 🙂 We did this craft for one of our lessons on families, and while it can be a little finicky (especially with a large group), I think it is totally worth the results. I […]
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 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 […]
For one of our lessons on families, I developed this ultra-simple printable. Kids can draw a picture of their own family and be reminded that God loves their family. Click here to print it free for your own use. I wanted to keep it very open-ended because there are many families today whose makeup is […]
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 […]
One of the easiest crafts you can do for Father’s Day is to let your kids decorate their own cards. I just get large packs of plain cards and let the kids go to town decorating. Here are a couple that my kids made for their daddy. You can always give the kids stickers, stencils […]
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 […]
I found this card design on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun option for the kids to make this year. The little ones will need help with the writing, but it also gives them the chance to tear pieces of paper and glue them on. Yay — something they will excel at! Materials: […]
I first saw this card design at craftymorning.com and thought it would be really fun to do this year for Mother’s Day. It gets extra cuteness points for using a child’s fingerprints! Materials: Plain white card Colored card stock for flower petals Yellow card stock for middle of the flower Glue Yellow paint / washable […]
For our lesson about faith, with Jesus and Peter walking on water, I planned this collage for the kids to make during craft time. It’s a little finicky, but it’s very open-ended in terms of kids making it as simple or fancy as they like. Some of our kids chose to draw the water and […]
We made this craft for a lesson on stewardship and how we spend our time. It’s a bit labor-intensive, so leave plenty of time. Also, you will want to have several adults/teens available, as some kids will need significant help. I printed the circles in several different colors to give the kids lots of options […]
I wanted the kids to have a way to keep track of their tithe money at home, so I came up with this cute little tithe jar craft. I won’t even tell you how long it took me to perfect the paper template. (You might think I’m severely lacking a social life, which would be […]
I saw a printout like this on Pinterest, so I created my own version to use for our lesson on Stewardship and Talent. I wanted the kids to remember that love and service go together. Here’s my original file for you to print and use. The children trace their hands in the open area, then […]
This was a completely unplanned activity, but I had some squirrely kids who needed a little direction for their energy. 😉 Simply give kids a sheet of paper and some markers/crayons and have them decorate a beautiful Easter egg. If younger kids want help drawing the egg shape, you could get them started, but encourage […]
This post contains an affiliate link. My kids and I had a blast creating the cups for the our Monster Floats on Halloween! I originally saw the idea on Pinterest. I suggest figuring out the layout of the face before gluing anything on, as it’s really hard to re-position once the glue is on there. […]
This post contains affiliate links. This is a very simple, yet pretty craft for younger kids to make. It was one of our VBS crafts a couple of years ago, and ours are still holding strong today. I love the look of them. Aren’t the tiny shells adorable? Materials: 2 1/2″ craft sticks 4 1/2″ […]
I absolutely love this craft! It’s so colorful and fun, yet very simple to make with readily available supplies. It’s a Noah’s Ark basket which holds animal crackers! How fun is that?! Materials: paper plates scissors stapler crayons or markers animal crackers Directions: 1. Make your own Noah’s ark paper plate ahead of time so […]
I love making personalized cards for people and it struck me that this would make a perfect activity for older kids. How many times are there people in your church who could use a note letting them know that you’re thinking about them? It could be for a new baby, the death of a loved […]
The kids and I made this really neat paper craft a few weeks ago. The idea originally came from Babble Dabble Do. Just print the template from their website, color according to instructions, cut, and glue. Let your Flextangle dry and it’s ready to be played with! *A couple of tips: We stapled the paper […]