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 […]
For our lesson on Stewardship and Time, we told the story of Mary and Martha using these stick puppets. They are from Sundayschoolzone.com and you can go to their site to print them for free. Yay — I love free printables that make my life easier! The background is the size of a regular sheet […]
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 […]
I found these cute coloring sheets at Christian Preschool Printables. For our lesson on stewardship, we talked about different ways that we can be a good steward. Though this coloring sheet has a decidedly Earth Day vibe, we talked about all kinds of things and I encouraged the kids to think of ways they could […]
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 […]
This week we had a lesson about Joseph and his brothers. Lessons about Joseph are so fun because there are a ton of crafts you can make featuring his fabulous coat. This time we decorated his coat with Dot Markers. The kids really enjoyed it! Thanks to biblefunforkids.com for the original idea! You can print […]
I got this idea from 123 Homeschool 4 Me. Thank you! The kids and I made these heart valentines which feature John 3:16. They’re so cute and ready to give away to someone special or display on the wall. Materials: thick white paper scissors markers/crayons/colored pencils hole punch yarn ruler/tape measure tape Directions: 1. Download […]
At one point we had a practical lesson on prayer. There were a variety of stations where the kids could either practice prayer or make something for use in prayer. At this station they made a little booklet with the Lord’s Prayer in it. The words do extend very close to the edge, so we […]
A friend of mine at church notified me that her son is reporting some disturbing things to her, from time to time. He says that God is telling him that bad things are going to happen, like people getting hurt or dying. She’s concerned about what to tell him, not wanting to scare him too […]