This yarn painting of a dove may be used as a Bible craft for a wide variety of lessons. The dove symbol is popular throughout the scriptures so it could be applied to lessons about Noah and the ark, sacrifices in the Synagogue, or the symbolic depiction of the Holy Spirit at the Baptism of Christ. This dove image is simple enough for a child in first through third grade to complete, although, older students may enjoy making it just as much.
- See a similar project using the "heart in hand" motif
- Here is a butterfly yarn painting project from Easter Egg Crafts
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| Finished yarn painting of a dove. |
- blue and white yarn variety
- blue or black button for eye
- foil paper for beak
- cardboard for backing and dove cut-out
- template of dove
- scissors
- pencil
- home printer
- white school glue
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Print out template, or coloring page and cut out the dove to use as a pattern for the yarn painting.
- Center the dove on top of the cardboard to get an idea about how large you want the yarn painting to be.
- Trace around the dove on top of cardboard to cut out two pieces of the dove: the body and the right wing. (see photo below)
- Glue the dove onto the background cardboard and let the construction dry.
- You may need to stack heavy books on top of the cardboard construction so that it dries flat before painting with glue and yarn.
- Start the gluing process by butting the first white yarn for the dove's body up against the outer edge of the dove's breast and work your way around the head, wings and back to the beginning.
- Fill in the rest of your yarn painting by pooling white school glue and gently pressing the yarn down into it.
- Glue on a button for the dove's eye and foil for it's beak.
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| Left, the pattern has been printed on a home computer. Center, the dove's wing is cut out from the body of the bird so that it may be traced around as well, Right, there are three layers of cardboard glued together to make the construction for our dove yarn painting. |
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| Details of the yarns used and the button eye. |
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