Collage, Cut and Assemble a "Love Bug"

      This crafty caterpillar or "love bug" can be made from collaged stickers and pink tissue papers. Layer these with Mod Podge on top of a bright white background paper in order to make the colors brilliant. Let the glue dry before cutting out a series of heart shapes. I cut 14 hearts for this example. Then assemble and glue the hearts front to back in a long eruciform type body. Glue on a set of eyes and antenna from chenille stems. Your love bug(s) may then crawl all over the classroom walls or bulletin boards!

Left, the cut heart segments from the collage sheet. Right, face details of the teacher sample.

Left, the materials used to make the collage sheet. Right, the collage in progress.

Buggy Valentines:

• "Apple Of My Eye" Valentines
• "Bee Mine" Valentines
• "Love Bugs" lady bugs Valentines

"God Is Love" heart shaped window craft

"God is love" 1 John 4:8

       To make a heart filled window cling, you will need the following supplies: tissue papers, black construction paper, a white crayon, a permanent ink marker, newsprint, white school glue, scissors, a home computer and paper for the printer.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

• Print out the pattern for the window "cling" decoration.
• Cut it out and then trace around all of it's parts on top of a piece of black construction paper using a white crayon so that the lines will show up.
• Cut out the window "tracery" carefully. 
• Carefully cut large enough tissues to glue behind each opening so that these look like "stained glass.'
• If you like, you can repeat step 2 and then glue a second black pattern to the backside of the heart window to give it two finished sides.
• To add the verse, "God Is Love" place the finished project face up on top of a newsprint paper to protect the table surface. Then use a permanent black marker to write the scripture in the center. 
• Tape the window cling to the Sunday School classroom window.

Pattern for the heart shapes cut from black construction paper.

"God Is Love" sing-along song for kids by PixiesPals

How to make a little lamb using paper hearts...

The sample lamb has determined features. 
I gave his ears a bit of pink color with a
pencil as well...

     Construction paper lambs may be used any time of the year inside of a Sunday school class. Use them for bulletin board decorations or on greeting cards. 

     Teachers may also wish to include scriptures along with the lamb crafts. Here are a few that could be included inside of a card or on a bulletin board.

• Revelation 5:12
• John 1:29
• John 10:27-28
• John 10:11

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. To make a little paper lamb using heart shapes you will need to print out the template below. 
2. Cut out all of the shapes and trace around these on top of your paper of choice. 
3. I used plain white paper and then later drew in the features of the lamb shown here in the photo. However, you could choose to glue on additional cotton or use a decorative ivory on white scrap paper alternatively.
4. Give the lamb some pasture to feed on using green colored papers and blue for the sky beyond.

More Little Lambs for Sunday School:

• Jesus Tenderly Watches His Flock
• Watching The Sheep -coloring page and Caring for a lost lamb...
• "I know my sheep..." coloring page - stained glass
• More lambs for children to watch . . . 

Pattern for the heart shaped lamb.

Color all the love around you!

Description of Coloring Page: sun, apple tree, bunny, birds, butterflies, sun flowers, pet dogs, text "You'll see that love is everywhere!" John 13:34-35

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

St. Valentine's Day Greeting Card Patterns

        Here I've made heart shaped greeting cards in three sizes for students to print, cut and color their own designs within. Enjoy and remember that they are not to be used for profit or redistributed from alternative websites. 

Medium sized Valentine cards, 3 printables per page. Print on any color of paper.

Mini Valentines may be used as tags on gift or even to send to a doll!

One giant Valentine for that extra special someone!

True Love IS Jesus by Centerline Studios

The "Loving God" coloring page

Description of Coloring Page: ornate border, stylized flowers, dove, prayer of love, prayer text:

I Love You God, with all my
heart!
I'll try to do what's right
Because I know if I am good
I'm pleasing in your sight.
I'll try to think the best of
thoughts,
The bravest acts to do,
To say the kindest words I can,
To prove that I love you.
AMEN

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Valentine Chain Pattern: arrows, hearts and children

       Two Valentine chain patterns for Sunday School children: one with arrows and hearts and the other with children and hearts. The patterns below should not be redistributed from alternative websites, but these are free for classrooms and home use.

Examples of what the paper chains should look like.

Two chain patterns, cut on the dotted lines after folding the paper like an accordion or screen.

An unusual couples Valentine event at a United Methodist Church!

Paper Doll Chains Template

        This following template is for a variety of crafts I will be posting in the near future for Sunday school, VBS and home study.  The patterns should not be redistributed from alternative websites as they are copyrighted by me. They are for personal or church related use only.

Paper doll chains and cookie templates.

Color Valentine Clip Art for Crafty Cards!

       Young students may download and print this Valentine clip art to color, cut-out and paste onto handmade cards. Give a Valentine to a parent, sibling, friend or anyone really. Write your own messages and design a unique card for someone special this year.

• Find more clip art for coloring and crafting old-fashioned Valentines...
  

Clip art for coloring of forget-me-nots and roses.

Clip art for coloring of clusters of flowers.

Clip art for coloring of birds delivering love letters.

Clip art for coloring of hearts pierced with arrows.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Coloring Page

Description of The Coloring Page: butterfly, symbol of new life. heart shape, coloring page by kathy grimm

Scripture Reference: "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Color the guardians of children...

Description of The Coloring Page: angel, patterns, wings, guardian angel of children, scripture "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:10, coloring page by kathy grimm

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Valentine's Day Special by Kingdom Kids Online

Water Lily Valentine Coloring Page

Description of The Coloring Page: heart shape, Valentine, water lily motifs, flower, stem, by kathy grimm, scripture "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Colossains 3:14, coloring page by kathy grimm

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Color a repeating pattern with hearts

Description of The Coloring Page: heart shapes and patterns repeating, zig-zags, shapes, design, coloring page by kathy grimm

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Fern and Flower Valentine Coloring

Description of The Coloring Page: heart shape, Valentine, fern motifs, fiddle heads, flower, stem, by kathy grimm, scripture "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Ephesians 4:2

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A Cherubim Valentine Design for Coloring

Description of The Coloring Page: repeating patterns, cherubim, circles, Holy angels, around God's throne, six wings, by kathy grimm

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"Above all, be loving..."

Description of The Coloring Page: hearts, valentines, ruffles, lace, forget-me-nots, scripture included, "Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly." Colossians 3:14

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Little Valentines for Children To Color...

The Dove is symbolic for The Holy Spirit and Peace...
The Heart is symbolic for Love.

Description of The Coloring Pages: Valentine cards to cut out and color by artist kathy grimm. dove, flowers, angel, clouds, butterfly, text, "Love" above, Color, cut-out and then fold in half for a unique Valentine colored by you!

• Find more Valentines to color at the Crayon Palace...
• More Valentines to cut out and color by kathy grimm are here and here.

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The Butterfly is symbolic for Resurrection and New Life.
 Angels are messengers from God!

Valentine card crafts by Sunday school made easy.