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.
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| Paper doll chains and cookie templates. |
Learn to draw and cut a crown of thorns for Easter or Good Friday. We used alphabet stickers to finish this sample project. The initialism INRI represents the Latin inscription (in John 19:19), which in English translates to "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews", and John 19:20 states that this was written in three languages—Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—during the crucifixion of Jesus.
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| A finished layered paper, crown of thorns. |
Directions:
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| Left is our template cut from typing paper. Center, is the white lead tracing to transfer the crown of thorns to black construction paper. Right, I layered all three colors of paper and stapled these together so that I would only need to cut the thorny crowns once. |
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.
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| Finished yarn painting of a dove. |
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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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. |
This yarn painting would be an appropriate "love" themed craft for any Bible lesson about love. The theme is based upon a very popular folk aesthetic often incorporated into the arts and crafts of young students. I would recommend this particular project for 4th or 5th graders. It takes time and patience to complete it, several hours at least. If you are working with students in a Sunday school class to complete a project like this, allow for several Sundays to finish it properly.
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| Finished yarn painting of heart in hand. |
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| Left, cardboard cut-out of hands. The negative space between fingers forms the heart. Center, the cardboard hand cut-out is glued on top of a second sheet of cardboard to add strength and make it easier for young students to glue yarn to its' surface. Right, here you can see that the center "heart" space was filled first with glue and the yarn pressed inside it. |
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| Left, up-close detail of bracelet wrapped in foil tape. Right, up-close details of finger nails. |
Description of The Coloring Page: The
WOG coloring pages are from India. These have been dedicated to the
children of the internet by this ministry. The collection was compiled
by Yesudas Solomon in 2020 at www.WordOfGod.in, you may contact them at
wordofgod@wordofgod.in to ask about these particular resources. The
scripture reference is about Noah and his sons building the ark. This took anywhere from 52 - 120 years for them to accomplish according to Biblical scholars. That's a long time to be made fun of; don't you think? "My spirit shall not strive with man forever, since he too is flesh, yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Genesis 6:3
Description of The Coloring Page: "When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "I drew him out of the water." Exodus 2:10, Lotus flowers that grew in Egyptian canals among the reeds., Young teen boy dressed as Egyptian.
Description of The Coloring Page: musical instrument, "Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted..." Exodus 15:20, tambourine
I will keep a listing here of the common craft materials I give in supply lists for Bible craft projects. Most people do not need to read here, however it is a helpful post for those of you who speak an alternative language to English. Here you will read a specific description of materials so that you may acquire similar craft product in your own country that is referred to by alternative words and definitions.
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| Left, watercolor paints in a tray. Right colored pencils. |
Again, turn on the app (located on right sidebar) for your native language and read here for a detailed description of craft materials.
Construction paper: also known as sugar paper, is colored card stock paper. The texture is slightly rough, and the surface is unfinished. Due to the source material, mainly wood pulp, small particles are visible on the paper's surface. It is used for projects or crafts.
Scissors: are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, cloth, rope, and wire. A large variety of scissors and shears all exist for specialized purposes. (Use blunt end scissors for younger children.)
Stapler: a mechanical device that joins pages of paper or similar material by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends. Staplers are widely used in government, business, offices, work places, homes and schools.
Paint for Young Students:
Pencils: A pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core encased in a sleeve, barrel, or shaft that prevents breaking the core or marking a user's hand.
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| Left, fruit cartons made from recycled cardboard. Right, paper bags, the one on top has gusseted bottom. |
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| Left, corrugated cardboard. Right, ice cube tray for paints. |
Elmer's white school glue: Over the next few decades, Elmer's focused on expansion of adhesive products for school and home, in addition to developing a variety of hardware sealants, compounds, and caulks. In 1968, Elmer's introduced Elmer's School Glue, the first white glue that washed out of clothes. Soon, Elmer's Glue-All and School Glue would contain the same ingredients, but each retained its different packaging.
Mod Podge: is a water-based sealer used to preserve decoupage. It is non-toxic and used often for children's craft projects.
Cardboard: (paper tubes, sheets, boxes) is a generic term for heavy-duty paper-based products having greater thickness and superior durability or other specific mechanical attributes to paper; such as foldability, rigidity and impact resistance. The construction can range from a thick sheet known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard which is made of multiple corrugated and flat layers.
Paper egg cartons: (also known as an egg box in British English) is a carton designed for carrying and transporting whole eggs. (Alternative for paint palette that is for easy clean-up, just let the left-over paint harden and then throw the whole carton into the trash bin.)
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| Left, toilet roll tubes. Right, paper tubes that once had wrapping paper, tin foil or plastic wrap spun around them. |
Masking tape: also known as painter's tape, is a type of pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper, and an easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is available in a variety of widths. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.
Newsprint: is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material.
Small brown or white gusseted paper bags: These bags are often used in the United States to pack student lunches when these are taken from home. The bags are light weight, not waterproof and often made from recycled materials. Bags are sold in bulk from most all grocery stores.
Disposable paper plates, cups and bowls: are made in molds in a factory using compressed paper pulp.
Wooden tongue depressors or Popsicle sticks: (6 inch) is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. The most common modern tongue depressors are flat, thin, wooden blades, smoothed and rounded at both ends, but, historically, tongue depressors have been made of a variety of materials. Since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean because of their porous texture, wooden tongue depressors are labeled for disposal after a single usage.
I will add more supplies and definitions of these, as needed.
Simple, printable bookmarks listing both the Old Testament Books of the Bible and The New Testament Books of the Bible. Plus one blank bookmark for note takers. Basic templates for students and adults to look up scriptures quickly during Bible study. Book listings are in the order these appear in the Holy Scriptures.
This paper chain template is for crafts that I will be posting on this blog in the near future. Print the shapes and sizes of paper chains on any decorative paper you like so that these may be mass produced and cut quickly without using a ruler. Don't eliminate this step for children who are five and older when making countdown calendars. It is very good practice for them and it doesn't really matter if these strips are not perfect.
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"Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved" Matthew 24:12,13
Zacchaeus! Did you ever hear of him? What do you know of him? Let us count up all the things we know about him. He was a Jew, but he was in the employ of the Roman government, and was thought of as a traitor to his country. He was rich, and had a fine house in the city of Jericho. He was a success in life, and was the chief man among the publicans or tax collectors. He was very small, and could not see over the heads of other people when in a crowd. He was anxious to see Jesus, so he pushed his way out of the crowd, climbed up a tree, and there he saw Jesus, and Jesus saw him, and they became friends. You remember the story. Zacchaeus when he found he could not see Jesus because of the great crowd did not turn away and go home. He tried again, and overcame all obstacles and at last found himself with Jesus as his guest in his own house.
The only way to succeed is to try. Even the birds and the cattle fail and try again, until they win. The beautiful salmon that swim in the great rivers and the beautiful trout that dart so quickly from stone to stone leap the rapids and falls of the rivers and go up and up to the head waters where they make their homes. In a great rushing river with its seething currents, its spray and foam, you can see the great salmon again and again jump out of the water and make a flying leap up the rushing, roaring waterfall. Some fail, but others try and try again and when they win they rush far up the stream where they make their homes and lay their eggs. There are just two kinds of fish in the sea, swimmers and drifters, and there are just two kinds of people. There are those who drift with the current and do what every one else does, and there are those who direct their lives according to a purpose.
Did you ever hear the proverb, “God helps those who help themselves,” which means that God gives aid to those who try? There is an interesting story about William Carey, the great missionary to India. You know he was a cobbler, and in his shop he had a map of the world and thought about the world and prayed for it, and at last God called him to go out to India as one of the first missionaries. He was a great man. His motto was:
“Expect great things from God.
Attempt great things for God.”
He overcame many things by trying and he learned this great lesson in his early life.
When he was a boy he was very ambitious and never permitted anything to beat him if he could help it. In his play as well as in his work he always wanted to succeed. There was a tree near his home that none of his friends had been able to climb. He was eager to climb that tree and tried and tried again but always failed. But he said, “It shall not beat me. I mean to climb that tree.''
So every day he tried to climb the tree, but made no progress. One day, however, after tearing his clothes and scratching his legs he got more than half way up, when down he fell, all in a heap, and when he tried to get up he could not. His leg was broken.
He was just a lad and he suffered a great deal. For six long weeks he lay on his little bed unable to get up. Then he began to walk around the house and soon he was out in the yard. What do you think he did? Well, the first thing he did was to go to that very tree and try to climb it again and he did. He went to the top and down again and he was satisfied.
That was the stuff out of which the great missionary hero was made. Little wonder he is still remembered for the great work he did in India. It was the same talent to keep on and to try again that brought Zacchaeus face to face with Jesus. Let nothing keep you from Jesus, your best friend. Take for your motto the words of William Carey:
“Expect great things from God.
Attempt great things for God.”
Phil Wickham sings "Great Things"
“He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read... ”— Luke 4:16
A habit, you know, is something you wear. A riding habit is what you wear when you ride a beautiful horse. It is something that exactly fits you, that belongs to you, and becomes you.
A little girl in trying to tell what habit is said it is your second self. And she was right. You can’t get away from your habits any more than you can get away from yourself. Just think about it. If you take away the first letter you still have “a bit” left. If you take away the second letter there is still a “bit” left. If you take away the third letter you still have “it.” Our habits are ourselves.
A good boy has good habits and a bad boy has bad habits. And our habits are made when we are very young. Our brains when we are little children are just like fluffy snow. You know how soft and smooth new fallen snow is. Then you see a pair of little feet running across the snow and you have footprints in the snow. Then those same little feet travel back over the same tracks and return and by and by there is a path in the snow. Now thoughts and acts and words, repeated again and again make tracks in our brain and in our soul and these paths when they become well beaten are habits. Habits are the paths our thoughts and actions take.
Last summer at a farmhouse near my summer home in Canada I saw an interesting example of habit. My friend Mr. Cotter, whom his good wife calls “Sack,” is the warden in the little church at Port Maitland. That is to say, he is the chief man, next to the minister, and watches over the church, takes up the collection, and keeps his eye on the preacher and his ears open to the preaching. His father had been warden before him and before his father his grandfather had held the same important position. So Mr. Cotter knew all about the church.
One Sunday morning as usual he was getting ready for church and had harnessed up old Dolly and hitched her to the buggy and then gone in to wash his hands, put on his coat and take a last look at himself in the glass. That is the way all good farmers do. They dress the horse first, and then themselves.
When he came out Dolly was gone. She was nowhere to be seen. He looked in the shed, and in the field and behind the barn, but there was no Dolly. Where do you think she was? Yes! She had gone off herself with the empty buggy to church and Mr. Cotter found her looking over the fence, listening to the first hymn. Old Dolly, better than most people, had good old-fashioned habits of church-going, and she had a fine habit of being on time.
If you will take your New Testament you will find that three times we are told about the habits of Jesus. When He was twelve years old we read that according to His habit He went up to the feast at Jerusalem. When He became a full grown man He returned from His work to His own village at Nazareth and there according to His habit He entered into the little synagogue and took part in the service. Then near the close of His life we read that according to His habit He went out into the Mount of Olives to pray. These were Jesus’ habits. He had good home habits, good church habits and good prayer habits. Take your Bible and find the verses where these habits of Jesus are spoken of. You will find them all in the Gospel of Luke. You will not find the word “habit” but the word “custom,” which means the same. And then sit down and count over your habits, and ask yourself if you have good church habits, good prayer habits, good study habits, for your habits are just yourself. Kerr