Madonna from 1518 Manuscript

Coloring Page Description: adult coloring page, a lovely Madonna from the 1500s, floral frame, flaming halo, rosary, angels, crown with floral motif, woodblock print

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The Gospel of Matthew Carpet Coloring Page

Coloring Page Description: A sample of the Gospel of Matthew carpet page, illuminated coloring page

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Acanthus with Fruit Dish

Coloring Page Description: A plethora of acanthus plus a small fruit dish by comparison by Kathy Grimm enjoy.

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Byzantine Birds Coloring Page

Coloring Page Description: birds and dragons from the Byzantine Age

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Tulips and Hearts Coloring Page

Coloring Page Description: carpet page design, art nouveau, hearts, tulips, daisies

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• The Four Hidden Meanings of Gardens in the Bible That Will Empower You
• Gardening by God
• Gardening With God

Thistle Design Coloring Page

Coloring Page Description: carpet page pattern incorporating thistle, stalks and leaves

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• Sharing Christ with a Christless Culture
• Are You Sensitive to God's Leading?
• Is the Gospel Seeker Friendly?
• 10 Reasons Jesus Would (probably) Be An Outcast In Today's Church - love this

Miniature from The Benedictional of Aethelwold

    Miniature from The Benedictional of Aethelwold. written and illuminated by a
 monastic scribe at Winchester.

Description of Illuminated Carpet Page:"One of the miniatures, representing the Ascension; the coloring is extremely beautiful and harmonious, enhanced by a skillful use of burnished gold.

       Though the figures and especially the delicately modeled faces have a character of their own, peculiarly English in feeling, yet in the general style of the miniatures, and in their elaborate borders there are very distinct signs of a strong Carolingian influence, owing, no doubt, to the introduction of Frankish illuminators and the purchase of Carolingian manuscripts during the reign of Alfred the Great, more than half a century before the date of this manuscript." text by Middleton

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Craft a "Noah's Ark" paper plate pocket

"Noah's Ark" made using two paper plates; it will hold a paper animal menagerie
and Noah's family of course! 

       You will need the following supplies to make this ark craft: two paper plates, a stapler, magic markers, scissors and white school glue.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Draw a line through the center of the first paper plate. Color the lower half black and the upper half with the top of the ark, sky and rainbow.
2. Cut the second paper plate in half exactly and put the upper portion away for a future paper plate craft. You will only be using the bottom portion to complete this ark "pocket."
3. Turn the pocket over and color the back side of it so that once the ark has been colored and assembled there will be a distinctive pocket.
4. Cut three identical portholes for the side of the ark.
5. Next draw and color in the ark's hull a wood pattern just like the topsides.
6. On the rim of the paper plate draw and color water waves.
7. Squeeze out a thin line of white school glue around the lower pocket and then also staple it around the edges of both paper plates to create a pocket for paper dolls and/or finger puppets.
8. The dark interior of the ark should "show" through the portholes if you have attached the pockets correctly. 
9. You may wish to attach a string on the back of your paper plate ark pocket just behind the rainbow so that a child may hang it from a hook or nail in the wall of their room. 

See the interior of the pocket made by attaching two paper plates at the bottom, the second
cut in half to form the hull of the ship.

Go and see the entire video below.

The Tale of Noah's Ark from VeggieTales

How to cut paper numbers...

     The above numbers are drafted using graph paper one inch squares. Sunday school teachers or parents, or regular classroom teacher may print this template out to crafts their own versions from cardboard. Use them in educational materials as you please.

Spanish Woodcut of The Crucifixion

Coloring Page Description: Spanish woodcut, crucifixion, symbolism, skull, communion, salvation, St. John, the Virgin Mary

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Acanthus and The Fleur Di Lis

Coloring Page Description: an acanthus design, fleur de lis, by Kathy Grimm

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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