I totally ripped this one off a German Sunday School lesson site. Anyways, I refined it so that you can make the least amount of cuts (in case you, like me, are in charge of preparing crafts beforehand.)
This one teaches the story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man really well. As I said, I did rip it off a German site, but I added the verse in English at the top.
You need: cardstock, scissors (or cutter), Exacto-Knife, and crayons (optional)
First off, you want to cut the "ribbon" part away from the main part. You can do this with scissors...or you can do it with my new favorite office tool: The paper cutter!
Cut one:
Cut two:
(Throw the right-hand portion away.)
Next, stack all your "main portions" on top of each other so they are perfectly even. Then, very carefully, and with your non-dominate hand pushing down on the top of the stack (and your thumb out of the way!!!), pull the Exacto-Knife through all four cutting places. If your stack shifts during the cut, restack and press the stack harder with your non-dominate hand.
Cutting through the stack like this kills several birds with one stone. First off, you can cut through 2-4 pieces of cardstock at a time--saving time. Secondly, you don't have to worry about cutting through to your table when you do it this way.
Okay, here is how you thread the "ribbon" portion through. Remember to thread it through all four slits.
The first scene you should see is the man being let down by his friends in the top window, and Jesus looking up in the bottom window.
Keep pulling and you will see the man and Jesus interacting.
Finally (and don't pull too hard here or you will have to re-thread!), you will see where Jesus healed the man who is now holding his bed.
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The End!
