Thursday, March 30, 2017

Sunday School Craft - Noah's Ark with Animals

I already did a Noah's Ark craft, but here is another one! I like this one because it's less like a craft and more like a toy. Kids can color all the pieces and then play with them.

I made it by sticking a bunch of coloring pages that I found on Google images and a Bible verse together in Publisher. This craft is pretty self-explanatory, but I have step-by-step instructions in case you want them. I also have my templates at the end.



First of all, print out twice as many "arks" as animal pages onto cardstock.

Then, with an Exacto knife, cut along the long line of each ark. (Do this part ahead of time, b/c it's dangerous for little kids to use Exacto knives!!!!)



Then, flip each ark over and put glue everywhere except where I've marked. You don't have to mark that space, I just did so you could see what I was talking about. You are creating a pocket, is what you're doing. . .



Then, stick the ark page over top of another piece of cardstock. (I used colored cardstock, because we had it.)



This is the pocket I'm talking about.



Then, cut out all your little animals. I just cut quickly around them, but if your kids can use scissors, they can be more detailed. It will be slow going, though, if they do that, so. . .if you need to kill some time during Sunday School hour--YOU'RE WELCOME! :)



When all the animals are cut out, you can stick them into the pocket and you're done!



Templates:




The End!










Thursday, March 16, 2017

Sunday School Craft - Adam and Eve with Fig Leaves

We just started a new curriculum at church for the little kids, so I had to start over with my crafts! This one is for Adam and Eve. I found this template by Googling "Adam and Eve craft," and then modifying the size and adding a verse to the top. This one was about how Adam and Eve didn't notice they were naked until they ate the forbidden fruit and then covered themselves in fig leaves.



Whenever I have to make a craft, I always have to keep in mind that the kids I make these for are 2-4 years old, so they can't use scissors yet. If your kids are older, you could have them cut out Adam and Eve like paper dolls before gluing on the fig leaves. It's up to you. 

I think this craft is super self-explanatory...but in case you need a step-by-step, I have it below. I have also included my template at the end that you can copy.

First of all, I designed these crafts to be two to a page to save paper. I used cardstock.



I cut them in half.



I got some green tissue paper.



I folded it up length-wise till it was pretty thin and then cut down the middle.



Then, I cut the long strips into little "leafy" pieces.



Then, I covered ol' Adam with glue and grabbed some "leaves" and started sticking them on. They look better if you don't smash them flat on top of the glue, but only glue like...a third of each "leaf" down and let the other part stick up, so the craft can be more three-dimensional. You could also just grab a handful of leaves and stick them on all at once, let them dry, and then shake off the excess.



A side view so you can see the 3D-ness.



Then, I did the same to Eve, and I was done!



The template: 


The End!