Supplies: 1. Paper plate 2. Hole puncher 3. Yarn of any color 4. Shape templates 5. Crayons

Creation Story: God made the sun, moon and stars Pages: 9 - 13

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Pre cut out the 4 shapes for each child. It would be best to use a

heavier paper like a poster grade. 2. Cut a paper plate in half. Each child will get a half of a plate. 3. Pre-print on the paper plate, “God made the Sun, Moon and Stars”. 4. Let the children decorate the plate, stars, moon and sun in any way

they want. 5. Punch 4 holes on the bottom of the plate and one on the top. Punch

holes on the shapes as well. The holes can be punched ahead of time.

6. Help the children tie the shapes onto the bottom of the plate.

Craft Connections: We are walking the children through the creation story. We are now discussing the story of God making the light and darkness, day and night, the stars, moon and sun. This can be a great discussion point about prayer. They can remember to think about God at night and pray to God before bed. Thanking God for the stars in the sky and bright days to enjoy in the morning. The children can hand their mobiles near their beds and remember God’s creation.

(alternate craft idea) God Made the World

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Give each child a paper plate. 2. Pre-draw a circle on the plate and write “God Made the World”

around the circle. 3. Give the children blue and green bingo stampers to make land and

water for the world. 4. Encourage sharing of the materials and discuss how they will make

“their” worlds/earth look like.

Supplies: 1. Paper plates 2. Green and blue bingo stampers

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the connect the dot worksheet for each child. 2. Help the children connect the dots using crayon, markers or pencils. 3. Encourage the children to color in the animals that they created.

Supplies: 1. Template 2. Crayons 3. Markers 4. Pencils

Craft Connections: We are walking the children through the creation story. We are now discussing how God made all of the animals…fish in the sea, birds in the sky, bugs on the earth and all of the animals on the land. The children can act like creators themselves by connecting the dots to create animals on their own.

Creation Story: God Creates the Animals Pages: 9 - 15

God Created Animals, Fish and Bugs…

Creation Story: God Creates Adam Pages: 9 - 19

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the outline template for each child. 2. Let the children decorate the outline to look like them. 3. They can use crayons, markers, paper or stickers to decorate the

outlines. Help them be creative!

Supplies: 1. Template 2. Crayons 3. Markers 4. Paper 5. Glue 6. stickers

Craft Connections: We are walking the children through the creation story. We are now discussing how God made Adam. As the leader, you should try to focus this story on how God made people in his image. We do not all look alike, we are all different, but God is within our hearts and we are all linked by God’s love.

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Creation Story: The Temptation of Adam and Eve Pages: 20 - 27

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Make copies of the Tree template for each child. 2. Encourage the children to color in the tree stump. 3. Have the children take turns using green and red bingo stampers to

make leaves and apples for the trees. 4. Can use stickers, or glue gems or red pompoms for the apples. 5. Use green pompoms for the snake. Help the children glue the green

pompoms to make a snake figure.

Supplies: 1. Tree copies 2. Green and red bingo blotters 3. Green pompoms 4. Glue or glue dots 5. Brown crayons

Craft Connections: We are walking the children through the creation story. We are now discussing the story of Adam and Eve and the temptation of the apple. You can open a discussion with the children about their own stories of being tempted. For example, have they ever been tempted to take another cookie when mom or dad said no? Explain to the children that they can pray to God to give them strength for all of their difficult decisions in life, big or small.

The Story of Noah Pages: 28 - 35

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out Noah’s ark template or draw it onto a larger piece of paper. 2. Let the children build their own arks with different size wood craft sticks. Let them be

creative. An example is given but they should use their own imaginations. 3. Give them liquid glue to glue the sticks down. 4. Provide them animals stickers of any kind or stamps to decorate the ark with animals. 5. Give them blue bingo stampers to make water for the boat.

Craft Connections: Read the story of Noah to the children. Ask them if they know what Noah built before reading the story. The children are going to build their own arks with this craft. Let them be creative! Included is a coloring page with traceable words and space for them to write their name.

Supplies: 1. Jumbo Craft Sticks 2. Regular-sized Craft Sticks 3. Mini Craft Sticks 4. Paper template 5. White Glue 6. Animals stickers 7. Foam Self-Adhesive Animal Shapes 8. Markers or crayons 9. Blue bingo stampers

The Story of Moses - Baby in the reeds Page 92 - 97

Supplies: 1. Paper plates 2. Coffee Filters (will be the reed basket) 3. Baby image 4. Blue and Green Bingo stampers 5. Green or yellow paper cut out to be reeds 6. Glue sticks 7. Crayons

Craft Connections: The children will be creating their own baby Moses in the reed basket. Talk to the children about how much they love their parents and how much their parents love them. Moses’ mother loved him so much that she placed him in the basket in river to save his life. See if the children can think of ways how they show love for their parents or how their parents show their love for them.

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the baby Moses template and cut out a baby for each child. 2. Let the children color the baby Moses. 3. Use bingo stampers to stamp grass and water on the paper plates like

the Nile river. 4. Glue the coffee filter to the plate and then glue the baby into the coffee

filter. 5. Glue the reeds to the plate.

The Story of Moses - Plagues Page 105 - 115

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out wheel templates for each child. 2. Precut another circle for each child using poster board like paper that is

the same size as the wheel templates. 3. Let the children color both wheels. 4. Cut a triangle (pie slice) out of the Moses template so that one plague

shows at one time. 5. Glue the 10 plagues onto the poster board circle. 6. Punch a hole in the center of the Moses template and the plague circle. 7. Use a brad to secure the two circles together. 8. Show the children how to spin the wheel to look at the different

plagues.

Supplies: 1. Wheel templates 2. Metal brads 3. Glue sticks 4. Crayons 5. Precut circle on poster board like paper in the same size as the templates

Craft Connections: Read the story of the Plagues to the children. Explain to them as a back story that the Pharaoh would not let Moses’ people be free. God helped Moses bring on 10 plagues to convince the Pharaoh to free the people. Encourage the children to spin the wheel to talk about the plagues with their families.

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The Story of Moses - Ten Commandments Pages: 124 - 127

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out mini commandments for each child and cut them out before class. 2. Stamp children's hands on paper with paint or stamp pad. 3. Have the children glue the commandments on top of each finger. 4. Let them color the commandments after they are glued.

Supplies: 1. Commandment templates for each child. 2. Glue sticks 3. White or light colored paper 4. Crayons 5. Large stamp pad or washable paint. 6. Paper towels

Craft Connections: Explain to the children that Moses went to the top of the mountain because God called him. God gave Moses 10 important rules to follow. Remind the children that they can always look at the hands to try to remember 10 easy rules to follow like the Isrealites.

The Story of Moses - Ten Commandments Pages: 124 - 127

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The Parable of the Lost Son Pages: 422 - 426

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print Pig template for each child. 2. Let the children color the pigs. 3. Help the children glue popsicle sticks to make a fence

around the pig. 4. Let the children use sponges and brown paint to make

mud around the pig and fence.

Craft Connections: After reading the story, try to discuss how the father forgave the lost son because he loved him. Explain to the children that their family’s forgive them when they make mistakes because they love them too. The craft is focused on one of the jobs the lost son had when he lost all of his money. For an alternative activity, you could also throw small party with the kids. Let them use the play food to throw a pretend party just as the father did to welcome home his lost son.

Supplies: 1. Pig template 2. Crayons 3. Popsicle sticks 4. Elmer’s glue 5. Brown paint 6. Small cut up sponges

All Is Forgiven With God In Your Life

The Parable of the Lost Sheep Pages: 412 - 417

Supplies and Instructions: (2 options) 1. Print Sheep page for each child 2. Elmer's glue 3. Children will glue cotton balls onto the page to fill the sheep’s wool. Option 2: Sheep Ornament (templates on other page) 1. Size and cut out sheep head and feet for templates 2. Cut sheep head and legs out of black paper or black foam 3. Precut foam or colored paper into a shape bigger than the sheep 4. Precut round circles to form the ornament base (should be bigger than the

colored piece. 5. Print “Jesus is my Shepard” on the base. 6. Help children assemble the ornament using glue 7. Give them cotton balls for the sheep’s wool. 8. Let them be creative with how they make their sheep. 9. Punch a whole in the top and use a pipe cleaner to make a handle.

God Is Our Shepard And We Are His Lambs

Jesus Is My Shepherd

Shape template

Jesus Feeds 5,000 People Pages: 374 - 379

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Make in time for Thanksgiving 2. Use the placemats in the cabinet 3. Print poem on paper and cut out 4. Glue sticks 5. Let children glue poem onto the top of the placemat 6. Cut out cornucopia and other food photos either from template or magazines 7. Let children have fun decorating and gluing the items onto their placemats 8. They can color the food if cut out on white paper. The food can be precut onto colored construction

paper too if children are not skilled at coloring.

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Supplies: 1. Construction paper: Green, Yellow,

Purple, Blue, Red, Pink, Orange, Brown 2. Glue Sticks 3. Glitter, stickers or anything to decorate

the tree.

Advent Week 1: HOPE

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut out a tree shape for each child. 2. Cut out the following shapes: Yellow star, brown square

and 6 circles in different colors. 3. Write Jesus, Love, Hope, Joy, Faith and Peace on each

circle. 4. Let the children decorate the tree. They can attach the

star, stump and the Hope ornament.

Craft Connections: Advent means “coming”� or “arrival” and begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. It is a time when we remember Jesus’ birth. We will read a different part of Jesus’ birth story each week. We will begin with…Why do we celebrate Christmas. The Christmas tree craft can be the children’s version of an advent wreath. Discuss the meaning of the Advent wreath, Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. You can add ornaments to the tree each week. We will begin with Hope. Discuss how people were hoping for the coming of the Messiah. The trees can stay at school until the 4th week.

Supplies: 1. Paper plates (1 per child) 2. Glitter 3. Elmer’s glue 4. Stapler 5. Circle for face 6. Markers 7. Pipe cleaners

Advent Week 2: PEACE Pages: 267 - 271

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut a paper plate in half creating a pie shape. 2. Give the children liquid Elmer's glue to make designs on

the plates. 3. Give the children a trash can, bowl or dish to help catch

glitter. Help them shake glitter on the glue and watch their designs appear.

4. Then staple the one half of the plate behind the other half to make wings as shown in the example.

5. Give the children a circle to glue onto the angel to make a face. Let them use markers to decorate a face.

6. You can even use a pipe cleaner and staple to the back as a halo for the angel.

Craft Connections: Read to the children about the Angel, Gabriel, and how he visited Mary and then Joseph. The angel brought Peace to Mary and Joseph because they were scared that they were going to have a baby who was God’s son. The children can also glue the Peace ornament on their trees.

Supplies: 1. Paper plates 2. Star template 3. Baby Jesus template 4. Feathers 5. Brown crayons 6. Elmer’s Glue

Advent Week 3: JOY Pages: 272 - 277

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut out the inner circle of a paper plate. 2. Precut a star out of yellow construction paper and baby

Jesus for each child. 3. Let the children color the paper plates with brown

crayons. 4. Give the children feathers and glue to make a bed for baby

Jesus. 5. Help the children glue the feathers, baby Jesus and the

yellow star onto the plate per the example.

Craft Connections: In week 3, we will read the story of how Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem. Jesus is the Joy of the World! The children can also glue the Jesus and Joy ornaments on their trees. Feel free to use the figurines and stable during the story telling time. The children can act out the story while you read to them.

Supplies: 1. Manger template 2. Holy Family template 3. Black construction paper 4. Small pieces of tissue paper 5. Contact paper

Advent Week 3: Joy (alternate craft idea) Pages: 272 - 277

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the templates. 2. Trace them onto black construction paper and cut them

out. 3. Cut out a piece of contact paper and place the cutouts

onto the contact paper. 4. Give the children little pieces of cut tissue paper in a

variety of colors. 5. Help the children cover the inside of the manger with the

tissue paper. 6. When they are finished, place another piece of contact

paper over the first half and seal the picture. 7. Cut out the manger and punch a hole at the top. Use yarn

as a hanger for the sun catcher.

Craft Connections: Alternate Week 3 Advent craft.

Supplies: 1. Star Template 2. Black construction paper 3. Small pieces of tissue paper 4. Contact paper

Advent Week 4: LOVE Pages: 278 – 283 and 288 - 293

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the star template. 2. Trace it onto black construction paper and cut it out. 3. Cut out a piece of contact paper and place the star cutout

onto the contact paper. 4. Give the children little pieces of cut tissue paper in a

variety of colors. 5. Help the children cover the inside of the star with the

tissue paper. 6. When they are finished, place another piece of contact

paper over the bottom half and seal the picture. 7. Cut out the star and punch a hole at the top. Use yarn as a

hanger for the sun catcher.

Craft Connections: Week 4 is the final week of Advent. We will light the candle of Love or place the Love ornament on the children’s trees. We will be reading the story of the angels appearing to the shepherds in the fields and the visit from the Wise men. The star led them to Bethlehem. The children can also place their Faith ornament on their tree because they believe in Jesus. They can finally take their trees home.

Jesus is Lost in the Temple Pages: 304 - 309

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the temple template for each child. 2. Print out the people template for each child. 3. If the children are not skilled at cutting, precut the individual people out. Sometimes it is easier to let

the children color the people and then cut them out. 4. Let the kids color the characters of Jesus, the priests, and Mary and Joseph. 5. Let the kids color the temple. 6. Have the children glue the characters to the temple as they remember it from the story.

Supplies: 1. Temple templates and people templates 2. Crayons 3. Glue sticks

Craft Connections: This story is a great story for children because it shows them Jesus was a child too. Jesus was God’s son but he still needed to listen to his parents. Jesus also teaches us how important it is to go to church and pray to God. Jesus just wanted to preach about God his father to anyone that would listen.

Jesus is lost in the temple

John Baptizes Jesus Pages: 310 - 315

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut out a bee hive shape using yellow construction paper. 2. Pre write “Follow and Love God” onto Blue Construction paper 3. Help the children glue the bee hive onto the blue construction

paper. 4. Let the children then glue the cereal onto the bee hive. They can

glue as little or as much as they would like. 5. The children can then use bug stamps to make bees fly around the

honey bee hive.

Supplies: 1. Blue Construction paper 2. Yellow construction paper 3. Bug stamps or stickers 4. Stamp pads 5. Honey Comb Cereal or Wegman’s brand 6. Elmer’s Glue

Craft Connections: When he was older, John began to preach to the people. He did not live in cities, but in the wilderness, eating locusts and honey, wearing animal skins, and teaching repentance. He taught people how to turn away from their sins and wash themselves clean through Baptism for the Messiah was coming. He was talking about his cousin, Jesus. The children will most likely remember the details of John eating bugs and honey in the wild.

The Sick Servant Pages: 336 - 341

Craft Connections: Place a blanket on the ground. Have the children place a stuffed animal or doll in the middle of the blanket. Instruct the children to move around the blanket and pick up a side of the blanket. Tell the children that everyone is going to work together to pick up the sick stuffed animal/doll. Have the children place the sick servant in a different location and discuss how they will take care of them. Explain that Jesus healed the servant because the soldier believed in Jesus. The children can pray at night to Jesus if their family or friends are sick. They can ask Jesus to watch over them and pray to make them better.

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Give the children play dough. Let them create ways to

carry the sick servant. 2. When they are finished playing with the play dough, give

them a coloring sheet to color and take home.

Supplies: 1. Play dough 2. Blanket 3. Stuffed animal or doll 4. Coloring page

One Touch Pages: 368 - 373

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut out hearts out of red cardstock. Must be bigger than the size of two child sized hands. 2. Cut out a small heart out of white paper (again large enough for handprints) 3. Hand write “Jesus’ Hands Help Others” on the top of the red heart. 4. Print “So Can Mine” on the white heart. 5. Help the children make hand prints on the white paper using paint or stamp pads. 6. Let the children pick their own colors.

Supplies: 1. Red Card stock 2. Pink or white construction paper 3. Blue and red paint 4. Paper plates for paint 5. Paint brush or foam brush 6. Black marker

Craft Connections: The woman from the story truly believed in Jesus. She knew that just one touch of his cloak could heal her because of her faith in Jesus. The handprint craft will help the children remember that they can help other’s too even with their little hands. This would be a great craft to do around Valentine’s day.

The Widow’s Offering Pages: 450 - 453

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print Pig template for each child. 2. Let the children color the pig any color of their choice. 3. Use coin stamps or stickers to put money in the piggy

bank. 4. You can also teach the children how to do coin rubbings

using unwrapped crayons and real coins.

Craft Connections: Talk to the children about the importance of giving. Explain to them that they can give other things instead of money. They can give their time to help with chores around the house and they can give love to their family and friends. Ask the children if they can think of other ways to give besides money.

Supplies: 1. Pig template 2. Crayons 3. Coin stamps or stickers 4. Coins for coin rubbings.

God Loves A Cheerful Giver

Peter Walked on Water Page 380 - 385

Supplies and Instructions: Lava Lamps 1. Bring in recycled and empty water bottles (with caps) 2. Fill bottles with about a 1/3 of vegetable oil. 3. Fill the bottles with water until filled. 4. Help the children drop blue food coloring into the bottles. 5. Help them fill the bottles with other decorations such as glitter or

beads. 6. Use rubber cement to put a seat around the bottle top and then seal it

with the lid. 7. Use black electrical tape or duck tape to seal and cover the lid so the

children can not open the bottle.

Craft Connections: Tell the children to shake or move the bottle around to the see the water and oil flow like waves. Remind the children that the bottle symbolizes the turbulent water that Peter walked on to Jesus.

Supply List: 1. Empty water bottles with lids 2. Water 3. Vegetable oil 4. Blue food coloring 5. Glitter 6. Beads 7. Rubber cement 8. Electrical tape or masking tape

Zacchaeus and the Tree Pages: 444 - 449

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the colored sheet in color for each child. 2. Print out the second sheet with the boxes. 3. Let the kids color the sheet. 4. Help the children cut out the boxes on the solid lines. 5. Glue the coloring sheet onto the pre-colored sheet. 6. Help the children open and fold back the doors to find Zacchaeus. 7. Encourage the kids to play the game at home with their families. 8. A second coloring sheet is included if the children would like to color it.

Supplies: 1. Star Template 2. Black construction paper 3. Small pieces of tissue paper 4. Contact paper

Craft Connections: Jesus forgave Zacchaeus and that changed him. Help the children find Zacchaeus in the tree just as Jesus found him in the bible story.

Jesus and the Children Pages: 432 - 437

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the paper with “Jesus Loves All the Little Children” on it. 2. Have the kids use their thumbs or finger tips to make people figures. 3. Use either paint or washable stamp pads. 4. They can use markers to draw faces on each figure. Encourage the children to make as many different

children as they want on the paper.

Craft Connections: Jesus loves all children! The children creating their own unique children with their own unique finger prints! Explain that no one shares their finger prints and they are made unique by God but loved by God too! Jesus loves us all!!

Supplies: 1. Paper template 2. A variety of paint 3. Markers and crayons 4. Paper towels

Jesus Loves All The Little Children!

Washing of the Feet Pages: 470 - 475

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Draw a pair of feet on each piece of finger paint paper with white crayon. Make sure to draw with a

heavy hand so that the crayon will repel the paint. Color in the feet with the white crayon. 2. Put a dollop of blue finger paint on each kid’s paper. You can also use water colors and paint brushes. 3. Encourage them to really push the paint around and reveal the white feet. The more they spread the

paint, the more it will wipe off of the crayon and the feet will appear.

Craft Connections: Jesus washed the feet of his friends. It stunned his friends because they did not think they were worthy of this act. Let the children be stunned as they “wash” the paper with blue finger paint and discover the hidden feet in the picture.

Supplies: 1. Finger Paint paper 2. Blue finger paint or 3. Water color pallets, water, cups, paint

brushes 4. White crayon

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Make a meal with the kids. (check with parents regarding allergies). 2. Have the kids help set the table for the meal. 3. Use paper plates, napkins, little paper cups (bathroom cups), oyster crackers (or any cracker of choice)

and grape juice. 4. Assign each child a task for the meal. (example, pass out the plates or napkins). 5. Pass the crackers around the table in a basket and let the children fill their plate. 6. Pour them juice. 7. Pray as a group before the meal. 8. While they eat, retell the story of the Last Supper in your own words. 9. Remind the children that they should pray with their families before each meal. They are thanking God

for the food on their plate and remember Jesus’ meal with his friends. 10. Encourage the children to help clean up too. 11. Print out the coloring page for the children to color after the meal.

Last Supper Pages: 476 - 481

Supplies: 1. Paper plates 2. Napkins 3. Plastic cups or small bathroom cups 4. Oyster crackers, goldfish, etc. 5. Grape juice 6. Coloring page

Craft Connections: The children will love actually preparing a real meal instead of just pretending. Make sure you read the story first and talk about the significance of the meal. Re-tell the story again while you snack with the children.

Jesus Prays in the Garden Pages: 482

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Make a copy of the engine train for each child. Cut out in advance if they struggle with scissors. 2. Make several copies of the train cars for each child. Cut out in advance if they struggle with scissors. 3. Let the kids color the train cars. 4. Discuss things they can pray to God about. (example: families, food, sick people, nature) 5. Cut out pictures from magazines about things the children can pray for. (do this before the class time) 6. You can also write down words on the train cars that the children want to include for their prayers. 7. Let the kids glue a picture on each train car. Let them use as many train cars as they would like. 8. Punch a hole on each side and attach the trains with yarn. They should fold up when it is complete.

Supplies: 1. construction paper cut into cross outlines 2. Small pieces of colored tissue paper cut up 3. Contact paper 4. Yarn

Craft Connections: Jesus prayed to God in the garden before he was arrested. Jesus knew he could confide in God through prayer to talk about his fears or needs. Ask the children about things they could pray to God about. Give them some examples if they can’t think of any. They can use the prayer chains to keep in their rooms to help them pray to God before Bed or before a meal.

My Prayer Train

Palm Sunday Pages: 464 - 469

Supplies: 1. Paper plate 2. Crayons 3. Palm Sunday template 4. Glue sticks 5. scissors

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print a copy of events for each child. Let them color them in and help them cut them out. 2. Teachers will need to help them order them and match the pictures with the words. 3. Cut out the inner circle of a paper plate. 4. Encourage the children to color the plate green with crayons. 5. Help the children glue the words and matching pictures in order on the plate like a wreath.

Craft Connections: Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter. Jesus entered Jerusalem right before Holy Thursday when he would be arrested. The Jewish people were waiting for a Savior to come and lead them. Some people believed Jesus was the Messiah (Savior, King) and others did not believe he was the Messiah. People had heard of the many miracles Jesus performed and they greeted him like a king when he entered Jerusalem. Jesus rode into the city on a donkey and the people put down cloaks and palms to give him a grand entrance. They shouted Hosanna (savior, king) as he rode through the streets. They would be the same people who would call for his crucifixion days later. Use this craft to help the children understand the many weeks of Lent and put the events in order.

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Jesus Dies on the Cross Pages: 484 - 885

Supplies: 1. construction paper cut into cross outlines 2. Small pieces of colored tissue paper cut up 3. Contact paper 4. Yarn

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Cut cross outlines out of construction paper about the size of a normal piece of paper. 2. Place the cross on a piece of contact paper. 3. Let the children use the tissue paper to fill the cross. 4. When the children are finished, place another piece of contact paper over the cross to seal it. 5. Cut the cross out and punch a hole in the top. Use a piece of yarn to make hanger for the cross.

Craft Connections: Explain again why Jesus died on the cross for us. This craft can be hung on a window at home. The children can watch the sun shine through the cross. Jesus shines through all of us because he died on the cross to save us.

Jesus is Alive Pages: 486 - 490

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Use a very small amount of water to wet the water colors. 2. Use the paint to color the coffee filters like a sun set. 3. Glue the coffee filters to the blue construction paper. 4. Write on the top of the papers, He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!

Craft Connections: Jesus has risen from the dead and we should rejoice! The children will create sunset like art with coffee filters. They can always remember that the sun rises every morning just as Jesus died and rose for the dead to save all of us.

Supplies: 1. Blue Construction paper 2. Water colors 3. Paint brushes 4. Cups of water 5. Coffee filters 6. Glue

The Good Samaritan Pages: 395 - 399

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the masks for each child. Option two, print out thick cardstock and skip the foam. 2. Cut the masks out in advance. 3. Precut mask outlines on sticky foam or a thicker card stock. 4. Instruct the kids to color the masks. Encourage them to be creative and color the masks to show their

super “helping” powers. 5. Help the children attach the colored masks to the sticky pre cut foam. Punch holes on each side and tie

yard or elastic sting to fit their masks to their faces.

Craft Connections: The Good Samaritan helped the man in need. We can help others too even with little acts of kindness. We can all be “Super Heroes”! Ask the children what they can do to help their families. Ask them what super power they would love to have to help others.

Supplies: 1. Mask templates 2. Cardstock 3. Adhesive backed craft foam 4. Crayons 5. Hole puncher 6. Yard or elastic string

The Disciples have breakfast with Jesus Page 491 - 495

Craft Connections: The Disciples had a difficult time catching any fish until Jesus told them where to cast their nets. Help the children create colorful fish to remind them of how happy the disciples were when they realized it was Jesus on the beach helping them.

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out a fish template for each child. 2. You could cut the fish out and have the children glue them onto blue

construction paper as another step. (If the children are skilled at cutting, let them cut the fish out by themselves)

3. Let the children color parts of the fish as they please. 4. Offer the children small pieces of colored tissue paper to glue on the

scales of the fish. You could even use pieces of foil to make the fish have shiny scales.

Supply List: 1. Fish template 2. Scissors 3. Glue sticks 4. Blue Construction paper 5. Pre cut small pieces of colored tissue paper

and/or foil 6. crayons

Psalm 100 His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the Psalm and picture of Jesus. 2. Let the children color them. 3. Cut the picture and Psalm out to fit on the circle part of a paper plate. 4. Staple the paper plates together to form a tambourine. Leave an opening at the top to fill them with

pebbles. Let the kids fill them. Then finish stapling them shut. 5. Help the children decorate with either stickers or ribbons. 6. Show the kids how to shake them to make noise and rejoice in God’s Love.

Craft Connections: Ask the children if they can remember any of the stories discussed earlier in the year. Ask about their favorite stories. If not mentioned, ask if they remember about Jesus’ story of the shepherd and sheep. Ask if they remember the creation stories or any of the stories about giving thanks to God such as when Jesus feed the people with the loaves and fishes. Tell them that Psalm 100 is a summary and reminder of so many things they learned in the bible. Teach them to say, “Make a joyful noise to the Lord”.

Supplies: 1. Paper plates 2. Psalm and Jesus templates 3. Stapler and lots of staples 4. Beads, seeds, little pebbles, etc. 5. Crayons 6. Stickers

Psalm 100: His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us,

and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good;

his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Pentecost Pages: 500 - 505

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the flame worksheet for each child. You can always print the template onto colored paper. 2. Tissue paper torn into small pieces (red, yellow and orange) and crumbled. 3. Let the kids glue the tissue paper onto the paper to fill in the paper. 4. Tip: You or the children can put down the glue first. Use the eraser tip of a pencil to push the tissue

paper into the glue. Have the kids wrap the tissue around the pencil so that it sticks up from the paper.

Craft Connections: Remind the children that the Holy Spirit filled the disciples on Pentecost. It gave them courage to go out and speak of Jesus and his teachings. As they fill the flame with color, they too are filled with the Holy Spirit and can talk about their favorite bible story!

Supplies: 1. Flame template 2. Red, yellow and orange tissue paper 3. Glue sticks 4. Pencils

I Am Filled of the Holy Spirit

John 15:9-14 Love one another as I have loved you

Craft Connections: Ask the children if they can remember any stories in the bible about Love. There are many examples of Jesus’ love for others. Jesus was always healing people and loving those who no one else liked (ex. Zacchaeus in the tree). After this discussion, read the children John 15:9-14. “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” If this falls near or on Mother’s day, explain that Jesus’ love is never ending. We can follow Jesus’ commandment by loving one another as Jesus/God has loved us. Ask the children how they can show their love for their moms, grandmother’s or other family members.

Supplies and Instructions: 1. Print out the flower pot and flower templates. 2. Trace and cut the templates onto colored construction paper. 3. Print on the brim of the pot, “I love my mom (or other relevant family member) because..” 4. Write down the children’s answers on the pot. Write their name and date on the bottom. 5. Use green paint or a green stamp to put one hand print on the paper. 6. Have the children glue the flower pot at the bottom. 7. Help the children glue the flowers to the tips of their hand print on the paper.

Supplies: 1. Flower pot template 2. Flower template 3. Colored construction paper 4. Paint 5. Paper towels