Bible stories, crafts and creative ideas for toddler groups, children's ministry and families
Cup cake cases are lovely for crafts! They can be used to make lots of things including caterpillars! Just flatten them and glue them slightly overlapping each other. You can make patterns by alternating two colours or use one colour or go for multicoloured! You can even use metalic cases. Use what you have. Add a smiley face and some grass (I’ve used tissue paper). You can add some smaller circles at one end too.
Spring song to make and sing. This made up spring song is to a well known tune – always a safe combination. The tune is ‘the wheels on the bus’. At the bottom of the post there are pictures you can print out to colour and/or decorate.
The song is about these guys.
The owl in the garden goes twit, twit, twoo, twit, twit, twoo, twit, twit, twoo
‘The owl in the garden goes twit, twit, twoo all day long.
The snail in the garden goes slurp, slurp, munch, slurp, slurp, munch, slurp, slurp, munch
The snail in the garden goes slurp, slurp, munch, all day long.
The bee in the garden goes buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz
The bee in the garden goes buzz, buzz, buzz all day long.
The frog in the garden goes hop, hop, splash, hop, hop, splash, hop, hop, splash
The frog in the garden goes hop, hop, splash all day long.’
Below are the pictures in PDF.
You can also print the black and white pictures for children to colour/decorate as they like.
These are the same pictures but in colour
Bee – colour Frog – colour Snail – colour Owl – colour
Here’s a link to a simple spring craft using cup cake cases and a paper plate.
If you are feeling like you want a more involved craft for older children or something to make with a young child at home then have a go at a spring flower spiral.
Easter garden to make at home is a great way to celebrate Easter. The garden is a reminder of the Easter story and is also fun to make. Traditionally an Easter Garden would be made using soil, moss, flowers etc but this version is made entirely from paper and card – if you haven’t got easy access to soil and plants this is for you!
Here’s another Easter Garden idea that uses play dough and weetabix
Take a look at this telling of the Easter story for young children.
More Easter craft ideas..
To make this simple wreath you will need
Paper plates with the centre cut out
Leaf shapes cut from sugar paper (construction paper)
Petits fours paper cases
Buttons/Tissue paper
Glue (preferably PVA as everything will stick better)
Glue spreaders
To make
Begin by gluing leaves to the paper plate ring.
Add the petits fours cases to make flowers
Add buttons/tissue paper to the centre of the petits fours cake cases (optional – no need to use these if younger children are making the wreaths as buttons can be a chocking hazard)
Note – separate the petits fours cake cases before the children begin or you will end up with a sticky cake case mess!
