Make a beautiful picture for spring using stickers and colours! There are loads of great stickers suitable for young children and if you don't feel like using glue they are a good alternative. It also saves you from having to find lots of pictures to cut out so a really useful time saver. When you… Continue reading Make a beautiful picture for Spring
Tag: craft
Jesus calls the First Disciples
In Mark 1:16-20 we read about Jesus calling his first disciples. Jesus calls his first disciples - Bible Story Idea To tell the Story you will need the different characters, a boat, a net and a fish in the Story Bag. Take them out as you need them. One day Jesus was walking along near… Continue reading Jesus calls the First Disciples
Let’s make a clay boat!
Let's make a clay boat with air-hardening modelling clay. This craft is suitable for older children and gives them the opportunity to work with clay even if you have no access to a kiln. Air-hardening clay is easy to use and will dry out and keep it's shape. We used Das. It is great to… Continue reading Let’s make a clay boat!
Can you find the lost sheep? – craft & story
A lift the flap craft! Can you find the lost sheep? This craft is not only something to make but will help to retell the story of the Shepherd finding his lost sheep. (From Luke 15:1-7) Children are familiar with lift the flap books - something to find on the page that's hidden under a… Continue reading Can you find the lost sheep? – craft & story
Candle decoration to make
Candle crafts are lovely for homemade Christmas decorations. I saw this idea on pinterest. It's from Kidscraftroom.com which is a great place for craft ideas. This craft combines two of my favourite things - yarn and Christmas! If you are making this at home with your own children you can use what you have -… Continue reading Candle decoration to make
A Great Light Party Lantern to make
Here's a Light Party Lantern that is easy to make and inexpensive too! It's a lantern that will twinkle in the dark and remind children that Jesus is the light of the World. If you are planning to celebrate a light party as an alternative to Halloween or you are looking for something to make… Continue reading A Great Light Party Lantern to make
Lion Craft using Paper Curls
This is a lovely lion craft using paper curls that are surprisingly simple to make. The paper curls add a lot of texture for the mane. If you use a variety of yellow and orange colours it adds some depth to the finished craft. It's really important that you use light weight paper to make… Continue reading Lion Craft using Paper Curls
Autumn Activities
Autumn is a great time of year for crafts and activities. The colours and textures of autumn lend themselves to so many colourful crafts and there's lots to see and do to celebrate the season. Autumn craft activities A few ideas of things to use for crafts that celebrate Autumn (be mindful of the age… Continue reading Autumn Activities
Pringle people to make
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the item I will receive commission at no extra cost to you. Here's some instructions on how to make pringle people. They are easy to make and really useful when telling Bible stories. You can… Continue reading Pringle people to make
Platinum Jubilee Ideas
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the item I will receive commission at no extra cost to you. We will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee at toddler group with crowns to make, cakes and a special song! The bunting will… Continue reading Platinum Jubilee Ideas
Spoon Puppets to Make
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the item I will receive commission at no extra cost to you. Spoon puppets are easy to make and lots of fun! Buy some cheap wooden spoons and add collage materials and some imagination and… Continue reading Spoon Puppets to Make
Treasure in a Field – Stories Jesus Told
This Story is from Matthew 13:44. It's all about finding treasure in a field. It's just one verse but one clear meaning too - being in God's kingdom is worth more than everything else. Treasure in a field story Idea You need some treasure in a box, a green blanket/cloth and a trowel or spade… Continue reading Treasure in a Field – Stories Jesus Told
Followers of Jesus – Tabitha (Dorcas)
In Acts 9:36-43 we meet Tabitha (her Aramaic Name) or Dorcas (her Greek name), a follower of Jesus who sews clothes for the women in the church. The simple craft is a printout of a T-shirt that the children can decorate with fabric pieces. Use any fabric that you have! When Tabitha dies the church… Continue reading Followers of Jesus – Tabitha (Dorcas)
Parable of The Builders – Stories Jesus Told
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the item I will receive commission at no extra cost to you. This parable of the builders is from Luke 6:46-49. It's a great story to tell as you can dress up as a builder,… Continue reading Parable of The Builders – Stories Jesus Told
Cup Cake Cases Flower Wreath
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means if you click on the link and purchase the item I will receive commission at no extra cost to you. A cup cake case flower wreath is a colourful craft to celebrate spring and summer. Paper cake cases are inexpensive and come in… Continue reading Cup Cake Cases Flower Wreath
God Knows When I Feel Sad and When I Feel Happy
God knows when I feel sad and when I feel happy is a toddler friendly version of the Easter Story. We focus on how Jesus' friends felt and how they were sad because he had died and then happy at the conclusion of the story. This is a suitable way to tell the Easter story… Continue reading God Knows When I Feel Sad and When I Feel Happy
Easter Craft – a paper Easter Garden
Easter Garden Craft Easter Craft - a paper Easter Garden that is easy to make. Easter Gardens are lovely but if you don't have the time to make a garden with soil and real plants then this is a simple alternative. It is a great reminder of the Story of Easter. To make the Easter… Continue reading Easter Craft – a paper Easter Garden
God knows when I feel….scared
God knows when I feel scared. God really does know how we feel. This week's story is from Luke 8:22-25 when the disciples were scared. Even though Jesus was sleeping during the storm he is the Son of God, and he still knew how the disciples felt. God knows when I feel scared story idea… Continue reading God knows when I feel….scared
Weaving Craft
Weaving craft is a great activity for an after school club for children aged 4-plus. It needs a bit of prep but is well worth the effort. We made these at our children's club and everyone joined in; there was lots of concentration! Try to have yarn of different colours so the children can make… Continue reading Weaving Craft
Paper Plate Fish Craft
Paper plate fish craft to make. There are so many Bible Stories with fish! You could use this craft for Creation, the Calling of the first disciples, the Great catch of fish, Jesus making breakfast. Paper plate fish craft - all you need Paper plate (inexpensive and not too sturdy) Cut out a triangle from… Continue reading Paper Plate Fish Craft
Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story
Jesus and three disciples is our next Bible number story. We are up to the number 3. This Story is from Matthew 17:1-13. (We have already thought about Jonah and One Big Fish and Noah and Two of Every Animal.) This week's Bible Truth for Toddler's is, 'We can listen to Jesus.' To tell the… Continue reading Jesus and Three Disciples – A Bible Number Story
Candle – colouring stained glass craft
Candle - colouring stained glass craft. This is a very simple candle craft - you can choose whether to cut out the flame and glue tissue paper to the back for a stained glass effect or just colour in the flame or add some glitter! And you can choose whether or not to add a… Continue reading Candle – colouring stained glass craft
Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story
Jonah and the One Great Big Fish - A Bible Number Story. We are thinking about counting in toddler group. So we have some Bible Stories with numbers. First up is Jonah. The Bible truth for toddlers in this story is 'God always knows where we are'. The story is from the book of Jonah.… Continue reading Jonah and the One Great Big Fish – A Bible Number Story
Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas
Elisha and the widow's oil is a story from 2 Kings 4:1-7 where we read about Elisha helping a widow who needed to pay her debts. He told her to borrow as many empty jars of oil as she could from neighbours and then go inside her home and close the door. What happened next… Continue reading Elisha and the Widow’s Oil craft ideas
‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft
To Make You need A4 card with holes punched at the top (landscape) centre and thread added Stick on lots of pictures of fruit and vegetables (from gardening catalogues)Add the ribbon/banner. See download below. banner-thank-you-god-for-yummy-food-1Download Hang up in the kitchen! While you are making talk about the names of the fruit and vegetables, their colours… Continue reading ‘Thank you God for yummy food’ craft
Easter Stained Glass
Stained glass for Easter How to make your own Easter Stained Glass picture You will need Black paper plate Tacky backTissue paper in bright coloursCross cut from the plate centre or black paperGlue To make Cut out the centre of the plate (use this to make the cross)Add the tacky back - you need the… Continue reading Easter Stained Glass
Caterpillar craft
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… Continue reading Caterpillar craft
Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
Star Christmas decoration to make to hang on the tree! Lots of sequins are needed for this simple star shaped decoration for the Christmas Tree. It's a fun craft to make and looks lovely as a special home made decoration. The printable banner, 'Joy to the World' is a reminder of the great news of… Continue reading Star Christmas decoration to make – using lollipop sticks
How to make an angel – craft video
This is my first attempt at a craft video (sorry for the pause in the middle - my phone did that all by itself!). Enjoy! https://videopress.com/v/4TTNALB3?preloadContent=metadata
Angel tree topper instructions
Angel tree topper instructions that are easy to print. We made these angels last year in our toddler group. There are some instructions here on the blog in a previous post but this printable instruction leaflet is much easier to print and share. It can be handy to have some instructions for the adults to… Continue reading Angel tree topper instructions
Homes Jesus visited – The Crowded House (video)
Homes Jesus visited - the crowded house is a short video story for young children to enjoy. It is a retelling of a Bible story from Mark 2:1-22 Take a look at the other videos in the series by vising let their light shine's You Tube channel where you will find stories for young children… Continue reading Homes Jesus visited – The Crowded House (video)
Easter Garden to make at home
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… Continue reading Easter Garden to make at home
We’ve arrived at Easter!
We've arrived at Easter! We have traveled along the road to Jerusalem to reach the first Easter. Each week we've met different people that Jesus met on his journey and now we are at the end of our journey. This weeks story is the Easter Story .. to tell it you need puppets or dolls… Continue reading We’ve arrived at Easter!
Fish in the sea craft
There are several Bible Stories that you could use this craft for - creation, calling of the first disciples, the large catch of fish.. It is mini fish cut out of sugar paper, tissue paper water and sea weed, some cellophane, blue, green and yellow crayons and a piece of sugar paper.
Man with four friends craft
Man with four friends craft is ideal for young children to make with minimal help. Sometimes it's nice to make a craft that you can also use for telling and retelling the Bible story and this craft does just that as you make the man and his mat! The story is from Matthew 9:1-8; Mark… Continue reading Man with four friends craft
Angel!
There are lots of Bible stories that include angels so this craft isn't just for Christmas! But obviously we often make angel crafts at Christmas so here is a paper plate angel that stands up and could be used as a tree topper. All you need - paper plates (cheap and quite thin as you… Continue reading Angel!
Jesus stops the Storm
'Jesus stops the Storm' was another of our weather themed stories at toddler group. It's from Luke 8. It's a great story to tell - lots of drama with the wind blowing and waves crashing, frightened disciples, dark skies and Jesus sleeping! Craft Idea This craft is in two parts; the lake made from a… Continue reading Jesus stops the Storm
Isaac is born fun and easy craft
Isaac is born craft for young children to enjoy making. The tent opens up to reveal Abraham and Sarah with baby Isaac! We've made an Abraham tent craft before - for the story of how Abraham left his home and went to the land that God promised to give him (Genesis 12). Click here to… Continue reading Isaac is born fun and easy craft
Bible town scene to make
Making a Bible town scene is one of my favourite Holiday Bible Club crafts. It fits with so many Bible stories as it is just a scene of a town. It's fun to make and 3D. All you need is Square paper plate (needs to be quite sturdy) Tissue paper/sugar paper Background scene printed onto… Continue reading Bible town scene to make
Group craft to make!
Group craft to make! offers an alternative to having everyone make something to take home. Some things really lend themselves to a big group make. For example you can draw a large Goliath to decorate with collage material, make the Tower of Babel either build the tower with cardboard boxes or create a 2D version… Continue reading Group craft to make!
Baby Moses 3D craft
Baby Moses 3D craft for young children. This is a lovely Baby Moses craft that is easy to make and very effective. It uses easy to find materials that take just a little bit of time to prepare. All you need for this Baby Moses 3D craft - A4 card (cut the slits so that… Continue reading Baby Moses 3D craft
Lollipop stick weaving!
Most things on my blog are for toddlers but this is something for older children and adults! We've been having a go at this weaving at our after school Bible Club and at our church fete. Lots of concentration required at first. But once you get the hang of it it's really relaxing. You need:… Continue reading Lollipop stick weaving!
The Wise Builder craft idea
Jesus told the story about the Wise and Foolish Builders as part of his Sermon on the Mount. You can read it in Matthew 7:24 - 27. It's a great story for using actions as you tell it. And of course there is the song. If you search youtube for 'the Wise Man built his… Continue reading The Wise Builder craft idea
Moses paper plate
We made these over two weeks at our after school club. The first week we made the basket and baby Moses and today we made the hand shaped reeds and tissue paper water. The four year olds did a great job of using scissors. I never use scissors with preschoolers but the children today… Continue reading Moses paper plate
Easter at toddler group
Lovely crafts were made today ..