Three women and a baby is the story of Moses' birth, his mothers' plan to keep him safe and his rescue. Three women make sure that Moses is safe. You can read the story in Exodus 2:1-10. To tell the story I used some pictures from Free Bible Images. They have a great selection of… Continue reading Three women and a baby – women in the Bible 3
Tag: Paper plate craft
Joseph and the Angel
Joseph and the Angel is from Matthew 1:18-25. In Luke's Gospel we hear about the Angel visiting Mary and in Matthew's Gospel we find out how Joseph knew that the baby was from God. In this story we have the special name - Immanuel, a name that only appears a couple of times in the… Continue reading Joseph and the Angel
In the beginning God made – days 4-6 – craft ideas
In the beginning God made – days 4-6 – craft ideas suitable for using at toddler groups and with young children in church or at home. Genesis 1 tells us how God made the world. Everything was made in a precise order and all of creation was good! These crafts are easy to make. You… Continue reading In the beginning God made – days 4-6 – craft ideas
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Daniel in the lions' den bible story for young children. You can read the story in Daniel 6. Daniel in the Lions' Den story idea Daniel lived a long, long time ago. He loved God and often talked to God, we call that praying. He prayed to God three times every day. What do you… Continue reading Daniel in the Lions’ Den
Noah built the Ark
'Noah Built an Ark' is the third story in our 'What's in God's Big Book?' series that we have used with under 5's. We began by making a big book that could be used to hold each page. Take a look here. It is really oversized - you could get away with making a smaller… Continue reading Noah built the Ark
Celebrate Epiphany
Celebrate Epiphany with some lovely crafts and tell the Bible Story of the Visit of the Magi. The visit of The Magi (also known as Wise Men or kings) is found in Matthew 2. Celebrate Epiphany Bible Story To tell the story you need – some Wise Men, toy camels and a star. You can… Continue reading Celebrate Epiphany
First Sad Day Story and Craft
First sad day story and craft is the second 'page' in our 'What's in God's Big Book? ' story series. We began with 'God made everything'. This story is based on Genesis 3 To tell the story We had our Big Book with this page inside to show at the end of the story and… Continue reading First Sad Day Story and Craft
Craft supplies you need!
Craft supplies you need! - or would really like come in all shapes and sizes (and price ranges!). Here are some ideas of what you need (or would really like) when doing crafts with young children. Some craft supplies can be bought especially for doing crafts at home or in toddler group but there are… Continue reading Craft supplies you need!
Easy to make finger paint
Easy to make finger paint that uses three ingredients (and one of them is water!) I spent quite a while searching on line for ready made finger paints but was put off by some of the reviews. I really don't want children breaking out in a rash because of allergies. The best thing about making… Continue reading Easy to make finger paint
Let’s Make a Paper Plate Basket!
Make a basket using a large paper plate! This is a great basket to make for an Easter Egg Hunt. See end of post for some other ideas too! Baskets are really useful! All you need Paper plate (9in/23cm diameter) Scissors Stapler Hole Punch Pipe cleaner (12in/30cm length) Stickers to decorate Tissue paper to put… Continue reading Let’s Make a Paper Plate Basket!
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
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
Easter Story Paper Plate Craft
Paper plates are just so great for craft ideas (and can be used as storytelling props too) This simple paper plate idea can be used as both. The craft is for a child and adult to make together while talking about the Easter Story. You need - paper plate, tissue paper or similar in green… Continue reading Easter Story Paper Plate Craft
How to make a shepherd
How to make a shepherd printable instructions. You can make a shepherd to add to a Nativity display or use when telling the Christmas Story. Below is a photo of a nativity to give you an idea of how you can use paper plate Christmas characters to build a Christmas scene. In the picture we… Continue reading How to make a shepherd
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
On the Way to Easter…Mary
The story is from John 12:1-8 Jesus had almost arrived at Jerusalem! He had travelled a long way. How lovely that he was able to go to his friends house. Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha were good friends of Jesus. They wanted to do something special for him so they had a dinner… Continue reading On the Way to Easter…Mary
God made the stars spiral
This is exactly the same basic idea as the blossom spiral that I posted about here https://lettheirlightshine.com/2020/02/20/spring-is-coming/ Instead of blossom I've used tissue paper for the sky - you could use anything blue including paint or crayon. But the lovely thing about tissue paper is that I've made the strips long so they hang down… Continue reading God made the stars spiral
Spring is coming!
Where I live there is already blossom on the trees! So next week at toddler group our craft will be on a spring theme. We are going to be making some spring blossom spirals. There is some prep for me to do beforehand but not too much. The paper plates will need to be cut… Continue reading Spring is coming!
Shepherd craft
Luke tells us that shepherds were told that the Saviour had been born! 'For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord' Luke 2:11 So here are some shepherds to make ... using paper plates All you need to make these shepherds - paper plates,pipe… Continue reading Shepherd craft
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
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
Animal Bible Stories and crafts
I thought I'd put all the animal bible stories and crafts that we've done at toddler group in one place! These are all suitable for under fives. We have ravens, bees, big fish, lions, fox and sheep. Of course you could add Creation and Noah to the list for even more animals! Animal Bible Stories… Continue reading Animal Bible Stories and crafts
Christmas story paper plates
These paper plates can be used to tell the Christmas story and/or as craft ideas. They need some prep so I'm posting them now! The Angel Gabriel visits Mary - Luke 1:26-38 Jesus is born - Luke 2:1-7 The shepherds are told about the birth of the Saviour - Luke 2:8-21 You can tell… Continue reading Christmas story paper plates
Journey to Bethlehem – Adam and Eve disobey
Adam and Eve break God's law
Angel to make
To make this angel all you need is - paper plate (cut out a triangle for the angel's body), circle for the angel's face, shredded tissue paper for the hair, black felt tip to draw a face, ribbon to make a hook so the angel can be used as a decoration and yellow tissue paper,… Continue reading Angel to make
celebrating harvest and autumn
One of the great things about blogs and facebook groups is the sharing of ideas. My facebook friend Rhoda posted some pictures of her toddler group looking at autumn leaves and it looked so great that I ordered some magnifying glasses and tweezers from amazon and went into the garden to collect fallen leaves and… Continue reading celebrating harvest and autumn
Noah’s ark
I really enjoyed putting this craft together and the children enjoyed making their own too - which is the main thing! There was a bit of prep - cutting an ark shape from a folded paper plate and tearing tissue paper into long strips. the ark 'floats' on the tissue paper water. The animal stickers… Continue reading Noah’s ark
dinosaur craft
There are lots of versions of this in my house (!) - this is my favourite How to make - paper plates cut in half. You can easily cut the dinosaur spikes/plates a few plates at a time. Older children who can safely use scissors can do this part themselves. Each dinosaur needs a tail… Continue reading dinosaur craft
Paper plate lion
I'm putting together some paper plate crafts for a Noah's Ark themed family event. I've made a lion before with wool for the mane but fancied a change so have used mini cup cake liners. As parents are there to make the crafts alongside their children there will be minimal prep - all you need… Continue reading Paper plate lion
God made big animals – paper plate craft ideas
Paper plates, tissue paper, glue and a bit of preparation = animal crafts that look great and are fun to make. You can add googly eyes, wool, stickers for eyes, triangles for a nose... Here are a couple that I've made - There are loads of ideas on my paper plate pinterest boardÂ
God made fish
We did a paper plate craft for this week. Â All you need is paper plates, tissue and crepe paper, green paper for seaweed and lots of fish in bright colours.
Simple Christmas Craft – baby in the manger
This craft has a bit of preparation - there is some cutting out for an adult or older child to do. I made a template to speed the process up! All you need to make the 'baby in the manger' scene is :- Good quality paper plates - preferably with a definite rim. You will… Continue reading Simple Christmas Craft – baby in the manger
Baby Moses paper plate craft
Here's some simple instructions for making the Baby Moses paper plate craft. I've made a baby Moses paper plate craft before (you can find it here) but wanted something a little simpler for our Holiday Bible Club as we don't have a lot of time per age group. So this time there was no drawing… Continue reading Baby Moses paper plate craft
Harvest celebration
It's harvest celebration time! At toddler group we often mark this event at story and craft time. The story is usually focused on saying 'thank you' for our food. I have a basket of various fruit and veg (all real) to show to the children and as I take the fruit and veg out of… Continue reading Harvest celebration
Having Breakfast with Jesus
Having Breakfast with Jesus is a Bible Story from John's Gospel. It took place after the resurrection of Jesus and before his ascension. Note - the Sea of Tiberias is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Having Breakfast with Jesus - Story Idea In the story bag I had Peter and some friends (there… Continue reading Having Breakfast with Jesus
Calling of the first disciples – Mark 2
Last week at toddler group we told the story about the Baptism of Jesus. This week we move on to the calling of Simon and Andrew to follow Jesus. To help the children picture what is happening in the story I have made a boat and two disciples using an egg box and cardboard rolls.… Continue reading Calling of the first disciples – Mark 2
Jesus is baptised
We are planning on telling Bible stories from Mark's gospel at toddler group from now till Easter. The idea is to link the stories about Christmas with Easter. For the children each story will be complete on it's own but the adults will be able to follow the chronology. The first story will be from… Continue reading Jesus is baptised
In the beginning..God made people
A couple of simple crafts to accompany teaching about creation - We made a collage of people surrounding a world map when we did the story of God making people from Genesis 1. The paper plate globe is a different version of the same idea - this time stickers are used to decorate the paper… Continue reading In the beginning..God made people
Christmas heart wreath
To make this wreath you will need a paper plate with the centre cut out. Paint this red or green. Leave to dry. Cut out lots of hearts in christmasy paper - a paper punch like the one in the photo will save a lot of time. Older children could use one but I… Continue reading Christmas heart wreath
Make a Paper Plate Boat
Paper plates are great for crafts. They are cheap to buy and can be recycled when no longer needed. If you are telling a Bible Story with a boat in then this is an easy make to add to your Story Bag. All you need: Paper plate, tissue paper squares or pens/crayons, card or a… Continue reading Make a Paper Plate Boat
Spring/Easter wreath craft (DIY)
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… Continue reading Spring/Easter wreath craft (DIY)
Bible alphabet – E is for Eve
E is for Eve. Although the bible doesn't say that Eve ate an apple we used an apple to tell the story from Genesis 3Â as it's a familiar fruit for the children. It worked well having two real apples to choose from held by a person pretending to be a tree. Then an adult playing… Continue reading Bible alphabet – E is for Eve
Lion craft – Daniel
This lion craft is great when telling the story of Daniel praying to God and being thrown into the lion's den. We've been going through a Bible alphabet and have used Daniel for the letter d. You could also tell this story to teach children about prayer as Daniel prayed each day and didn't stop.… Continue reading Lion craft – Daniel
Our Amazing bodies! – our mouths
At toddler group we've been learning about our amazing bodies during story time. This week it's the turn of our mouths. We think about two things in the story, songs and craft - we use our mouths to speak and we use them to eat. Our focus is, 'I am wonderfully made'. Story time- our… Continue reading Our Amazing bodies! – our mouths