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Spoon Lion
Daniel and the Lion's DenDaniel 6The children made these lions from plastic spoons. I had pre-cut the yarn. The children drew a lion face on the back of their spoons with permanent markers....
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Handwriting on the Wall Craft
Handwriting on the WallDaniel 5For this craft, I printed the page with the picture of the king and the wall. Then I put a page (which contains the words Mene Mene Tekel Parsin) under the first page so...
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Deborah and Barak
Deborah and BarakJudges 4This cute idea came from Pat Autrey. Deborah is sitting on a paper chair. To make her sit, just fold at the waist and where the dress meets the legs. I use a plastic palm...
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Balaam's Talking Donkey Craft
Balaam's Talking Donkey CraftNumbers 22:21-39The exciting part of this donkey is that his mouth can actually move (with a little assistance)! In the Bible story, Balaam's donkey talks to Balaam. When...
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Zacchaeus Climbs the Tree
ZacchaeusLuke 19:1-10Zacchaeus gets to climb this tree (with the help of a few strings). Watch the video to see the full effect. (It may take a few seconds to load.)Instructions:Print and cut out the...
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Bubble Wrap Fish
Bubble Wrap FishI used a die cut for the fish. I covered the table with plastic then let the kids use bubble rap for paint. Pour paint onto a paper plate. Choose any color(s) you wish. Lay a piece...
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Naboth's VIneyard Pop-Up Page
Ahab and Naboth's VineyardI Kings 21King Ahab desired to own Naboth's vineyard to use as his own vegetable garden because it was so close to his palace. When Naboth refused, scripture says that Ahab...
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Words Can Hurt Object Lesson
Mimosa Pudica PlantAlso known as "Sensitive Plant" I came across this marvelous plant in Houston, TX, when I was visiting there. A friend took me to the Brookwood Community, "a nonprofit, residential...
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Frayed Knot
Frayed Knot LessonWhen studying Bible stories where people might be afraid such as when Jesus Calming the Storm, the Twelve Men who went to Spy on Canaan, Moses and the Israelites in Egypt, Elisha and...
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The Sower and the SeedLuke 8:1-15A Kids' Modern Day Application MovieWhen teaching this parable to elementary children, I wanted them to make sure they understood what this parable means to them today....
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Gideon's 300 Chosen Men
God Chooses 300 MenJudges 7Gideon had to follow God's instructions when choosing an army to fight Midianites. God told him there were too many men. Having too many men would not show God's glory and...
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Jesus Loves the Little Children Pop-Up
"Let the little children come to me."Matthew 19:14, Luke 18:16, Mark 10:13-16Children love to make pop-up pages. For instructions on how to make a pop-up page, click here.Instructions for this...
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Peter and John in Front of the Sanhedrin
Peter and John in Front of the SanhedrinActs 4:1-22Pop-up books like these are always a favorite of the children. The jail is the first part that pops up. Instructions for making the pop-up jail:Fold...
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Achan's Sin Takehome
Achan's SinJoshua 7Movable pages can be a fun way for the children to retell the story. Children can make one of their own and discover the robe, shekels of silver and bar of gold under Achan's tent....
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God Descends Like a Dove on Jesus
Jesus' BaptismMatthew 3:13-17Children enjoy moving the dove on this wooden movable craft project. I found the wooden cloud and blue bird (already painted) at Michael's and Hobby Lobby. Since the bird...
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Baby Moses Pop-Up Page
Baby MosesExodus 2Everywhere I go, I look for pretty bulletin board borders that can be used for various things. I found some beautiful grass border and used it to make a pop-up page the children can...
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What is a Miracle?
My friend, June Hill, was attempting to explain to her students what a miracle is. In an effort to demonstrate a miracle, she performed this magic trick. At the end, she explained that what she had...
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Jesus Heals the Ten Lepers Shadow Story
Jesus Heals the Ten LepersLuke 17:11-19This story is told using an overhead projector. Click here to print out the pattern pieces.Cut out the people. Print six of the people standing in a group with...
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Aaron's' Staff Turns to Snake Storytelling
Aaron's Staff Turns to a SnakeExodus 7:8-13I found these large plastic snakes in the toy section of Dollar Tree. (I found some similar ones that are much, much smaller in the birthday party favor...
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Cake Decorations as King's Palace
We used cake decorating steps and cake decorating pedestals to make a storytelling prop for telling stories that include king's or queens. This could be used for the story of Esther, Hezekiah's...
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Moses Climbs Mt. Sinai
Moses Climbs Mt. SinaiExodus 19 - 20Moses gets to climb Mt. Sinai (with the help of a few strings). Watch the video to see the full effect.Instructions:Print and cut out the Moses in color or in black...
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Adam and Eve Craft
Adam and EveGenesis 2For this craft, we purchased these die cut people purchased at a teacher's supply store such as Mardel's; though you could easily find a gingerbread man type of pattern on the...
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Esther Blacklight Story
Esther One way to tell a story is by using blacklight. A super easy way to make a blacklight story is to simply cut out pieces using flourescent paper. I used flourescent poster board so the pieces...
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Angel Gabriel Tells Mary about JesusLuke 1:26-38Angel Appears to JosephMatthew 1-18-25Make the house from a brown paper bag (mine happens to be a gift sack so the kids can carry it home a little...
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Boy Jesus at the TempleWhere is Jesus?Luke 2:41-52Children have fun looking for Jesus in this precious little flip book. After telling the story of Jesus as a boy staying behind in Jerusalem and his...
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