How to Make Saint Spoons

Make construction paper clothing that matches those most associated with the saint, such as habits for nuns and robes for bishops and priests.

Whether you are looking for an All Saints Day craft or honoring a particular saint on his feast day, a saint spoon craft can be incorporated into the celebration. By decorating a wooden craft spoon, adding paper clothing and small embellishments, you create a saint spoon in the likeness of any saint. Since large bags of wooden craft spoons are available inexpensively at craft stores, saint spoons are an ideal classroom project.

Things You'll Need

• Wooden craft spoon
• Markers (8-pack of classic colors)
• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Craft glue
• Pipe cleaners
• Fabric scraps
• Pieces of string

Instructions

1. Place the wooden craft spoon on a flat work surface. Use the markers to draw facial features onto the concave, round portion of the spoon. If appropriate, draw facial hair on the spoon.

2. Place the wooden craft spoon on top of a piece of construction paper. Use the bottom segment of the spoon, the handle piece that is beneath the round face, as a size guide for drawing paper clothes. Use a pencil to draw a robe or dress that is as long as the handle of the craft spoon. Include long sleeves that extend from the upper body of the robe or dress.

3. Cut out the drawn robe or dress with scissors.

4. Squeeze a line of craft glue along the front of the craft spoon handle. Press the paper robe or dress in place on the handle.

5. Draw two small circles for hands on a piece of skin-toned construction paper. Cut out the paper hands. Add a dab of glue on the back edge of the paper long sleeves. Press one paper hand into each of the dabs of glue. The majority of each hand should extend beyond the edge of each sleeve.

6. Add decorative touches, such as a pipe cleaner cross, small fabric roses, or a string tied around the waist. Include any identifying symbols, such as a paper tilma for St. Juan Diego, a paper Miraculous Medal for St. Catherine Laboure or a paper scapular for St. Dominic.