How to Make Palm Leaves for Sunday School
Making paper palm leaves is a simple, fun Sunday school craft that can be part of Palm Sunday and Easter celebrations and other activities. Using construction paper and a few other supplies, Sunday school teachers can help their pupils create these palm leaves with little mess or difficulty.
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Things You'll Need
- Green construction paper
- Safety scissors
- Pipe cleaners or wooden dowels
- Pen or pencil
- Ruler
- Glue or tape
Instructions
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Making the Palm Leaves
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Cut out a large almond or oval shape from the construction paper. This will be the basic design of the palm leaf. Fold the leaf shape in half lengthwise and use a ruler to draw a line about 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the fold.
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Using safety scissors, have the children cut the folded "leaf" as many times as they want (about 15 to 25 cuts for an 8x11 sheet of construction paper). Make sure they cut only up to the line drawn by the fold. Supervise younger children so they don't cut through the fold.
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Unfold the leaf. Use a thin line of glue to secure the pipe cleaner down the center as a stem, or tape it on. If you want a more rigid stem, glue or tape a wooden dowel to the back of the leaf.
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Tips & Warnings
Children can wave these palm leaves, or you can help them glue the leaves to construction paper or poster board of a contrasting color. This creates a piece of art the children can take home.
Supervise children when using any kind of scissors, even safety scissors.
