Last Supper Crafts & Activities for Catholic Children
Teaching children about the biblical truths through activities helps them build their faith on the right foundation. The Last Supper refers to the event that took place the night before Jesus was crucified. Christian school teachers of all denominations, including Catholic, explain the significance of the Last Supper to children by making crafts and activities that relate to this subject.
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Word Search Puzzles
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School-age children enjoy word-search puzzles. Create one by using an online word-search making site. Use the words that relate to the Last Supper event, such as "apostles," "Jesus," "supper," "Jude," "bread," and "feet." The size of the puzzle will vary according to the number of words. For older children, create a challenge by listing some words diagonally. To make it into a competition, set time and award prizes to students who find the most words.
Crossword Puzzles
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Crossword puzzles may be challenging for younger kids, but school-age children may enjoy it after reading the Bible story that describes the events of the Last Supper. For younger children, the teacher may need to tell the story using simple words because children may have a difficulty understanding the biblical language. Crossword puzzles can be created by entering the words and clues into an online puzzle-maker.
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The Last Supper Scene Crafts
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This craft is best suitable for children three to six years old. You need an empty shoebox, a small cardboard box, cardboard with drawn figurines, a piece of fabric, scissors, crayons and a glue stick. Glue the small cardboard box in the middle of the shoebox to serve as a table. Glue a piece of white fabric on top of it to represent a tablecloth. Cut out the figurines from the cardboard. Draw faces and color their clothes with crayons or markers. Glue the figurines around the table.
Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci Craft
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This challenging craft is appropriate for older children. Each child needs an empty 12-egg carton, printouts of Jesus and apostles, scissors, crayons and glue. Cut off the top of the egg carton. Turn both pieces upside down and place the end two cups on one carton over the front two cups of the other carton, making a long piece of carton with two rows of 11 egg cups in each. Cut out the two paper pieces from the printout to make the table. Glue them together on the short ends to make a long paper strip. Color the plates, bread and wine. Fold two flaps lengthwise to make a table and glue the paper on top of the front row of the egg carton. Cut out the figurines and color the clothing. Glue each character to the back row of the egg carton according to the painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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