Free and Fun Bible School Crafts
Crafts and fun activities can make Bible school lessons more memorable and enjoyable for students. Depending on the size of your Bible school class, you may want to ask another parent or volunteer to help out with crafts and activities so that there is a second adult to assist students and to keep the class under control.
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Musical Tambourines
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Make musical tambourines to use in song and praise. Students can decorate two paper plates, drawing crosses or a picture from a Bible story. You might also suggest that they write a Bible verse or scripture on one of the plates. Help the students by stapling the two paper plates together, leaving a small opening that is approximately 2 inches wide. Put a handful of dry beans or rice or pasta inside and then staple the hole shut. Sing a song as a class so that students can try out their tambourine.
Prayer Chains
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Cut strips of different colored construction paper by cutting the paper horizontally. Strips should be approximately 1 1/2 inches wide and 8 1/2 inches long. Give each student 10 strips of paper of mixed colors. Ask students to write special prayer intentions on the papers, writing one prayer request on each strip of paper. Encourage students to think about others' needs. For instance, prayer requests could be for a sick relative, for the poor people in the community or for soldiers at war. Then make a chain of the strips by linking them together by stapling. Each day, students should remove one of the links, read the prayer request and pray for that person.
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Placemats
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Design your own religious-themed place mats. Give students a piece of paper (8 1/2 by 11 inches) and encourage them to draw a picture from their favorite Bible story or from the Bible story that is the focus of the class's lesson. Underneath the picture, students should write the scripture verse or part of the Bible passage that corresponds with the image. Alternatively, ask students to write a meal-time blessing or prayer so that they remember to give thanks before meals. Then laminate the papers by gluing wax paper on both sides.
Wreath of Hands
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Distribute a piece of colored construction paper to students. Have them trace their hands on the paper and cut it out. Tell students to write something that they are thankful for on the hand they have cut out. Then collect the hands and arrange them in the shape of a wreath. Hang the wreath in the hallway so that other students can see it when passing by. The wreath should remind students to be thankful for the blessings in their life.
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