Children’s Church, Sunday, March 7, 2021
Stained Glass Cross Craft
Borrowed from: https://iheartcraftythings.com/stained-glass-cross-craft.html
Supplies:
- Cross Template <—– Get the Printable Template HERE
- black cardstock or construction paper
- tissue paper confetti
- clear contact paper
- pencil for tracing
- scissors
Directions:
Step 1: Download and print out our free printable cross template. Cut out the template and then use a pencil to trace it onto a piece of black construction paper or cardstock paper.
Step 2:
After cutting out the black paper cross, fold it in half. Then use your pencil to draw and outline the cross shape about 1/2-inch inside the outside edge of the cross.
Step 3: Cut out the inside section of your cross along the pencil line you drew to make your window for your stained glass.
Step 4: Roll out a section of clear contact paper and cut out two rectangle sections that will completely cover the stained glass craft. Remove the backing from one piece of contact paper and place it sticky side up on your table. Then place your black cross window onto the sticky contact paper.
Press down gently with your fingers around the perimeter of the cross to ensure it is secure on the contact paper.
Step 5: Grab a small handful of your colorful tissue paper confetti and sprinkle it on the inside of the cross on the sticky contact paper. Continue adding the tissue paper around the cross, covering the inside of it completely. Press down on the confetti with your hands on the cross to help it stick to the contact paper.
Step 6: Remove the backing from your second piece of contact paper and place it sticky side down on top of the first piece of contact paper. Use your hands to press the two pieces of contact paper together tightly to help secure them together.
tep 7: Use scissors to carefully cut out around the edge of the cross.
Children’s Church, Sunday, January 10, 2021
Faithfulness Necklace Craft
Directions:
- Read Proverbs 3:3 together. “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”
- Invite your kids to make a necklace of faithfulness with you. With each bead that is strung you can talk about a time that God has been faithful to your family. This is also a great time to talk about what faithfulness is, examples of God’s faithfulness in the Bible, and why it’s so important to be faithful in our relationship with God and other people.
Children’s Church, Sunday, December 3, 2020
Praying Hands Craft
SUPPLIES:
-Print out the prayer-craft
-markers or crayons
-scissor
-glue
You could use this Prayer-journal to help your child with what to pray for.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Print out the prayer craft template.
2. Color the prayer prompts and cut out.
3. Cut out the hands and attach with glue on the flap so the hands open up like a book.
4. Glue the prayer prompt images on the inside of the praying hands.
Use these hands when praying with your child and model using the prompts when thinking about what to pray for.
Children’s Church, Sunday, December 20, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love
God is Love Craft
Supplies:
-copy of heart printout activity page
-crayon
-scissors
-glue (or tape)
-18 inches of ribbon or yarn for each heart.
Directions:
1. Color the three hearts.
2. Cut out the hearts.
3. Cut 18 inches of ribbon or yarn and make a one to two inch loop at one end. It will be at the top.
4. Layout the hearts face down in any order you want. Space about an inch or two apart. Put a good size drop of glue below the center “Dip” in the heart near the top. Identify the dip. Lay your ribbon or yarn over the centers top to bottom – over the glue.(with the loop extending over the top)
Children’s Church, Sunday, December 13, 2020
Third Sunday of Advent: Joy
Making a Joyful Noise Craft
Supplies:
-Balloon
-Beans, rice, jingle bells or beads (anything that will make noise inside balloon)
-Marker
Directions:
1. Blow up the balloon (without tying) and write the verse “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.”
Allow the writing to dry.
2. Have your child fill the balloon with beads, etc.
3. Blow up the balloon and tie.
4. Make JOYFUL NOISE!!
Children’s Church, Sunday, December 6, 2020
Second Sunday of Advent: Peace
Supplies:
-paint: green, pink, purple, yellow (or colored paper)
-white cardstock (or print template)
-glue (if using colored paper)
Directions:
1. *If using the template, have your child paint three candles purple and one pink.
*If using cardstock, cut out three purple rectangles and one pink rectangle and yellow flames and glue onto cardstock.
2. Paint your child’s hands with the green paint and have them press their hands down facing outward underneath their candles to create a “wreath” at the bottom.