Add Interest to Sunday School Crafts
It can be difficult coming up with ideas for Sunday School crafts. Here are some general ideas I've found that could be adapted to many different stories. I've collected these ideas from things my son brought home from Sunday School and preschool and things I've seen online. If you think of something else we missed, please share for the benefit of anyone who reads this! Enjoy!
Make Movable Parts:
Have a part move through a slot
Allow a part taped to a straw which can slide on a string
Open the flaps
Have a part that pivots on a brad
Have parts which can come on and off with velcro
Texture you can glue on:
tissue paper
fabric
cotton balls
fake fur
string
foil (for metal)
colored paper (make a mosaic)
Other Texture:
Make a picture by poking holes in paper (use a coloring page and then turn it over to see the picture without the lines)
Visual Appeal:
Make pictures appear - draw with white crayon and then add water colors
Glue tissue paper onto wax paper (or use self-stick contact paper)
to make stained glass windows or luminaries
Draw with chalk on dark paper
Shadow paintings - Cut out a shape, place it on paper and then paint over top of it. When you remove the cut out you have a shadow painting
Making Crafts Three Dimensional:
Make legs or stands by putting notches in paper
Wrap around a toilet paper roll, paper towel roll, or plastic cup
Puppets:
Bible Characters puppets by Making Friends
Finger puppets
Paper bag puppets
Ways to Create a Picture:
Crayon rubbings - Draw a picture on cardboard. Trace it with a hot glue gun. When the glue dries, put paper on top and rub over it with a crayon
Stamps - Scratch a picture onto Styrofoam to make a stamp. Use paint as the ink.
Make It Interactive:
Add parts by rolling a die, like the dress a doll game.
Scratch Off Games
Add Other Senses:
Scratch and Sniff Paint
Make a drum, tambourine, or other musical instrument
Make Movable Parts:
Have a part move through a slot
Allow a part taped to a straw which can slide on a string
Open the flaps
Have a part that pivots on a brad
Have parts which can come on and off with velcro
Texture you can glue on:
tissue paper
fabric
cotton balls
fake fur
string
foil (for metal)
colored paper (make a mosaic)
sand or salt
from Sunday School Crafts
Other Texture:
Make a picture by poking holes in paper (use a coloring page and then turn it over to see the picture without the lines)
Visual Appeal:
Make pictures appear - draw with white crayon and then add water colors
Glue tissue paper onto wax paper (or use self-stick contact paper)
to make stained glass windows or luminaries
from Sippy Cup Mom
Draw with chalk on dark paper
Shadow paintings - Cut out a shape, place it on paper and then paint over top of it. When you remove the cut out you have a shadow painting
from Kids Activities Blog
Making Crafts Three Dimensional:
Make legs or stands by putting notches in paper
Wrap around a toilet paper roll, paper towel roll, or plastic cup
Puppets:
Bible Characters puppets by Making Friends
Finger puppets
Paper bag puppets
Ways to Create a Picture:
Crayon rubbings - Draw a picture on cardboard. Trace it with a hot glue gun. When the glue dries, put paper on top and rub over it with a crayon
Stamps - Scratch a picture onto Styrofoam to make a stamp. Use paint as the ink.
Or make stamps out of foam stickers and bottle caps
Make It Interactive:
Add parts by rolling a die, like the dress a doll game.
Scratch Off Games
Add Other Senses:
Scratch and Sniff Paint
Make a drum, tambourine, or other musical instrument
from Kix
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