Crafts
Option 1: “I Have Put My Words in Your Mouth” Picture
white cardstock, washable red stamp pads or red finger paint, baby wipes, paper plates (if using red paint)
Gather supplies. Print a large outline of a mouth/lips on cardstock with Jeremiah 1:9 printed on the bottom (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child the cardstock with the mouth outline. Set stamp pads or small paper plates with red finger paint on each table. Have children press their thumb on the stamp pad or paint and then place it on the mouth. Children continue making thumbprints until the outline of the mouth is filled. When they’re done, give children baby wipes to clean their hands. Jeremiah 1:9 says, “Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, ‘Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.’”
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Option 2: Cup Telephone
paper, paper cups, pen, string, scissors, paper clips, markers, stickers, glue sticks
Gather supplies. Print “Turn from sin” multiple times on paper and cut the phrase out so that it fits on a cup (one per child). Cut pieces of string about 24 inches long (one per child). Make cup telephones by using a pen to poke holes in the bottom of each cup so the ends of the string fit through. Attach string to two cups by threading through each base and tying each end of the string to a paper clip to hold it in place (one set per child). Make a sample craft.
Distribute a cup telephone and the “Turn from sin” phrase to each child. Place markers, stickers, and glue sticks on each table. Have children decorate with markers and stickers as desired. Then have them glue the “Turn from sin” paper to one of the cups. Demonstrate how to pull the string tight and talk/listen to messages with someone on the other end.
Option 1: Megaphone
paper, large paper cups (one per child), yarn, hole punchers, scissors (one per child), stickers, markers, crepe paper streamers, glue sticks
Gather supplies. Print paper with the Big Truth and cut into a strip that will fit on a paper cup (one per child). Cut pieces of yarn about 18 inches long (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper cup, scissors, yarn, and Big Truth paper strip. Set stickers, markers, hole punchers, crepe paper, and glue sticks on each table. Have children glue the Big Truth to the cup. Have children cut out the bottom of the cup and punch a hole in the side of the cup. Have children thread the yarn through the hole and connect the ends with a knot so it can hang around their neck. Children should decorate the cup with markers, stickers, and crepe paper streamers. Remind children that Jeremiah was a young prophet who spoke God’s words. We, too, can speak God’s words.
Option 2: Cup Telephone
paper, paper cups, pen, string, scissors, paper clips, markers, stickers, glue sticks
Gather supplies. Print “Turn from sin” multiple times on paper and cut the phrase out so that it fits on a cup (one per child). Cut pieces of string about 24 inches long (one per child). Make cup telephones by using a pen to poke holes in the bottom of each cup so the ends of the string fit through. Attach string to two cups by threading through each base and tying each end of the string to a paper clip to hold it in place (one set per child). Make a sample craft.
Distribute a cup telephone and the “Turn from sin” phrase to each child. Place markers, stickers, and glue sticks on each table. Have children decorate with markers and stickers as desired. Then have them glue the “Turn from sin” paper to one of the cups. Demonstrate how to pull the string tight and talk/listen to messages with someone on the other end.
