Crafts
Option 1: Snake Craft
toilet paper tubes, scissors, hole punch, string, red yarn, paintbrushes, washable paint, cups of water, googly eyes (two per child), glue
Gather supplies. Cut toilet paper tubes into four rings (one set of four per child). Hole punch two holes across from each other on each end of each tube. Cut string into 4-inch pieces (six per child) and red yarn into 2-inch pieces (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Place tube pieces, string, yarn, and remaining supplies on tables. Children take four tube pieces and paint each one a different color or design. When the pieces are dry, children then thread string from a hole in one roll to a hole in another roll and tie a knot to secure. They continue this process until all four pieces are connected, with two pieces of string between each tube. Have them glue two googly eyes to the top of the front tube and glue a piece of red yard to the bottom of the inside of the front tube, sticking out like a tongue. Remind children that even though Paul was bitten by a snake, he didn’t die. God protected him.
Option 2: Paper Plate Boat Craft
paper plates, cardstock, scissors, crayons, cups of washable blue paint, paintbrushes, brass fasteners
Gather supplies. Cut paper plates in half (one half per child). On cardstock, make copies of a boat template (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Place supplies on tables. First, children paint wave shapes along the straight edge of their plate. Then children color and cut out a boat template, attaching the boat to the waves with a brass fastener so it can rock on the waves. Remind children that God protected Paul in the storm and that he protects us too!
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Option 1: Snake Craft
toilet paper tubes, scissors, hole punch, string, red yarn, paintbrushes, washable paint, cups of water, googly eyes (two per child), glue
Gather supplies. Cut toilet paper tubes into four rings (one set of four per child). Hole punch two holes across from each other on each end of each tube. Cut string into 4-inch pieces (six per child) and red yarn into 2-inch pieces (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Place tube pieces, string, yarn, and remaining supplies on tables. Children take four tube pieces and paint each one a different color or design. When the pieces are dry, children then thread string from a hole in one roll to a hole in another roll and tie a knot to secure. They continue this process until all four pieces are connected, with two pieces of string between each tube. Have them glue two googly eyes to the top of the front tube and glue a piece of red yard to the bottom of the inside of the front tube, sticking out like a tongue. Remind children that even though Paul was bitten by a snake, he didn’t die. God protected him.
Option 2: Have Faith!
paper, construction paper (shades of blue), scissors, glue sticks, colored pencils
Gather supplies. Make copies of a boat template (one per child). Make copies of Acts 27:25 (one per child): “So take heart, men, for I have faith in God.” Cut different shades of blue construction paper into ½" x 5" strips. Make a sample craft.
Give children a boat paper, verse paper, and full-sized piece of construction paper. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children color and cut out the boat and Bible verse. Children then glue the boat to the center of their construction paper and glue the verse above it. Instruct children to make “waves” beneath the boat by gluing the end of a blue strip to the paper, then rolling the strip around a pencil to make it curl up. They continue to add and curl strips until there are waves all around the boat.
