Crafts
Option 1: Cotton Swab Skeletons
white crayons, black construction paper, cotton swabs, liquid glue
Gather supplies. Cut cotton swabs into various lengths. Print a picture of a skeleton, and place one on each table. Make a sample craft. Write the verse so the class can see it for copying.
Give each child a piece of black construction paper and have them use white crayons to write the following on the paper: Ezekiel 37:4 “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” Set precut cotton swabs and liquid glue on each table. Have children glue cotton swabs to the black paper to form a human skeleton, using the provided picture as a reference as needed.
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Option 2: Bones Necklace
thin string, pony beads, white straws, scissors
Gather supplies. Cut straws into various lengths (cut enough for each child to make a necklace). Cut pieces of thin string about 24 inches long (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Set straw pieces and pony beads on each table. Give each child a piece of string. Explain that the straw pieces represent bones. Allow them to make a necklace by stringing the straw pieces and beads in the pattern of their choice. Help children tie the two ends together when they are done with their necklace. Remind the children that our God is awesome. He can take dry bones and make them into a living person! When they wear their necklaces, it can help them to remember that God can breathe life into us and change us too.
Option 1: Handprint Bones Craft
paper (white and skin-toned colors), pencils, scissors, toothpicks, glue
Gather supplies. Print the Memory Verse on the top of a sheet of paper—one sheet per child (“I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live.” Ezekiel 37:14). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a verse paper. Allow each child to choose a separate blank sheet of paper that they think best represents their skin tone. Set scissors, toothpicks, pencils, and glue on each table. Have children trace one of their hands onto the skin-colored paper with a pencil. Then have them cut out the handprint and glue it to the Bible verse paper. Children should glue toothpicks to the handprint to resemble bones.
Option 2: Cotton Swab Skeletons
white crayons, black construction paper, cotton swabs, liquid glue
Gather supplies. Cut cotton swabs into various lengths. Print a picture of a skeleton, and place one on each table. Make a sample craft. Write the verse so the class can see it for copying.
Give each child a piece of black construction paper and have them use white crayons to write the following on the paper: Ezekiel 37:4 “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” Set precut cotton swabs and liquid glue on each table. Have children glue cotton swabs to the black paper to form a human skeleton, using the provided picture as a reference as needed.
