Crafts
Option 1: Altar Story Picture
white paper, brown paper, scissors, toothpicks, blue yarn, red/orange tissue paper, glue
Gather supplies. Cut blue yarn into 4-inch pieces (about four per child). Cut tissue paper into small pieces. Make a sample craft.
Distribute toothpicks, blue yarn, and tissue paper to each table. Give each child a piece of brown paper, a piece of white paper, scissors, and glue. Have each child cut out twelve rock shapes from the brown paper, and glue the rocks onto the white paper stacked on top of each other to look like an altar. Have them glue three to five toothpicks on top of the stack of rocks to represent the wood. Then have them add three to four pieces of blue yarn to represent the water that was poured onto the altar. Finally, the children should glue tissue paper around the toothpicks to represent the fire that God sent from heaven to show that he is the one true God.
Option 2: Praise Instrument
heavy duty paper plates, markers, sequins, stickers, stapler, dry beans
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Give each child two paper plates and glue. Distribute markers, sequins, and stickers to each table. On the underside of one plate, have the children write “We worship the one true God.” Assist as needed. Children can then decorate the undersides of both of their plates. The teacher will then staple each child’s two plates together so the decorated sides are facing outwards. Leave a small opening, drop some dried beans through, and then add the final staples to seal them inside. Encourage the children to shake their instrument in praise to God, who is worthy of praise!
Option 1: Folded Candle
construction paper (any color), scissors, glue, yellow paper
Gather supplies. Cut 1" x 12" strips of paper (two per child). Cut yellow paper into smaller pieces (one piece per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child two strips of paper, scissors, glue, and one piece of yellow paper. Have the children take the two strips of paper and glue the two corners together at a right angle to form an L shape. Have them fold the bottom strip over the top strip at the glued corner and press flat. Have them keep repeating this alternating process until they have made a tall accordion style candle. When they finish folding, they should glue the top pieces together. Have children cut out a flame shape from the yellow paper. Fold a small section of the bottom of the flame and glue the folded portion to the top of the candle so the flame stands upright. This candle can be a reminder of the fire God sent to prove that he is the one true God.
Option 2: Praise Instrument
heavy duty paper plates, markers, sequins, stickers, stapler, dry beans
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Give each child two paper plates and glue. Distribute markers, sequins, and stickers to each table. On the underside of one plate, have the children write “We worship the one true God.” Assist as needed. Children can then decorate the undersides of both of their plates. The teacher will then staple each child’s two plates together so the decorated sides are facing outwards. Leave a small opening, drop some dried beans through, and then add the final staples to seal them inside. Encourage the children to shake their instrument in praise to God, who is worthy of praise!
