Crafts
Option 1: Sponge Painting
cardstock, washable paint, sponges
Gather supplies. Cut various small shapes out of sponges (hearts, stars, circles, diamonds, flowers, etc.) Print “God can make us clean” on cardstock. Place various colors of paint on paper plates. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a copy of the “God can make us clean” paper. Place sponges and paint on the table. Have the children decorate the papers by dipping the sponges into the paint and pressing it onto their paper.
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Option 2: “Get Well” Cards
paper, crayons, markers, colored pencils
Gather supplies. Create a list of people in the church who are sick.
Set paper, crayons, markers, and colored pencils on the tables. Have each child pick someone from the list to make a “get well” card for. Remind them of the servant girl who cared about Naaman when he was sick. Make sure that all people on the list are receiving at least one card. Have children fold a piece of paper in half and write and decorate the “get well” card. Collect the cards from children and deliver.
Option 1: Bar of Soap Wrapper
bars of soap (one per child), paper, tape, watercolor paints, paintbrushes, water, cups, paper towels
Gather supplies. Put water in cups (one per table). Print “Only God can make us clean” in bubble letters on a 9" x 2" paper (or a size that can be wrapped around the bar of soap). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper and set of watercolor paints. Set paintbrushes, cups of water, paper towels, and tape on the table. Have the children paint the wrapper. Once dry, have the children wrap the decorated paper around their bar of soap and tape the ends together in the back. Remind the children that only God can clean us on the inside from sin.
Option 2: “Get Well” Cards
paper, crayons, markers, colored pencils
Gather supplies. Create a list of people in the church who are sick.
Set paper, crayons, markers, and colored pencils on the tables. Have each child pick someone from the list to make a “get well” card for. Remind them of the servant girl who cared about Naaman when he was sick. Make sure that all people on the list are receiving at least one card. Have children fold a piece of paper in half and write and decorate the “get well” card. Collect the cards from children and deliver.
