Give each child a piece of white paper, black paper, and paper that matches his or her eye color. Set yarn pieces, glue, scissors, and markers on tables. Have children draw two large oval shapes (eyes) on the white paper, two circles on the eye-colored paper, and two smaller circles on the black paper. Instruct the children to cut out the circles and to glue them to the ovals (colored circle first, then black). Glue on yarn pieces for eyelashes. Have children write “Watch for Jesus” on the construction paper.

Set glue sticks and paper strips on tables. Give each child a piece of construction paper, and instruct the children to fold it lengthwise. Have them draw a line down the length of the paper 1 inch from the open edge. Next, draw lines from the folded edge to the line they just drew spaced 1 inch apart. Cut along these lines. Open the paper. Use the precut strips of paper to weave through the slits in the base paper by going over and under. For subsequent rows, alternate the weaving pattern, going under the strips that you had gone over on the last strip. When the placemat is filled, cut the ends of the strips and glue them to the base paper to secure. Write the phrase “Jesus is our hope” on the placemat.

Brainstorm different names of Jesus with the children and display them. Set paper strips, yarn pieces, construction paper, scissors, hole punches, staplers, and markers on tables. Have children write “Jesus Name above All Names” on a paper strip and staple the ends together to form a circle. Have the children write at least five different names of Jesus on construction paper, then cut around each name to form different shapes. Have children punch holes around the paper circle and in the top of each name/shape. Create a mobile by threading yarn through the holes to attach shapes to the circle. Add a piece of yarn to the top for hanging.

Set glue sticks and paper strips on tables. Give each child a piece of construction paper, and instruct the children to fold it lengthwise. Have them draw a line down the length of the paper 1 inch from the open edge. Next, draw lines from the folded edge to the line they just drew spaced 1 inch apart. Cut along these lines. Open the paper. Use the precut strips of paper to weave through the slits in the base paper by going over and under. For subsequent rows, alternate the weaving pattern, going under the strips that you had gone over on the last strip. When the placemat is filled, cut the ends of the strips and glue them to the base paper to secure. Write the phrase “Jesus is our hope” on the placemat.