Crafts
Option 1: “Jesus Loves Children” Headband
construction paper, paper, scissors, tape, glue, crayons
Gather supplies. Cut construction paper in half lengthwise. Make copies of the words “Jesus loves children.” Make copies of pictures of children of different ethnicities. Make a sample craft.
Place scissors, tape, glue, crayons, and printed copies on tables. Give children two strips of construction paper each, and have them tape them together to make one long strip. Children then color and cut out the words “Jesus loves children” and the pictures of the children, and they glue them to the strip of paper. Help children tape the two ends of the strip together to fit their heads.
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Option 2: Heart in Hands
paper, pencils, scissors, pink and red construction paper, glue, markers
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Set supplies on tables. Have children fold a piece of paper in half so the short ends meet. Trace around one of their hands with fingers spread out, angling their hand so the tips of their thumb and pointer finger touch the edge of the fold. Next, they cut out their traced hand, being sure not to cut off the folded tips of the thumb and pointer finger. Children can then open the paper to reveal the heart shape that has formed in the middle of the two hands. Have the children glue this paper to a piece of red or pink construction paper and write “Jesus loves me” above the hands.
Option 1: “Jesus Has Time for Me” Clock
paper plate, cardstock, scissors, markers, brass fasteners
Gather supplies. Print two arrow shapes on cardstock, one arrow longer than the other (one copy per child). Make sample craft.
Give each child a paper plate, scissors, arrow paper, and brass fastener. Place markers and glue on tables. Have children write “Jesus Has Time for Me” on the plate and decorate with markers. Instruct them to cut out and attach the base of the two arrows to the center of the plate using the fastener, allowing the hands to move around the plate. Have them write the numbers 1 to 12 around the outside of the plate like a clock. Remind children that Jesus took time to bless the children and that he has time for each of them.
Option 2: Sooooooo Much Love!
construction paper, paper, pencil, scissors, markers, glue
Gather supplies. Cut 1-inch-wide strips of construction paper. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a piece of paper and pencil. Set paper strips and remaining supplies on tables. Have children fold their paper in half so the short ends meet. On one side of the paper, children should trace their hand with fingers spread out. Then they cut out their traced hand to form two handprints. Next, they tape together two strips of construction paper to make one long strip. On the strip, have them write, “Jesus loves me sooooooo much!” Instruct them to accordion fold the strip from end to end and glue one end of the strip to each handprint. Children can open and close the handprints to display the message of Jesus’s great love for them.
