Story 59 • Mark 2

Get Up!



Crafts

Choose from the following craft suggestions depending on time, age ranges, and group size. {10–15 minutes}


K–2nd

Option 1: Dress the Paralytic

cardstock, scissors, glue, scrapbook/construction paper, pom-poms, buttons, sequins, felt, googly eyes, markers

Gather supplies. On cardstock, print a simple outline of an 8-inch person. Make a sample craft.

Give each child a person paper, scissors, and glue. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children cut out the person and write “Jesus forgives sin” on the back. Have the children use the supplies to make clothes and decorate their person. Remind children that the paralyzed man had to have people help him do everything, including getting dressed, but that his greatest need was forgiveness.

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Option 2: Paper Weaving Bookmark

white cardstock, construction paper, scissors, tape, markers

Gather supplies. Cut construction paper into ½" x 5" strips. Cut white cardstock into 3" x 9" pieces. Make a sample craft.

Give each child a piece of white cardstock and scissors. Set construction paper strips, tape, and markers on tables. Have children fold the cardstock in half to form a 3" x 4.5" rectangle. Have children make five evenly-spaced cuts that start at the folded edge and end an inch from the open edge. Unfold the paper. Have children weave in the paper strips by alternating over and under the lines they cut. Trim the strips as needed and use tape to secure. Have children write the Big Truth on the bookmark.

3rd–5th

Option 1: Paper Patchwork Quilt

paper, scrapbook paper, scissors, glue

Gather supplies. Print sample patchwork quilt templates. Print the Memory Verse (one per child). Make a sample craft.

Give each child a piece of paper, Memory Verse, and scissors. Set quilt templates and remaining supplies on tables. Have children use the quilt templates as inspiration to design their own quilts by gluing scrapbook paper pieces onto their paper. After their quilt design is complete, glue on the Memory Verse. Remind children that before Jesus healed the paralyzed man, he had to lie around and depend on others for help.

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Option 2: Paper Weaving Bookmark

white cardstock, construction paper, scissors, tape, markers

Gather supplies. Cut construction paper into ½" x 5" strips. Cut white cardstock into 3" x 9" pieces. Make a sample craft.

Give each child a piece of white cardstock and scissors. Set construction paper strips, tape, and markers on tables. Have children fold the cardstock in half to form a 3" x 4.5" rectangle. Have children make five evenly-spaced cuts that start at the folded edge and end an inch from the open edge. Unfold the paper. Have children weave in the paper strips by alternating over and under the lines they cut. Trim the strips as needed and use tape to secure. Have children write the Big Truth on the bookmark.

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