Crafts
Option 1: “The Lord Is My Shepherd” Sheep
cardstock (white and black), white crayons, scissors, tape, white yarn, wiggly eyes, glue sticks
Gather supplies. Print and cut a simple sheep template out of white cardstock (one per child). Cut long lengths of white yarn. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a template, black cardstock, a piece of yarn, scissors, and a white crayon. Set tape, glue sticks, and wiggly eyes on each table. Have each child trace around the sheep template onto the black cardstock with a white crayon. Then have them cut the sheep out. Help the children tape one end of their yarn to the body of the sheep and wrap the yarn around the body of the sheep, continuing until the entire body is covered. Tape the end of the yarn to the sheep to secure it. Then have children glue wiggly eyes to the face. The sheep reminds us that the Lord is our shepherd.
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Option 2: “Beside Still Waters” Yarn Picture
paper, glue, scissors, yarn (shades of white, blue, yellow, green)
Gather supplies. Print a paper with the sentence “He leads me beside still waters” on the bottom. Cut 3-foot lengths of different colored yarns (shades of white, blue, green, yellow—one set per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a verse paper, scissors, glue, and a set of assorted yarn colors. Have the children cut the yarn and glue it to the paper in the shape of water, grass, sun, clouds, and the like. Remind the children that if they follow Jesus, they will be tenderly cared for.
Option 1: Stand Up Sheep
cardstock, colored pencils, scissors, cotton balls, glue sticks, wiggly eyes, clothespins (two per child), black tempera paint, paintbrushes, cups, water, paper plates
Gather supplies. Squirt black paint onto a paper plate (two per table). Fill cups with water (one per table). Print a simple sheep picture on cardstock (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a sheep picture, scissors, and a glue stick. Set cotton balls, wiggly eyes, colored pencils, black paint plates, paintbrushes, cups of water, and clothespins on each table. Have each child paint two clothespins black. Then have them cut the sheep out and use colored pencils to write “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Have the children turn the sheep over, glue cotton balls to the body of the sheep, and glue wiggly eyes to the face. Attach clothespins to the bottom of the sheep so it can stand. This sheep can be a reminder that the Lord is our shepherd and is all we need.
Option 2: “Beside Still Waters” Yarn Picture
construction paper, glue, scissors, yarn (shades of white, blue, yellow, green)
Gather supplies. Cut 3-foot lengths of different colored yarns (shades of white, blue, green, yellow—one set per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child construction paper, scissors, glue, and a set of assorted yarn colors. Have children write “He leads me beside still waters” on the bottom of the paper. Have the children cut the yarn and glue it to the paper in the shape of water, grass, sun, clouds, and the like. Remind the children that if they follow Jesus, they will be tenderly cared for.
